Microfinance
Microfinance Needs Regulation
The microcredit industry needs to be regulated through policies that address high interest rates and abusive loan recovery practices.
Understanding why people are poor and innovative ways to alleviate poverty
The microcredit industry needs to be regulated through policies that address high interest rates and abusive loan recovery practices.
Carolina for Kiberia's community focus promises to effect change that will stick.
I set out to see if the organizational models of two successful Vietnamese nonprofits were location-specific.
"The New Abnormal" best describes the current economic and political condition of our nation.
Technologies that reduce costs and improve care for the underserved are often the most difficult to scale up. But a handful of strategies could turn things around.
The Northwest Area Foundation learns—and shares—hard lessons from a 10-year initiative.
Nuru International identifies proven poverty-reduction programs and aims to take them to scale.
Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty by Abhijit Banerjee & Esther Duflo
Living near safe drinking water is not the same as drinking safe water.
The IBT education program in India better prepares students for future opportunities than traditional teaching.