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Announcing: Forum for the Development of the Base of the Pyramid in Latin America and the Caribbean, BASE II: June 6-7, 2013 in Medellin, Colombia
For the most up to date and in depth information on how to develop and deploy successful BoP business models, join Opportunities for the Majority Initiative of the Inter-American Development Bank in Medellin, Colombia on June 6-7, 2013 for the second Forum for the Development of the Base of the Pyramid in Latin America and the Caribbean, BASE II.
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Good show! How an NGO convinced commercial TV to serve the poor
Information is power, but only if people have access to it. In 2006, a Swiss NGO teamed with Indonesian media to bring that power to small businesses.
The program, Cabe Rawit, premiered to commercial success and a great deal of viewer interest. It increased profits for businesses featured on the program by an average of 18 percent, and managed to draw more than half its funding from outside the NGO.- Categories
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Special Series (Part 5): BPO for the BoP – The Path Towards Sustainability and Scale: Lessons on Expansion from a Mature Impact Sourcing Provider
In part five of our six-part series on Impact Sourcing, we highlight Digital Divide Data (DDD), an internationally acclaimed social enterprise that employs more than 1,100 people and operates in several countries, including Cambodia, Laos and Kenya. It recruits, trains and employs youth to perform BPO work, while also providing them financial support for higher education.
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From Subsistence to Entrepreneurship: Attracting a younger generation to the pasture over the city, with respect and improved income
Historically, farming has been considered a peasant occupation. It was about subsistence, not profit. However, everything from effective pruning to water management to additional cash-yielding activities such as bee-keeping, are making the agricultural sector much more attractive to younger workers.
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Identifying Digital Opportunities for African Youth
For the past two and a half years, The Rockefeller Foundation has been supporting work to foster the development of Impact Sourcing – outsourcing jobs for poor or vulnerable people without the opportunity for alternative employment. With a $512 billion, and growing, global outsourcing market, this work seeks to enable more equitable growth by allowing youth in Africa to tap into potential job opportunities.
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Cancer and the Global Equity Divide: A Call for Action
Caused by an inequity in health, health care and resulting disease, the disparities across the cancer care continuum found between rich and poor countries remain largely unaddressed.
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Special Series (Part 4): BPO for the BoP – Work+Study=Job: Understanding of employment impact of a mid-stage Impact Sourcing Service Provider in Africa
As we continue to profile innovative Impact Sourcing Service Providers (ISSPs), this post focuses on Daproim Africa, a mid-stage firm based in Nairobi, Kenya. Daproim, which was has been in operation since 2006, is on a mission is to provide high- quality business process outsourcing services that are geared to providing jobs and ensuring a transformational impact.
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Rebecca van Bergen Gives Wings to Struggling Artisans
The talents of countless small-scale craftspeople around the world are abundant, but many have trouble growing their businesses because they lack resources and connections to large-scale, and perhaps more importantly, consistent buyers in higher-income countries. But what if those connections could be made, with some financial resources and business consulting made available? Enter Rebecca van Bergen, part social entrepreneur, part fashionista. Van Bergen is founder and executive director of Nest, a nonprofit dedicated to helping artisans in developing countries grow their businesses.
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