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From Slum Housing to Phone Payments, Santiago and Nairobi Emerge as Hot Spots for Businesses Doing Good
From pioneering programs in slum housing to mobile phone banking, Santiago and Nairobi are emerging hot spots for business leaders seeking to drive social change, according to a poll of experts on the best countries for social entrepreneurs.
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- Impact Assessment
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- housing
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An Ecosystem Approach for Building Affordable, Climate Resilient Housing
Indonesia has seen some of the worst natural calamities in recent times, and its demand for houses exceeds an estimated 1 million, with a supply between 300,000 - 400,000 annually. This highlights a business opportunity for private firms in the country’s affordable housing sector. As a part of the Rockefeller Foundation Technical Assistance Facility, Intellecap worked with Lafarge in Medan and Aceh, Indonesia to create a climate-resilient housing product model that is sustainable and caters to the urban poor.
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- Environment
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IFC to Invest Up to $38M in Three Affordable Housing Finance Firms
International Finance Corporation (IFC) will invest up to $38 million in three housing finance companies in India, as the World Bank’s private-sector lending arm seeks to expand its presence in a segment that offers loans for low-cost houses.
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- Finance
- Region
- South Asia
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- housing, microfinance
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Did This New Nonprofit Crack the Code for Building Developing World Housing?
Last June, a brand-new nonprofit set a giant goal: Over the summer, they would crowdfund enough money to build an entire neighborhood—100 homes—for earthquake victims in Haiti. They raised the money in 90 days, and by this March ended up building 151 homes, where more than 1,200 people now live.
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- Finance
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Developers Asked to Turn to Affordable Housing
About 150 participants drawn from the affordable housing value chain rose from a two-day affordable housing sector dialogue last Thursday with a call on government and developers to consider doing more in the provision of housing for the low income earners.
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- Health Care
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- housing
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Better Housing Architecture Could Halve Malaria Cases
Improved housing with features such as closed eaves could lower malaria cases by half in some settings, according to a study.
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- Health Care
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Modern housing can cut malaria infections nearly in half
Keeping your children home safe at night is a good idea. But what if home is a deadly place? For many people living in developing countries, traditional housing does little to keep out malaria-spreading mosquitoes.
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- Health Care
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PRESS RELEASE: Lafarge launches ‘Housing Microfinance Academy’ in India
Lafarge, a leader in building materials, launched the Indian chapter of 'Housing Microfinance Academy' in Mumbai earlier this week.
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- Finance, Uncategorized
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- housing, microfinance
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