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The Best Ideas of 2010 – iHub Nairobi
The Nairobi technology community is small, but it’s also behind some of the most exciting examples of realizing the potential of mobile technology in development. The iHub in Nairobi a clubhouse for innovators in the hotbed of mobile innovation that’s most relevant to the majority of mobile phone users in the world.
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Best Ideas of 2010: Dead Aid Reminds Us of Our Mission
It should come as no surprise that the Dead Aid prescriptions are market-based, since no economic ideology other than one rooted in the movement of capital and competition has succeeded in getting the greatest numbers of people out of poverty, in the fastest time. -Dambisa Moyo, Dead Aid
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Best Ideas of 2010: Bringing Change to the Bottom with Change at the Top
If poor governance in places like Africa has been one of the primary impediments to development, national elections there have often provided little cause for hope. But this time, the international community is not playing along.
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Best Ideas of 2010: Pushing Metrics Forward
In 2010, discussions about metrics, largely with a focus on impact investing, were everywhere. Although many, many more discussions are needed before we can compare the poverty alleviation impacts of all venture strategies, the diverse set of stakeholders engaged in the conversation will help us get there.
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- Impact Assessment
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- impact investing
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Practical Progress Via the ’Opportunity Collaboration’
In October, the Opportunity Collaboration convened a group of 300 social investors and entrepreneurs to generate a strong cross-pollination of ideas and action for poverty reduction. In a recent interview, Founder and CEO Jonathan C. Lewis provided an update on the OC’s impact and shared some unvarnished views on the state of microfinance.
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- Impact Assessment
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Keeping Our Eyes on the Prize: CGD’s Impact Investing Report
"More than Money: Impact Investing for Development" attempts to capture current perceptions and foresight around impact investing. While building a competitive new financial asset market, impact investors also expect to aim for a broader social impact. "More than Money" outlines basic and approachable recommendations to realize both goals.
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- Impact Assessment
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Funding for Inclusive Businesses in Latin America: sitawi?s Perspective
From NextBillion Espa?ol: Funding for Inclusive Business is a major issue. To take a look at the state of this field in Latin America, we consulted with some funds that operate in this region and learned their perspectives. Today we share the interview we did with Leonardo Letelier, CEO of the recently launched Brazilian social fund, sitawi.
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Net Impact: Getting to Profit in Africa’s BoP
S.C. Johnson & Son’s venture to supply cleaning products to entrepreneurs for sanitizing public bathrooms in largely slum areas of Mathare, Kenya, (with the goal of reducing sanitation-remedied ailments like diarrhea), sounds like a perfect blueprint for a sustainable BoP business. But after more than two years, it’s still not profitable.
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- Impact Assessment
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