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Social entrepreneurship should not just be about creating products and services that offer a value proposition to the poor. Social entrepreneurs should be focused on enhancing the poor?s value proposition to society. There are two ways do accomplish this: making the poor more useful to society or by reducing the costs faced by the poor.
NexThought Monday: Building a Better Value PumpBlog Post
’Think outside of the box’ is one of the most clich?d expressions in English. But when’s the last time we actually defined the box? In her book, Poverty Capital: Microfinance and the Making of Development, Cal-Berkeley Professor Ananya Roy not only defines the dominant boxes of development, but unpacks their paradoxes, hypocrisy, and absurdities.
Thinking About the Box – Not Just Outside of ItNews
The microfinance sector is certainly not short of innovative thinkers, who should be applauded for their determination to use microfinance as a diverse tool that can do more than just increase a household’s income. The latest craze in the creative use of microfinance as a generator of positive externalities is the use of microcredit for the provision of clean water. The idea is to provide individuals and households in the developing world with microcredit services that would a...
Microfinance for Water and Sanitation: Lofty Dream or Wave of the Future?News
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 31, 2011 (IPS) - Microcredit in Brazil still has huge potential for expansion, even though microloans have already grown much more than traditional credit in the last eight years. Microcredit has formed a successful part of anti-poverty programmes since left-wing former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took office in January 2003 and immediately launched the National Productive Microcredit Programme, targeting low-income households. ...
Major Microlaboratory Against PovertyBlog Post
Why do corporations engage with the base of the pyramid? There appear to be several distinctly different answers to this question. My conversations with corporate leaders hoping to pursue social impact and new market growth in BoP markets reveal a frequent lack of clarity about not just how to do it, but more importantly, why they should do it.
Why Should Your Company Engage the BoP?Blog Post
Netherlands Princess M?xima, herself Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development of the Secretary General of the United Nations, kicked of the SOCAP/Europe conference. She was followed by panelests noting the first wave of social entrepreneurship was driven by charismatic individuals, the second wave will be driven by collaboration.
SOCAP/Europe Kicks Off With Notes of ChangeBlog Post
At SOCAP/Europe taking place next week in Amsterdam, the panel ?Measuring what Matters? will shed light on measurement challenges, opportunities and latest developments in the metrics harmony. GIIRS and Keystone Accountability will share interesting insights from their cutting-edge initiatives.
SOCAP/Europe Preview: Measuring What MattersBlog Post
On Tuesday, Ayllu and the Center for Science, Technology and Society in (CSTS) at Santa Clara University launched the Energy Map, an interactive tool for navigating market solutions to energy poverty. Although the map is focused on energy, it is relevant to any social enterprise operating in BoP markets.
Opening a New Energy Map, Featuring Top Trends from 42 Social Enterprises
