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The Hapinoy Program – Social Development with a Smile
A multi-awarded program in the Philippines leads the innovation of solutions for the Base of the Pyramid. From the words "Happy" and "Pinoy" (a slang word for Filipino), Hapinoy continues its mission to empower more women micro entrepreneurs - and they do it with a smile.
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Tech majors HP, Google and Microsoft reach out to local start-ups to gain foothold in SME sector
Large technology companies have a clear target group in mind when they design initiatives to promote entrepreneurship. Start-ups that engage in these programmes are typically led by founders set on building the next big technology service product. But not Vanajakshi Raveendra Lokhande, the owner of a small business that makes pickles and noodles in the north Karnataka district of Bagalkot.
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Clinton, Yunus inspire Hult Global Case Challenge competitors
NEW YORK—“This is such an exhilarating experience. We’re very excited to meet President Clinton and Dr. Yunus. Win or lose, we are already winners,” Abhinav Chanakya, an MBA student representing the Asian Institute of Management in Manila told the Asian Journal while on the sidelines of the Hult Global Case Challenge’s final round of competition.
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This Man Can’t Stop Innovating
Nothing beats the economics and ingenuity of a great dual-use product. On a scorching February day, Moses Kizza Musaazi stands behind the latrines at Mpigi UMEA Primary School, describing the features of his portable incinerator. The mud at his feet is red. So are the uniforms of the children who surge and subside in waves as he delivers his tutorial.
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Malaysia introduces minimum wage for the first time
Malaysia has introduced a minimum wage for the first time in a move to support low income households and amid speculation that the government may call elections soon.
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What Impact Investing Could Do For Health Care
In his TedMed talk last week, where he called for a renewed focus on improving root causes of health problems rather than waiting until they cause full blown illnesses, Sandeep Kishore noted this somewhat startling statistic: Of the 30 years of average life-expectancy gains the United States made in the last century, a surprisingly small amount of that average increase--just five years--stems from improvements in the sort of medical care we get in hospitals. The rest of those gains came from other sources, like improvements in water quality and sanitation, vaccinations, and other improvements in public health.
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Looking to Frontier Markets for Next Big Thing in Investing
The difficulty with investing in the next big thing is that it is often not recognized as that until after it has become a current or former big thing. Before its arrival, it tends to be seen only as a crazy, risky thing or nothing at all. Emerging-market portfolio managers specialize in finding the next big thing. But after the transformation of many economies in Asia and Latin America in the past two decades and the strong returns and mainstream popularity of their markets, what’s left to be found?
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CHMI Study IDs How IT is being Used to Solve Global Health Challenges
In response to the considerable challenges in providing high-quality, affordable and universally accessible care in low- and middle-income countries, policy makers, donors and program implementers are increasingly looking at the potential of e-health and m-health (the use of information communication technology for health) as a solution. Today, Results for Development Institute published findings in the May 1 issue of the Bulletin of the World Health Organization, demonstrating that information technology is being increasingly employed to solve some of the world’s biggest health systems challenges. The study, “E-health in low- and middle-income countries: findings from the Center for Health Market Innovations,” is the most comprehensive survey to date in peer reviewed literature of programs using e-health to improve the quality, accessibility, and affordability of privately delivered health care for the poor in developing countries.
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