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How 500 Startups-backed SocialCops gets to the bottom of the pyramid with big data
India, like most developing countries, struggles to bridge the gulf between authorities and the common man. Even the best of intentions come to naught when the benefits of welfare schemes don’t reach the people who need them the most — and those in high places can’t seem to figure out why.
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- Education, Impact Assessment
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- South Asia
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Protector Plus ‘night campaigns’ to promote condom usage in Africa
Population Services International (PSI) has ventured into Protector Plus night campaigns in a bid to promote usage of a new brand of condoms, New Man in Town, as the fight against HIV and Aids continues, an official has said.
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- Education, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Crowdnetic and UC Berkeley to partner on Crowdfunding Research
Over a year ago, Crowdnetic and UC Berkeley began collaborating on the launch of UC Berkeley’s Program for Innovation in Entrepreneurial and Social Finance, headed by Dr. Richard Swart, who serves as its Director of Research at the Coleman Fung Institute for Engineering Leadership.
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- Education, Impact Assessment
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Prudential Funds NCLR Research that will build on The Hispanic American Financial Experience
The $850,000 grant will focus on the financial education needs of U.S. Hispanic population and dig deeper into Hispanics’ knowledge, access and use of financial products to achieve long-term financial security
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- Education
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- Latin America
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High School Student 3D Prints Innovative Syringe Which Could Expand Vaccination Possibilities
While some high school students were worrying about their school portraits or who might take them to the prom, Park City High School senior Peter Bermant was worrying about the problems with distributing vaccines in developing countries.
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- Education, Health Care
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Rollout strategy is key to battling India’s TB epidemic, researchers find
A new study led by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers suggests that getting patients in India quickly evaluated by the right doctors can be just as effective at curbing tuberculosis (TB) as a new, highly accurate screening test.
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- Education, Health Care
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- South Asia
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Could HIV self-testing be a game changer in Africa?
In Africa, where fewer than half the people know their HIV status, HIV self-testing is being explored as a way of encouraging more individuals, particularly in high risk groups, to know their status as a first step to seeking treatment, an AIDS charity said on Monday.
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- Education, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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The key to a more productive classroom is more recess
More and more US banks are getting out of the money-transfer business, Dealbook notes (paywall). A series of money-laundering scandals, punished by eye-popping fines, has made them cautious: Bank of America, HSBC, Citigroup and JP Morgan have pulled out altogether, while BBVA is reportedly looking to sell off a business unit that handles wire transfers in Latin America.
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- Education, Impact Assessment