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Move Over, Doctors—Plumbers Without Borders Are Coming to the Rescue
For Florida plumber Frederick Schilling Jr, the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, which killed at least 45,000 people, was a pivotal moment in his life, transforming how he looks at the world.His view today? “We in America have absolutely no idea how good we have it and how easy our lives are,” he said.
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- Health Care
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- Latin America
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PRESS RELEASE: Deutsche Bank Marks Milestone for USD $83 Million Microfinance Fund
The Fund reached 5.5 million low-income and rural borrowers in 15 countries
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- lending, microfinance
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Report: Global Sustainable Investing Market Surpasses $21 Trillion
The global sustainable investment market has grown “substantially” in the past two years with assets reaching $21.4 trillion by the start of 2014, according to a new report by the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance (GSIA).
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- Environment, Impact Assessment
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- impact investing
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F.B. Heron Foundation Is Going ‘All In’ on Impact Investing
Clara Miller, who has headed the F.B. Heron Foundation for the past three years, wants to take the ultimate impact investing step: moving the foundation’s $300 million endowment entirely into impact investments.
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- Impact Assessment
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Microcredit oversold as anti-poverty tool, economists say
Microcredit is no panacea for lifting millions of people from poverty, leading economists said on Friday in releasing research from seven countries that challenges a key development tool.
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- Education, Impact Assessment
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- microfinance, research
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Bitcoin Takes a Step Into the Microfinance World
Stellar, the cryptocurrency-based payments system launched last year by Jed McCaleb, announced a partnership with banking-software company Oradian to use Stellar platform in its core banking software for microfinance institutions.
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- microfinance
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A Research Agenda for HIV Survivors
Chronic disease among HIV positive people has been overlooked, say K. M. Venkat Narayan and Sten Vermund. Over 35 million people worldwide are living with HIV. Massive global efforts and investments to deliver combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) have transformed a fatal infectious disease into a chronic, treatable disease.
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- Health Care
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The Mobile Banking Revolution and What It Means for South Africa
New mobile payment platforms can provide a foundation for financial inclusion in South Africa and beyond, says David Abbott of Fiserv, a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions. But who will build the robust ecosystem required to fulfill their potential?
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- Sub-Saharan Africa