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Developing countries should enroll medical and nursing students from rural areas
Nearly one third of medical and nursing students in developing countries may have no intention of working in their own countries after graduation, while less than one fifth of them intend to work in rural areas where they are needed most, according to a new study.
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- Education, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Outgrower Schemes: A pathway to sustainable agriculture
Outgrower schemes, which link networks of unorganized smallholder farmers with domestic and international buyers, have demonstrated win-win potential – but don’t always live up to it. TechnoServe, in Part 1 of a two-part series, details its investigation into the features of effective and sustainable outgrower models.
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- Agriculture, Education
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Keeping Up With Education Innovations: New portals provide insight into growing number of programs serving the world’s poor
The Center for Education Innovations has introduced new portals, organized by topic and country, to provide analysis, news and resources about the growing number of innovative education programs serving the world’s poor.
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- Education, Impact Assessment
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Peer-to-Peer Learning: CHMI program will provide up to $8,000 to facilitate partnerships
The Center for Health Market Innovations is launching a peer-to-peer program, the CHMI Learning Exchange, designed to help organizations share knowledge around a particular need or business practice.
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- Education, Entrepreneurship, Health Care, Impact Assessment
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The Trouble With Dirt: Floors can make people sick, so EarthEnable’s founders came up with a market-based solution, but are still testing models
Dirt floors in the developing world make people sick. Replacing those floors with concrete isn’t the answer, as it is prohibitively expensive. EarthEnable’s solution: locally sourced, earthen floors that are 75 percent cheaper than the concrete alternative.
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- Education, Entrepreneurship, Health Care
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Creating Opportunities: Study to give an in-depth look at women-led businesses, and how to support them
Research shows women spend a greater share of their income on education and health for the family than men, and are more likely to invest in their communities. However, women entrepreneurs face many barriers that men don’t. An upcoming study will detail those barriers and how to lower them.
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- Education, Entrepreneurship
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$350,000 mobile money activation project begins
eTranzact has announced the investment of $350,000 in a mobile money activation project in collaboration with EFInA, a financial sector development organisation. The company told our correspondent on Tuesday that the project was in line with the Central Bank of Nigeria’s cashless policy and would be piloted in North and South-West regions of the country.
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- Education
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Seen and Heard at SOCAP14, Day 3
SOCAP14 Day 3 started on an inspirational note, then hit high gear with a flurry of awards and some interesting insights into the expense of being poor and the value of (proper) data. Check out our team coverage.
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- Education, Entrepreneurship, Impact Assessment
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