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The nonprofit Zidisha built a different kind of micro-lending platform: One that is peer-to-peer, transparent and caters to entrepreneurs who came of age during the Internet era. In part two of our interview with CEO Julia Kurnia we discuss how Zidisha maintains its borrower-friendly focus, differentiates itself from other lending networks, and holds steadfast to the idea that loans are better than cash transfers.
Overcoming Assumptions and Prejudices to Forge a Network of Self Reliance: Why Zidisha targets young, tech-savvy entrepreneurs with loansNews
An innovation that enables infants, who have difficulty in breathing, to respire immediately after birth, developed by a researcher from the faculty of Harvard Medical School along with a few others could be introduced in India.
Innovative Infant Resuscitator May Be Introduced in IndiaBlog Post
Credit scores can be limiting and in some cases, misleading. For instance, a consumer might have a high credit score while also struggling financially and vice versa. New research from CFSI looks at the missed opportunities for financial inclusion when credit scores are the limiting factor.
Why Relying Too Heavily on Credit Scores Hides Potential Market Opportunities:Blog Post
The best way to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal of “ensuring healthy lives and promoting wellbeing for all at all ages” is through innovative cross-sector collaborations. That was the takeaway from a breakout panel discussion – “Toward a Healthier Future: Catalyzing Partnerships to Drive Better Health” – at the Business Call to Action’s sixth annual forum.
‘We Need to Partner More’: Business Call to Action panelists discuss new ways of thinking necessary to achieve SDGsNews
An international public-private partnership is expanding its efforts to strengthen Africa’s food system. The Hershey Company is joining Partners in Food Solutions, a Minnesota nonprofit, as its newest corporate partner.
Partners in Food Solutions Announces New Corporate Partner, Expanded Impact in AfricaNews
In the sustainable development priorities for the next 15 years adopted by heads of states in New York this week, the United Nations has highlighted financial inclusion as an important enabler for poorer households in the informal economies of the global south to increase resilience and better capture opportunities.
Viewpoint: Why Is Financial Inclusion So High on the Development Agenda?News
World Health Partners (WHP) has committed to providing essential healthcare services to eight million women and children in Kenya.
Telemedicine Networks to Bring Healthcare to Rural KenyaNews
In the world of microfinance, women’s collectives have acquired a great deal of prominence globally and are known by various names such as Self Help Groups (SHGs), Joint Liability Groups (JLG), or Village Saving and Loan Associations (VSLA). There is a strongly held belief that the formation of these groups has transformed the lives of women, improving their financial status due to the direct links between the microcredit, obtained through the group, and the livelihood activities financed by this credit.
Collectives Help Rural Women ‘Lean In’
