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Weekly Roundup: Stories of Change from Oxford and London
Last week, the center of gravity of social entrepreneurship was set in Oxford with both the Skoll World Forum (SWF) as well as its increasingly popular fringe event Oxford Jam taking place. The Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) also gathered members and affiliates just around the corner from Oxford in London.
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- Social Enterprise
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Unleashing Innovation: The Story Behind the Low-Cost Incubator ‘Embrace’
As some of the world’s leading social innovators come together this week at the Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship, Link TV’s ViewChange project is looking at some of the most exciting social innovations taking place around the world. Guest Writer Linus Liang, COO of Embrace, shares the story on the low-cost incubator.
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- Health Care, Social Enterprise, Technology
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Cape Town’s Women Take the Lead in Farm-Focused Social Enterprise
Abalimi’s profitable social business, Harvest of Hope, relies on a community-supported agriculture model that provides customers (who pay in advance) a box of fresh, organically grown produce harvested from community gardens each week.
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- Agriculture, Education
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Ennovent Launches the Impact Circle
This week, Ennovent launched the trial version of the Impact Circle, a network of investors offering diverse capital solutions to sustainable enterprises.The circle brings together a group of more than 10 accredited investors and funds looking to create a sustainable impact at the Base of the Pyramid (BoP).
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- Social Enterprise
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From ‘A-Ha’ to Impact: Making it to Market
But like many “breakthrough” innovations such as digital cameras, tablets, and Apple’s pinch-and-zoom screen function (born in 1983), social impact technologies often languish before really reaching the market.
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- Social Enterprise, Technology
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Village Capital Expanding to Kenya, China in partnership with ANDE, Potencia Ventures
What if entrepreneurs could invest in each other? When we launched Village Capital three years ago, that’s the question we asked. And after ten pilots worldwide in four countries the answer is clear: peer-selected investment allows more companies to get funding and support faster, more effectively, and at lower-cost. This spring, Village Capital is coming to China and Nairobi with new partners.
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- Social Enterprise
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Need Blind: Vision Spring and Warby Parker Shake Up Eyewear With Impact
Social enterprises Warby Parker and VisionSpring are finding innovative ways to bring glasses to people who can’t afford huge markups. VisionSpring, a nonprofit social enterprise, focuses on selling low-cost glasses to people earning between $1 and $4 per day. Warby Parker, a for-profit B-Corp, sells affordable eyewear in the domestic market while donating a pair of frames to VisionSpring for each pair it sells.
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- Health Care, Impact Assessment
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Namibia: Chinese Enterprise in the Country – Panelised House Manufacturer
It goes without saying that Chinese companies, be it a trade company, or a construction company or a service provider, or a manufacturer, are one of the contributors to Namibian socio-economic development with respect to poverty reduction, infrastructure improvement, employment creation, business vision, technical know-how, market and commodity competition system and working ethics among others.
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- Uncategorized
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- Sub-Saharan Africa