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Social innovations that improve the living standards of the poor (more)

Golden Opportunity

By Wayne Dunn

When a Canadian multinational laid off hundreds of gold miners in South Africa, it went many extra miles to help them get back on their feet.

Pumping Prosperity

By Ron Russel

ApproTEC’s pumps are designed and marketed with an understanding of the culture and psychology of African farmers.

Nifty Success

By Leslie Berger

Teaching inner-city kids business skills to build their confidence and aspirations.

The Working Poor

By David K. Shipler

The working poor are neither helpless nor omnipotent.

The Humanitarian Divide

By Christopher St. John

A Cambodian 'nonprofit company' peddles digitization -- with a social edge.

As Welcome as Can Be

By Vinay Jain

For Manna, the path to affordable housing runs though a peer-support club.

Bank on It

By Ken Yamada

Individual development accounts, special savings accounts for the poor that provide matching dollars, are helping people escape from poverty.