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Putting Communities at the Center of Impact Measurement: Why Locally Led Evaluations are Key to Measuring Project Success
Development organizations and donors often measure impact by asking if their target population was lifted, to some degree, out of poverty. But as Henok Begashaw at iDE argues, traditional impact measurement approaches centered around poverty reduction — like household surveys designed by outside technical experts — can fail to capture the key outcomes of an initiative. He explores the benefits of a locally led measurement approach that allows organizations to develop a rich picture of project outcomes, based on what beneficiaries themselves say is important.
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- Social Enterprise
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UN Report Urges Immediate Global Action to Close Critical Gender Gaps
Investing in women and girls and ending discrimination are key to fulfilling the promise of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
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- Global
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Accelerating the Adoption of Inclusive Business Models in Multinational Corporations: Challenges, Solutions and Success Stories
Over two decades ago, C.K. Prahalad and Stuart L. Hart challenged the private sector to tap into “the fortune at the bottom of the pyramid” by developing business models that serve people living in poverty. As Annabel Beales at Business Fights Poverty explains, this vision has gained traction under the mantle of inclusive business — yet adoption of these business models remains low among large corporations. She explores why accelerating this adoption is crucial to eliminating poverty and addressing the other SDGs, and shares three key lessons that show how inclusive business can be operationalized by large corporations.
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- Investing, Social Enterprise
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Brazil’s Electricity Access Program Needs 1.5 Million Solar Modules
New research shows that achieving universal electricity access in the Amazon region will require up to 15 million PV modules and more than $7.4 billion in investments.
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- Latin America
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African Development Bank Group’s Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa Approves $10 Million Contribution to KawiSafi II Clean-Energy Fund
KawiSafi II is a $200 million venture equity fund to address investment gaps in energy transition, productivity, mobility and logistics in sub-Saharan Africa.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nigeria’s Economic Crisis Is Fueling a Stunt Philanthropy Boom
Several Nigerian content creators are mimicking American superstar YouTuber MrBeast by publishing charitable deeds as content online.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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The Asian Development Bank Invests $100 Million in Fourth Partner Energy to Support Decarbonization of India’s Commercial and Industrial Sector
The financing includes $70 million from ADB’s ordinary capital resources and $30 million from Leading Asia’s Private Infrastructure Fund 2 (LEAP 2), administered by ADB.
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- Asia Pacific
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ITFC Provides $10 Million in Trade Finance to Uganda Development Bank
The financing is intended to bolster industrialization efforts in Uganda and assist with job creation and poverty reduction endeavors.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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