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ViewChange Film of the Week: “The Entrepreneurs”
Florence, Esnart, Ng’andwe and Precious all come from backgrounds of extreme poverty in rural Zambia. They’ve embarked on five months of intensive training in leadership and enterprise through Goldman Sachs’ 10,000 Women initative. With courage and determination, these young women defy the odds and establish their own successful businesses.
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The Women Bringing Solar Power to Sierra Leone
A group of 12 women from villages in Sierra Leone is in the frontline of a battle to bring solar-powered electricity to rural communities. No small feat, given that rural Sierra Leone is not connected to power. The women were all trained at Barefoot College in Tilonia, Rajasthan, in western ...
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Lemelson-MIT Award for Global Innovation: An Innovators’ Call to Action
Are you or someone you know an innovator who is doing developing technological solutions to pressing problems in developing countries? If you know someone who is building a better life for people in need, then they might be the next $100,000 Lemelson-MIT Award for Global Innovation winner for the 2012 competition.
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Slum-free India Scheme to be Taken Up as National Mission
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said the government’s endeavour is to make the country slum-free through the Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) scheme and empowering slum dwellers with house ownership. "We have taken a major step for our poor brothers and sisters living in cities. We have approved the Rajiv Awas Yojana. We want to make India slum free through this scheme," Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said in his Independence Day address to the nation in New Delhi. The RAY, the ...
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Friday Roundup ? 8/12/11: ROI on Rainwater
"Imagine if your family had to spend a month’s income just on clean water?" That’s what many of Guatemala’s poorest families face, as tap water isn’t drinkable and bottled water isn’t affordable. RainSaucers recently conducted a field trial in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala to find out if families would invest in rain collecting devices to save money.
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Mumbai Forum Addresses Challenges to Scaling Up Clean Energy Access in India
Given the large potential market for clean energy services, what’s preventing the industry from taking off and reaching the people that need it most? New Ventures India and CDF-IFMR recently convened a forum with industry stakeholders including investors, renewable energy CEOs and regulators to address scaling clean energy products with the BoP.
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NextBillion Staff Updates: A Goodbye (Sort Of), a Few Hellos
I’m both happy (and a bit sad) to announce several NextBillion staff changes. First, we are bidding a fond farewell to Nilima Achwal, who has accepted Villgro Fellowship and is leaving her editor role with NextBillion. I’m also excited to announce a new editor role for Heather Esper, and to welcome Rose Reis and Devanik Saha as staff writers.
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ViewChange Video of the Week: Community Enterprise In India
The Gram Mooligal Company Limited in India is owned entirely by rural villagers who gather and cultivate medicinal plants. Its work promotes sustainable harvesting, while connecting villagers into the supply chain of larger herbal companies.
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