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Turning from 2010 to 2011, many of us - including NextBillion’s writers and editors - have taken the opportunity to reflect on the past. But the turn of the year not only gives a good reason to look at what happened, it also prompts us to think about what is to come. An organization that looks ahead and starts anew this year is Endeva.
Friday Roundup ? 1/5/11: Bye Bye 2010, Hello 2011! New Start Also for EndevaBlog Post
The micro-credit crises under way in Andhra Pradesh will probably affect micro-credit operations globally. Time to take a broader look at financial inclusion ? on how to bring credit, transactions, savings and insurance to those currently excluded formal banking ? through a review of the Global Financial Inclusion report by McKinsey.
Building Markets for Financial Inclusion … Beyond Micro-credit!Blog Post
Few tools exist that bridge the knowledge gap between the realities on-the-ground and development professionals. Enter Engineering for Change (E4C). Equal parts catalog, database, research and collaboration tool - with the accessibility of the Internet worldwide - E4C is what the design and development sector has needed for decades.
Launching Engineering for Change, A Design Tool Whose Time Has ComeBlog Post
While the field of business strategies for the Base of the Pyramid is built on the idea of community relevance and empowerment, there has been no standardized method for the development and implementation of approaches that strategically consider positionality and culture. One solution: community-based participatory research, or CBPR.
Wrapping Up the Best Ideas of 2010 Series: Redefining How We CollaborateBlog Post
In October, the Opportunity Collaboration convened a group of 300 social investors and entrepreneurs to generate a strong cross-pollination of ideas and action for poverty reduction. In a recent interview, Founder and CEO Jonathan C. Lewis provided an update on the OC’s impact and shared some unvarnished views on the state of microfinance.
Practical Progress Via the ’Opportunity Collaboration’Blog Post
Several clean tech projects serving the poor are, in part, financed by the creation and sale of carbon offsets. Carbon finance improves the product’s value proposition by providing additional revenue streams to make them financially viable and available at a lower price point for end-users.
Innovations and Challenges in Carbon FinanceBlog Post
Mobius Motors, an African car company in its infancy, is developing the first car targeting African buyers. But how exactly does one build a car company from scratch in one of the most notoriously difficult markets? For Mobius Founder Joel Jackson, it starts by re-imagining the car as a more "relevant," device - built around the needs of its users.
Re-thinking Accessibility: Designing a Car for AfricaBlog Post
This week’s roundup includes an update on One Acre Fund, our usual Weekly Roundup and opportunities you won’t want to miss coming from both Cornell and the University of Michigan.
Friday Roundup – 12/10/10: What Works? An Update from One Acre Fund
