Global Issues
Mobile Money: A Game Changer for Financial Inclusion
Imagine if everyone who had a cell phone could also have access to financial services, and could save and send money safely, regardless of location.
Understanding why people are poor and innovative ways to alleviate poverty
Imagine if everyone who had a cell phone could also have access to financial services, and could save and send money safely, regardless of location.
Partners in Health and Abbott Laboratories are building a new plant in Corporant, Haiti to produce a therapeutic food called Nourimanba.
New York’s Center for Economic Opportunity tests new antipoverty programs from the mayor’s office.
Afghan Institute of Learning Founder Sakena Yacoobi helps women and children through teacher training and health education.
Opportunity Collaboration is a four-day convening in Mexico focused on global poverty alleviation.
In a session at the Opportunity Collaboration, stories were shared on the power and importance of community decision-making.
AID for Africa’s model seems like a smart way to bring nonprofits together where they can leverage their combined presence.
At Opportunity Collaboration, funders find ventures to support or invest in, and social enterprises find new funders and partners.
The problem with traditional charity is that it gives little or no thought to the power of incentives or the necessity of self sufficiency.
Solving social challenges requires working with people to develop the ideas that will enable them to live the lives they want.