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Some time ago, the winner for the CGAP Microfinance Photography Contest was announced. These photos are not only aesthetically pleasing, but also (and most importantly) they serve as a gentle reminder of why we, the practitioners, the researchers and the entrepreneurs, love what we do.
Who are the Microfinance Borrowers?Blog Post
As I learn more about entrepreneurship and job creation efforts I am increasingly convinced that we need a broader range of tools than either microcredit or social venture funding typically offer.? Recently Agora Partnerships caught my eye when they and their founder Ben Powell were awarded a Draper Richards Fellowship.
Agora Partnerships and Heroes of DevelopmentNews
Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, 30 January 2009 Despite the economic downturn, companies can find growth opportunities among the 3.7 billion people at the base of the pyramid (BOP) by adopting innovative strategies that benefit local communities, according to two reports released today by the World Economic Forum. The companion reports, entitled The Next Billions, present examples of successful BOP business ventures based on a year-long survey - drawn fro...
Base of the Pyramid Innovations Offer Growth Opportunities for Business and CommunitiesBlog Post
Guest Blogger Lesley Pories is a Deshpande Foundation Sandbox Fellow, working with the Water Literacy Foundation in India.Before taking on this role, Lesley worked as a Research Analyst with the People and Ecosystems Program at the World Resources Institute. A graduate?of Emory University,...
Guest Post: Deshpande Foundation’s “Development Dialogue” Continues in Hubli?Blog Post
Guest Blogger Lesley Pories is a Deshpande Foundation Sandbox Fellow, working with the Water Literacy Foundation in India.Before taking on this role, Lesley worked as a Research Analyst with the People and Ecosystems Program at the World Resources Institute. A graduate?of Emory University,...
Guest Post: Day One at Deshpande Foundation’s “Development Dialogue”Blog Post
Energy poverty in the developing world is a complex and ongoing problem with serious impacts on health, economic growth, and the overall environment.? The impact on the poor is particularly felt in their day to day needs for cooking fuel ? much of it coming from either oil or gas - or from...
Sustainable Cooking StovesBlog Post
As I opened up my interview notes, Francisco pinged me over Skype.? His message was simple: I just have a feeling, 2009 is going to be the year of ANDE.? This has to be more than a coincidence, I thought.? After all, the interview notes I’d just clicked open were from a conversation with...
Interview: Randall Kempner Takes the Reins at ANDEBlog Post
I recently read an article titled Negroponte - missionary not manufacturer, in which the author makes the argument that, well, Nicholas Negroponte - founder and Chairman of the One Laptop Per Child project - is a missionary, not a manufacturer. I think this is a very interesting point and...
The Definition of Success
