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Climate Change Opportunities and Threats in Microfinance (Part 1 of 2)
By 2100, 145 to 220 million people may fall below the $2-a-day poverty line due to climate change. This will have a negative impact on microfinance institutions. In this first part of a two part series I explore how microfinance can palliate the impact of global warming and concentrate on carbon offset markets as a source of economic profits.
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Large Scale Initiatives to Improve Health of the BoP
The Africa Health Fund focuses on increasing access to health related services and goods for Africans, specially the poor, while providing investors with long-term financial returns. While the Advance Market Commitments provides funding to stimulate the development and manufacturing of vaccines for developing countries.
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Latin America in the Spotlight Finale: IGNIA’s Perspective
The following interview with IGNIA’s ?lvaro Rodriguez closes our Latin America in the Spotlight Special. As you will read below, the fund is underway with investments that are potentially groundbreaking, helping to shift the paradigm around the role of business in our region’s development.
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Latin America in the Spotlight: Two Additional Interviews and PDF Summary Available
A few weeks back NextBillion ran a special titled Latin America in the Spotlight. Today we present two interviews that close the special and a summary of the special in PDF eBook format.
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Muhammad Yunus Might Be Coming Your Way Soon
I just learned of a book tour that Dr. Muhammad Yunus starts this Friday in Washington DC. After that, he’ll go on to visit seven additional cities across the U.S. while presenting his latest book "Building Social Business: The New Kind of Capitalism that Serves Humanity’s Most Pressing Needs."
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Reporting from Sankalp 2010: A Profile of the 2010 Award Winners
"India is doing great work in the social enterprise space and you all should be proud of it!"These were the words of an international participant at the Sankalp Forum 2010 - a gathering of hundreds of social entrepreneurs, investors, policy makers, and social sector enthusiasts held in Mumbai last week.
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Reporting from Sankalp 2010
Just as Darwin discovered the law of evolution in organic nature and just as Marx discovered the law of evolution in human society, Sankalp 2010 discovered the law of evolution in social enterprises.
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5 BoP Opportunities to Keep Up With in China
What are some BoP ventures and issues in the world’s most populous nation? China’s extreme income inequality, rich heritage and diverse geographies make for intriguing social venture opportunities during its time of neck-breaking economic growth. Here are several hot poverty alleviation topics and situations unique to China to get you thinking.
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