Health
Global Diseases, Local Needs
The diseases that get funded tend to be the ones for which funders can take credit.
Tag: International Development
Socially Responsible Business
Too Good to Fail
In August 2010 the US government closed ShoreBank, one of the country’s leading social enterprises. Why did ShoreBank fail?
Podcast
Nonprofits
Sustainable Excellence: The Future of Business in a Fast-Changing World
Aron Cramer explains how bridging the gap between profit and nonprofit businesses would bring about social change and innovation.
Podcast
Social Innovations
Investing in Africa
Thomas Barry, founder of the Zephyr Management investment firm, discusses widespread opportunities for private equity investment in Africa.
Podcast
Business
Private Equity in Africa
Thomas Gibian, Chairman of Emerging Capital Partners, discusses the success of his organization in investing in companies across the African continent through seven funds.
Civil Society
Foreign Assistance: Time for a Change
There is a disturbing American presumption that it can develop other societies through the export of Americans overseas.
Economic Development
It Takes a General Contractor
Nuru International identifies proven poverty-reduction programs and aims to take them to scale.
Water
Spring Water Protection Improves Health
Living near safe drinking water is not the same as drinking safe water.
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Opportunities in Mobile Health
The United States and other industrialized countries can learn from experiments in the developing world that use the humble cell phone as a platform for innovation.
Podcast
Nonprofits
Solving Infant Mortality with Social Entrepreneurship
Social entrepreneur Jane Chen discusses the challenges and rewards of the developing an innovative product, and shares insights on the attitudes that allow entrepreneurs to find success.