Global Issues
The Internet of Things Is Now a Thing
Several ventures now under way in developing countries show how networks of connected machines can drive economic growth.
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High Tech for Dry Times
A system that combines software and sensors promises to improve farmers’ ability to manage, conserve, and lease water.
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Credit Where It’s Due
New tools and practices are helping low-income Americans use rent payments to build up their financial profile.
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Back to School
In Ethiopia, a foundation-led initiative uses accelerated learning techniques to give young people a second chance at an education.
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Recipe for Impact
Delivering nutritious school lunch fare on a large scale is the social mission—and the business model—of Revolution Foods.
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Designed for Support
Maggie’s Centres, a network of specially built facilities in the United Kingdom, provides cancer patients with a comforting environment.
Casting a Tight Net
Humanity United is pursuing a strategy that combines carrots and sticks—collaboration and activism—to confront human rights abuse in the seafood industry. Includes magazine extras.
Competing Principles
Race to the Top, a $4 billion US education reform effort, produced valuable lessons on designing a competition-based program.
Foreign Disentanglement
To counter restrictions on NGO activity, local groups need to reduce their dependence on international financial support.