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Writing during the US?s dismal performance at the World Cup, David Brooks, liberals? favorite conservative, threw a low blow in an attempt to level the playing field. ?No American player has managed to put a ball into the back of the net, but the U.S. team does lead the world in one vital...
Moral GrowthBlog Post
If you?re in Madagascar at this very moment and you?re reading this blog, then chances are you?re attending Conservation International?s symposium, ?Defying Nature’s End: The Africa Context.? But for those of us who have to see lemurs in the zoo, here?s some information about...
Lemurs Are CoolBlog Post
With my head spinning from the loftiness of an IDB infused week, I happily returned to reality in a conversation with Kiva, which--as many of you know--is leveraging micro-finance institutions (MFIs) to create virtual connections between investors and micro-entrepreneurs. This doesn’t sound...
June Cleaver with a PayPal Account – Kiva Hits the One Year MarkBlog Post
Since it was announced in April of last year, MIT’s One Laptop per Child initiative has received a great deal of media attention, as well as some healthy skepticism. Questions were raised about the $100 laptop on NextBillion here and here. I hadn’t heard much recently about the project...
The Latest on the $100 LaptopBlog Post
The second day of ?Building Opportunity for the Majority? had an inauspicious beginning: I was told no coffee would be allowed into the auditorium, a change from the previous day?s policy and a potential threat to my productivity. The threat was averted by something much more powerful...
Building Opportunity for the Majority: Day TwoBlog Post
"I compare vaccines to water. I compare vaccines to education.” -Jean R. Stephenne, President, Biologicals, GlaxoSmithKline, Belgium “When you request 100-200 million units, you’re able to influence corporate strategy.” -Professor Nicholas Negroponte, Chairman, One...
Building Opportunity for the Majority: Quotes (Day One)Blog Post
Morbidly obese boys and girls who slurp down 20oz sodas after consuming their prepackaged, plastized lunches are the poster children, so to speak, of the diabetes epidemic that is ravaging the United States. But other countries, especially those in the developing world, are no longer immune to...
Diabetes and DevelopmentNews
African leaders are seeking Iqbal Surv?s counsel ? his company, Sekunjalo Investments, has been central to the facilitation of a yet to be announced $20bn infrastructure project in a neighbouring country. Walk out of a one-and-a-half hour discussion with Dr Iqbal Surv?, who describes himself as a ?medical doctor, philanthropist and social entrepreneur? and you will disregard all the skeptics and believe that there is hope for Africa to eradicate poverty, and not in our grandchildren...
