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A day after the election in volatile Niger (where Seini Oumarou has emerged the winner) came the presidential election in one of the "star" democracies on the African continent. On March 13, the West African nation Benin went to the polls to continue a democracy born of dictatorship two decades ago. As the votes are counted, a look at the stakes.
Africa Election Watch 2011: Benin Growing Pains for a Young DemocracyNews
Public-private partnerships don’t fall from the sky - they are hard work, says Hans d’Orville, assistant director-general for strategic planning at UNESCO. But the starting point is always a clear discussion. On Tuesday (March 8), D’Orville joined representatives from non-governmental organizations, private foundations and United Nations agencies in tackling the issue of working together to empower women and girls in schools and workplaces alike. The United Nation...
Business & Nonprofit Leaders Highlight Investment in WomenBlog Post
This fall, design firm IDEOto launch IDEO.org to spread "human-centered design" by working directly with a wide spectrum of players and a diverse set of project categories to address poverty alleviation. IDEO.org leaders Jocelyn Watt and Patrice Martin, co-lead and creative director chatted with NextBillion about its mission.
Bringing ’Human-Centered Design’ Forward – Insights Into IDEO.orgBlog Post
Straight black, double espresso, or decaf soy milk latte vanilla grande? For thousands of farmers around the globe, coffee is not a question of taste (or style), but one of survival. A short introduction into coffee economics, the promises of fair-trade and organic, and the $500-plus million direct purchasing bet by the Swiss food giant Nestl?.
Coffee Economics 101 and Nestle’s $500+ Million BetNews
Just as 1960s counterculture was responsible for the ’80s high-tech explosion, the revolutionary wave sweeping the Middle East will trigger a boom in entrepreneurship-but this time the change will be measured in months, not decades. Like many people, I have been watching the events unfolding in the Middle East with a jaw hovering somewhere near the floor. And curiously enough, many of the thought...
The Middle East’s Other Boom: EntrepreneurshipBlog Post
Long known as an IT capital, India?s health infrastructure for years lagged behind the Tiger-like force of its software industry. No more: In the past decade, thanks to growing support from government, private sector innovation, and a great leap forward in infrastructure development, ICT is transforming the way people receive health care.
Technology to the People! Taking Telemedicine to Scale in Rural IndiaBlog Post
Microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus has been forced out of Grameen Bank, the institution and has been credited with sparking the social business movement. Despite investigations and accusations from the Bangladeshi government, the development still comes a shock. Read on for updates throughout the day; please share your reactions to the news.
Open Feed: Updates, Reactions to Dismissal of Muhammad Yunus at GrameenBlog Post
Since its inception in 2008, Piramal Group’s initiative Piramal eSwasthya has worked to "democratize healthcare" through scalable and sustainable breakthrough healthcare delivery models. During the past three years, eSwasthya has experimented with telemedicine, clinical decision support systems and village-based health entrepreneurs.
Piramal eSwasthya, Demystifying the Primary Healthcare Model
