Environment
From the Field: Indigenous Environmentalists Strive to Reforest Indonesia
In Indonesia, the issue of customary land rights is in debate.
Tag: Asia
Economic Development
The Miracle of Financial Inclusion
The founder of the Kashf Foundation argues that microfinance can improve the lives of Pakistan’s next generation.
Philanthropy
It’s Not About the Tea
By and large, the Central Asia Institute's supporters went for a feel-good story, didn’t do their homework, and didn’t ask the right questions with the Three Cups of Tea dust up.
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.
Microfinance
Skoll 2011 Interview: Susan Davis and Rumee Ali of BRAC
Exciting announcement revealed at the Skoll World Forum: BRAC and MasterCard Foundation announced a $45 million partnership.
Podcast
Education
Developing Through Mobile Phones
Sara Chamberlain, the recipient of the 2010 Microsoft Tech Award, discusses BBC Janala, the project harnessing the power of mobile phones in Bangladesh to spread affordable language learning.
Podcast
Global Issues
L’entreprenariat social au chevet des plus démunis
Eric Lesueur relate le lancement et la stratégie de l’entreprise sociale Grameen Veolia Water Ltd dont l’objectif est d’approvisionner le maximum d’habitants des zones rurales en eau potable.
Health
Universal HIV/AIDS Treatment in One of the World’s Poorest Countries
While public-private partnerships have remained elusive to many, Cambodia, one of the least developed countries in the world, has been quietly using the strategy to provide universal HIV/AIDS treatment.
Socially Responsible Business
If the Meek Shall Inherit the Earth, They Have a Head Start in Cambodia
A Cambodian restaurant trains former street youth for jobs in the hospitality industry.
Civil Society
One Villager, One Vote
Direct participation by Indonesian villagers proves that process matters, even when outcomes don't change.