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A Woman’s World – Virtual Offices and Gender Gyms: A new Ashoka Changemakers/GE competition focuses on female business gains in MENA
Women Powering Work: Innovations for Economic Equality in the MENA Region is an an online competition by Ashoka Changemakers and General Electric. They are calling for initiatives that enable women in MENA to achieve economic equality, strengthen their families and communities, and benefit equitably from economic growth.
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Mobile money growth accelerates as operators adopt new innovations
The volume of mobile money transactions processed in Nigeria is gathering momentum after a slow start as operators adopt new innovations.In June, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) reported that licensed operators had processed transactions amounting to N64 billion in the previous 12 months, however 60 percent of the total had taken place in the final three months.
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India’s Microfinance Industry Close to Being 100% Insured Sector
Barely two years ago, a crisis-ridden microfinance sector was struggling to integrate into the formal finance sector. In 2013, the sector is close to being 100 percent insured.
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Think Globally, Innovate Locally: If you’re trying to serve individual customers, you can’t be a plane ride away, says Accion Venture Lab’s Paul Breloff
Here’s a common quote among entrepreneurs: “We’re focused on the BoP in [pick an emerging market] – but our senior management team is based in [some fully emerged market].” But as Accion Venture Lab’s Paul Breloff argues, if you’re trying to serve individual customers, you’ve got to immerse yourself in the countless intangibles that make up their daily lives.
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Engaging Customers and Clients in Social Change
“Engaging Customers and Clients in Social Change” was the theme for the 12th annual Social Enterprise Conference at Columbia University’s Business school earlier this month. The premise took on the practical, and therefore often overlooked, side of social entrepreneurship. While social entrepreneurs may have fantastic visions for transforming the world, they can’t accomplish much without energizing and motivating those on the receiving end.
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Micro-Lending Empowers Entrepreneurs Around The World
Founded in 2005 by Matt Flannery, Jessica Jackley, and Premal Shah, Kiva has grown from lending $500,000 in its first year to lending over $1.5 million per week in 2012.
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Child & Youth (Micro)Finance
The Child and Youth Finance global movement was launched in 2012 as a way to empower, include and educate children and youth all over the world.
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