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President Obama and the NextBillion.net Agenda for the Base of the Pyramid

Not much has been written here on NextBillion.net about the election of Barack Obama to the American Presidency, as our news scope centers on base of the pyramid approaches to development in developing countries. However, I felt compelled to link the two together as we near Inauguration day...

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Two Microfinance Conferences Set to Take Place in Colombia this Year

The major players of the Microfinance industry will convene in Colombia this year, not once but twice. Two major venues are set to take place in the country quite soon. The first is the Microfinance?as a Tool?for?Peace Building conference, scheduled for next week in Cali and organized by...

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Engineers for Social Impact Fellowships

Attention Indian engineering undergrads: the Engineers for Social Impact (E4SI) fellowship program has opened its annual recruitment process.? E4SI matches the most talented undergraduate students from fifteen elite Indian engineering schools with partner social enterprises that focus on...

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Guest Post: Cornell Students Working with Natural Food Products Business in Botswana

We received the following story via e-mail from guest blogger Gretchen Ruethling, a first year Master of Public Administration student focusing on international development at Cornell University. She has worked as a journalist and for an environmental organization and an agricultural research...

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Global Social Benefit Incubator Accepting 2009 Applications

Santa Clara University is known in social entrepreneurial circles for its work helping to organize and judge the Tech Museum Awards ? a showcase for social entrepreneurs, mostly from developing countries. Less well-known about the school is the Global Social Benefit Incubator, run by...

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Job: Grameen Technology Center, Ghana Project Manager

Position: Project ManagerLocation: Ghana ?? AccraTime frame: Full Time, Starting January 25, 2009 Organization: Grameen Technology Center.? The Grameen Technology Center, an initiative of the Grameen Foundation, focuses on technology that makes microfinance operations more efficient,...

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Job: Development Officer at E+Co

Position: Development OfficerLocation: Bloomfield, New Jersey, USA; international travel to Africa, Asia and Latin America.Organization: E+Co,?a?non-profit investment firm focusing on clean energy enterprises in developing countries, is seeking a qualified graduate level (Masters) student...

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Sustainable Cooking Stoves

Energy poverty in the developing world is a complex and ongoing problem with serious impacts on health, economic growth, and the overall environment.? The impact on the poor is particularly felt in their day to day needs for cooking fuel ? much of it coming from either oil or gas - or from...

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