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Gender inequality in work costs women in poor countries US$9 trillion each year – more than the combined GDPs of Britain, France and Germany – according to research released today by the international development agency ActionAid.
Press Release: Gender Inequality Costs Women in Poor Countries $9 Trillion, ActionAid SaysNews
A group of global insurance companies and brokers took advantage of the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos to announce that they have established a micro insurance consortium and micro insurance venture incubator (MVI).
Global Insurers, Brokers Establish Micro Insurance ConsortiumNews
Victor Hugo once said that “nothing can stop an idea whose time has come”. He failed to add that a lousy product launch can delay it. In the first decade of this century it seemed that frugal innovation’s time had indeed arrived: to meet surging demand from new consumers in emerging economies, innovative firms in those countries were stripping products of their fripperies and cutting their cost drastically. The new world had at last produced a big, new management idea.
Viewpoint: After Some Teething Troubles, Frugal Innovation Is On the RiseNews
Microcredit—providing small loans to underserved entrepreneurs—has been both celebrated and vilified as a development tool. Six new studies from four continents bring rigorous evidence to this debate, finding that while microcredit has some benefits, it is not a viable poverty alleviation tool.
Microcredit Does Not Live Up to Promise of Transforming Lives of the Poor, Six Studies ShowNews
Founder and Chair of L.V. Prasad Eye Institute G.N. Rao is universally known for his contribution to the introduction of quality and affordable eye care in India. Apart from his work in ophthalmology, Dr. Rao is well-known for his innovative ideas on healthcare in general and his efforts to make healthcare affordable.
India Needs Reliable Data on Basic HealthcareBlog Post
The Twitter universe is back in full swing after the holidays, and so is our crack Twitter search team here at NextBillion. We looked high and low for the top tweets of the week.
Twitter Top Ten 1-18-15: Some of our favorited Tweets of the past weekNews
In many ways, these are changing times in U.S. philanthropy. The emphasis on data and measuring impact more closely, pushing for scale and large-scale solutions, social investing and performance metrics, crowd-funding and digital networks has created the sense that the social sector – and nonprofits along with it – has reached an inflection point that may soon fundamentally shift the way funds are raised and spent on causes and social change.
Viewpoint: Capacity: The Philanthropy Buzzword For 2015 That’s MissingNews
Women’s menstrual hygiene products are becoming a public health and environmental menace, raising questions on how they can be disposed safely.
Used Sanitary Napkins Pose Serious Health Hazards
