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Thomson Reuters release Islamic Social Finance Report
Thomson Reuters has released the Islamic Social Finance Report 2014 in collaboration with the Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI), a member of the Islamic Development Bank Group.
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- Impact Assessment
- Region
- North Africa & Near East
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Microfinance 2.0: Different Methodology Could Reshape Industry
A recent paper published by Harvard Business School and EY advocates for taking a more scientific approach to evaluating the impacts of microfinance programs.
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- Impact Assessment
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Mobile money platform backs ‘Yolanda’ recovery efforts in the Philippines
Mobile money is playing an increasing role in disaster recovery efforts as shown by the initial projects undertaken in the aftermath of Typhoon Yolanda. This development has caught the interest of relief agencies of the United Nations, as well as other international humanitarian agencies, who are studying the experience of the Philippines in disaster response.
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- Uncategorized
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Maker of Toms shoes expands into coffee roasting
Toms, the Los Angeles company known for its comfy, eco-friendly footwear and its shoes-donating ways, is tiptoeing into an unusual product line: coffee.
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- Agriculture
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Financial Literacy Crucial to Nigeria’s Economic Growth
Financial literacy among Nigerians especially the young people will foster economic growth and development even as the country seeks the attainment of financial inclusion in the economy,
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- Education
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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A Call to Action for Greater Co-Creation Between Social and Business: Collaborative competition aims to forge relationships between pioneers in this space
We live in a world of harsh social and environmental challenges. No player - whether government, social entrepreneur, non-profit or business - can address them alone. That’s why Ashoka and partners have launched an online collaborative competition called Social & Business Co-Creation: collaboration for impact. They are accepting entries until April 10.
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- Education, Social Enterprise
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Empowering People With Cooking Stoves
Imagine spending 30 percent of your income on cooking fuel, inhaling the equivalent of 20 cigarettes daily while preparing meals for your family, and having to send your daughter to collect fuel for hours every day. What sounds like a far-fetched scenario is the reality of millions of people around the world in countries like Nepal, Darfur and Haiti.
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- Energy, Environment, Health Care, Technology
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Chinese NGO Aims to Tackle Poverty in Burma Through Microloans
A Chinese NGO is set to implement micro-finance programs across Burma in a bid to tackle rural poverty.
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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