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Rwanda targeting 80% financial inclusion by 2017
In order to achieve the country’s economic transformation and poverty reduction, Rwanda has set its goal on increasing financial inclusion to 80 percent by 2017, through deepening and broadening the financial literacy of Rwandans.
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- Education
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Walking poo mascot will visit malls in Delhi and Mumbai. Here’s why
Unicef India has initiated a digital campaign called 'Take Poo to the Loo" that focuses on eliminating open defecation and creating awareness of the same to the masses.
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- Education, Health Care
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Haiti’s new generation of doctors hope to revive ailing health sector, rebuild country
A cholera epidemic, one of the highest malnutrition and maternal mortality rates in Latin America and an ill-equipped health sector are not putting off a new generation of Haitian doctors born and trained in the Caribbean nation.
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- Education, Health Care
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- Latin America
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The Next Frontier: Transforming Healthcare in Africa
Strategic public-private partnerships are going beyond traditional philanthropy to solve Africa's health challenges and promote development.
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- Education, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Access to Basic Banking Is a Crisis for 40 Million Americans
Some 2.5 billion people have no access to basic financial products like insurance and credit cards. Fixing that would fix a lot of the world's poverty problems.
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- Education
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Latin American Nations Increase Usage of Bank Card and Mobile Payment in Online Commerce
Research and Markets' new Latin America Online Payment Methods 2013 - Second Half 2013 report indicates that online payment continues its growth in the emerging markets of this dynamic region.
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- Education
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- Latin America
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Research and Markets: Global Mobile Payment Methods 2013 Research Report
Mobile payment for goods and services continues global growth.
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- Education
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Narayana Health: Providing World-class Treatment to the Poor
Narayan Health, founded by leading cardiac surgeon Dr Devi Shetty, could easily be mistaken for just another 'corporate' hospital chain. But by ensuring that the poor get equal access to world-class health care, they have proved that they are so much more.
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- Education, Health Care