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Cleantech in the developing world: from solar power to refrigeration
For a growing number of companies, cleantech promises innovations and opportunities at the base of the pyramid
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- Energy, Environment, Impact Assessment
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- impact investing, solar
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Are World Cup viewers receiving a message that could make them sick?
The World Cup has a profound social impact, including on global health, according to Kent Buse and Sarah Hawkes
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- Health Care, Impact Assessment
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- nutrition
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Citizen Sensors Make India’s Complicated Water System A Little Easier To Navigate
With the help of simple mobile phone technology, a nonprofit called NextDrop is improving access to water for poor families.
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- Health Care, Impact Assessment
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The U.N. Has Been Undercounting the World’s Poor—by 400 Million
Good news: Economists at Oxford have come up with a better method for measuring global poverty. Bad news: There are way more poor people than previously thought.
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- Impact Assessment
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Rwanda: Tigo, UN Agency Sign Rwf3.5 Billion Deal to Support ICT Developers
Tigo and One UN Rwanda have signed a multi-million four-year agreement aimed at promoting youth and women employment through Information Communication Technologies (ICTs).
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- Impact Assessment
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Growing ranks of high net-worths committed to social investment
The number of high net-worth individuals (HNWI), those that have $1 million (£0.6m) or more of investable assets, has grown worldwide by 15% in the last year and the overwhelming majority are seeking to use their money to have a positive social impact.
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- Impact Assessment
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- impact investing
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Staying safe in conflict zones: advice from women social entrepreneurs
Ashoka fellows leading social change in troubled areas talk about how they protect themselves and stay strong for their team
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- Impact Assessment
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World Bank Group offers $1.4m to 12 social enterprises in North-East
The World Bank Group will give $1.4 million to 12 social enterprises in the North-East, working on access to affordable healthcare services, education, water and sanitation services.
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- Impact Assessment
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- impact investing
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