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Have you read "the biggest story in the history of capitalism"? Do you have any ideas about how to change corporate behavior forever? Can you name "the new venture capital"? We ?have to admit, we had to answer "no" to all these questions. That is, until we visited the Twittersphere this week in search of our Top 10 list.
Twitter Top 10: 6-7-2015Blog Post
In December, the government of Ecuador launched the world’s first state-run e-payment system. The platform addresses the interoperability problem that has plagued the mobile ecosystem in other countries, and it’s affordable to the poor - though questions remain about whether a top-down approach will prove effective. The experiment could have repercussions for other countries in the region.
A ‘Small Revolution’ in Ecuador?: The world’s first national e-money platform has reshaped the ecosystem – but will a government-led model work?News
More than 10 years ago, Sanjoy Hazarika heard about the death of a mother in a remote island in Assam, a state in northeast India, because she couldn’t get to the hospital in time. This led the soft-spoken professor to think: Why not bring the hospital to the people?
Improving Rural Health Care, One Boat Trip At a TimeNews
The company will finance agricultural enterprises throughout sub-Saharan Africa to enhance local food security and stimulate inclusive economic growth in the region.
PRESS RELEASE: Root Capital Announces New $15 Million Lending Facility to Finance African Agricultural EnterprisesNews
Over the past year, discussions around dealing with the Ebola outbreak to bringing cases down to zero invariably circled around the need for health systems strengthening.
What Does It Really Mean to Build Health Systems?Blog Post
Every year, 100 million people around the world fall into poverty due to medical costs. Insurance is playing an increasing role in helping poor households avoid this tragic outcome. Jenny Nasr of the Microinsurance Network profiles a number of promising programs in countries around the world.
Paving the Way Out of Poverty: Health microinsurance can keep a medical emergency from becoming a financial tragedyBlog Post
Unlike in the world of global soccer, this week in global development was marked by a fair amount of positive news. We captured some of it in this week’s Top Ten list, which features everything from mobile money momentum and impact investing resources, to promising health care innovations - along with a couple of cool videos.
Twitter Top TenBlog Post
A bit of good news floated across the news wires this week: The number of hungry people in the world has dropped dramatically. Considering the drop in hunger, perhaps it’s not a coincidence that as a globe, we never been more inventive, according to a surge in patents.
Weekly Roundup: Fewer hungry people, a lot more patents and a spotlight on the whiteness of NGOs
