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10 Takeaways from the World Bank Forum on Microcredit’s (lack of) Social Impact
"For a researcher working on microcredit, this is kind of a defining moment." That’s how Abhijit Banerjee described the six recent studies on microcredit’s social impact (or lack thereof). NextBillion has compiled 10 takeaways (and 11 tweets) from the research and the sector’s reaction to it, based on the World Bank event.
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- Education, Impact Assessment
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Calling All Failures: Failing is a Big Part of Social Entrepreneurship. F*ckUp Nights Wants You to Talk About It
Though most new companies shut down, entrepreneurs rarely talk about their failures. This is counterproductive, especially in challenging sectors like social enterprise. That’s why F*ckUp Nights is building a movement to discuss and research business failure. This exclusive series with NextBillion will feature some of their top failure stories from would-be social entrepreneurs. And if your social business has failed, you’re welcome to add your story.
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- Education, Social Enterprise
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GlaxoSmithKline Partners in Research to Make Vaccines Cheaper for African Babies
Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline has partnered with university researchers in Melbourne to develop a new manufacturing method to make vaccines cheaper for families in Africa and elsewhere in the developing world.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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World’s First Dengue Vaccine Approved After 20 Years of Research
The first vaccine against dengue fever won clearance in Mexico, an initial step toward preventing a mosquito-borne infection that puts half of the world’s population at risk.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Latin America
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Research Group Funded by Coca-Cola to Disband
A group called the Global Energy Balance Network, led by scientists and created by Coca-Cola, announced this week that it was shutting down after months of pressure from public health authorities who said that the group’s mission was to play down the link between soft drinks and obesity.
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- public health, research
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Mobile-izing Savings with Defaults in Afghanistan
The number of people with phones is far higher than the number of people who have easy access to traditional bank branches, especially among the rural poor. Until now, however, no one has tested whether mobile banking can facilitate default savings programs. This is exactly what a team led by Innovations for Poverty Action set out to do in Afghanistan.
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- Impact Assessment, Technology
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Health Services Firm Expands Operations to Nigeria
Merck, a leading science and technology company on Wednesday announced the opening of its new office in Nigeria.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- research
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BYU Researchers Develop ‘Just-Add-Water’ Method for Frozen Vaccines
Producing and distributing vaccines that protect us from life-threatening new viruses could be as simple as just adding water.
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- Health Care
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