Economic Development
It Takes a General Contractor
Nuru International identifies proven poverty-reduction programs and aims to take them to scale.
Tag: Africa
Water
Spring Water Protection Improves Health
Living near safe drinking water is not the same as drinking safe water.
Health
How Can Business and Government Work Together to Save a Life?
A cross sector-partnership between IBM and the Cross River government is saving lives of mothers and children across Nigeria.
Social Enterprise
From the Field: Impact First
Social enterprises in East Africa seem to have two quite distinct commonalities: a comprehensive, impact-driven business model, and a plan to “scale big.”
Socially Responsible Business
Thirty Million Dollars, a Little Bit of Carbon, and a Lot of Hot Air
Carbon for Water is engaged in a loopy funding scheme and offers a lousy public health solution.
Podcast
Business
Saisir les clés du financement social
Pierre Carpentier, Jean-Michel Lecuyer, & Céline Claverie join for a panel discussion on social innovation and finance; not translated from French to English.
Civil Society
The New Bottom Billion
According to a new analysis, most of the world’s poor no longer live in the poorest countries.
Economic Development
One Acre at a Time
One Acre Fund feeds the world’s poor by helping them feed themselves.
Socially Responsible Business
Achieving Sustainability Through Integrated Reporting
Integrated reporting—the combination of a company’s financial and nonfinancial performance in one document—is a crucial step to creating a more sustainable society.
Podcast
Design Thinking
Design Thinking for Social Inclusion
Jocelyn Wyatt, social innovation lead at IDEO, describes her organization's efforts to use design thinking, a problem-solving system that is grounded in a client's or costumer's needs.