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Africa: HIV/Aids – New Investment in Point-of-Care Evaluation
International medicines financing mechanism UNITAID will invest more than US$140 million to evaluate point-of-care HIV diagnostic and monitoring technology in seven African countries.
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- Health Care, Impact Assessment
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Bi-Weekly Checkup (3/29/13): A conversation about everything
Has this ever happened to you? You’re talking about an important global problem – let’s say it’s poor nutrition – with a group of colleagues. You’re focusing on a specific issue – for example, the best way to promote healthy eating in BoP communities. But soon the conversation starts to expand - as soon as you address one problem, another one arises...
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- Health Care, Impact Assessment
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- nutrition, public health
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Watch Out, World Bank: Here Comes the BRICS Bank
Leaders of the five BRICS nations plan to create a development bank in a direct challenge to the World Bank that they accuse of Western bias.
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- Impact Assessment
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Rs 5,500-cr India Innovation Fund to focus on job creation
NEW DELHI: The government today said the Rs 5,500-crore 'India Inclusive Innovation Fund' will focus on generating employment and supporting livelihoods across the country through innovative enterprises.
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- Impact Assessment
- Region
- South Asia
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India CSR Bill Creates Ripples in the Social Sector: Big companies would have to spend 2% of profits on CSR, but could the sector absorb it?
The Indian parliament is in the process of passing a bill mandating large companies dedicate 2 percent of their profits toward CSR activities. The big question is whether the social sector could actually absorb it.
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- Impact Assessment
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What’s Next for Impact Investing Series: : 5 Things You Need to Know About Impact Investing Metrics
After the IDB joined the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN), the Inter-American Development Bank’s Opportunities for the Majority Initiative (OMJ), which focuses on Base of the Pyramid sustainable business models, restructured its impact measurement system across its grant and investment portfolio, putting Impact Reporting & Investment Standard (IRIS) metrics at its core.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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- impact investing
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Measuring Impact – Do Non-Profits Do It Better?: Reflections on Dasra’s Philanthropy Week
The number of millionaires in India is growing, and their interest in philanthropy along with the growth of corporate foundations in India means that the social sector will receive an infusion of capital. Born from an era of private sector growth these new funders will likely bring high expectations for scale and impact to the table when assessing social initiatives. Dasra’s Philanthropy Week, is a unique forum in India to compare a number of social enterprises to the standards of these high impact philanthropists.
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- Impact Assessment, Social Enterprise
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Made to Measure? Understanding Investor Challenges with Social Impact Measurement: Two new publications explore the upsides and downsides of metrics platforms
Never before have impact investors had so many social measurement approaches and tools at their fingertips to evaluate the effectiveness of their investments. Yet investors are keenly aware of their limitations and challenges. Purpose Capital conducted a interviewed more than 20 Canadian impact investors to better understand how they use metrics.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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- impact investing
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