From the Poor Economics website: Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty “For more than fifteen years Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo have worked with the poor in dozens of countries spanning five continents, trying to understand the specific problems that come with poverty and to find proven solutions. [...]
Improving access to financial services: Mobile payment system Micro-insurance system Micro-lending platform Provision of agricultural information: Mobile information platform Farmer helpline Improving data visibility for supply chain efficiency: Smart logistics Traceability and tracking system Mobile management of supplier networks Mobile management of distribution networks Enhancing access to markets: Agricultural trading platform Agricultural tendering platform Agricultural [...]
I recently met up with a group of environmental migrant women who have been with BRAC for about twenty years after being displaced from their homes due to riverbank erosion. One of them had started working in a printing press making flyers, which is the way local candidates promote themselves before the elections – by [...]
Having been a devoted Kiva supporter since their launch, I couldn’t help but post this video. Simply amazing to watch. Full screen viewing recommended. Intercontinental Ballistic Microfinance from Kiva on Vimeo.
[This is part of a series of posts that will extend through the entire year of 2009 twice monthly according to my original post "My pledge to Kiva for 2009". To view all of my Kiva projects, take a moment to check out my Kiva lending page.] In this week’s Kiva Pledge Update I am [...]
[This is part of a series of posts that will extend through the entire year of 2009 twice monthly according to my original post "My pledge to Kiva for 2009". To view all of my Kiva projects, take a moment to check out my Kiva lending page.] In this week’s Kiva Pledge Update I am [...]
[This is part of a series of posts that will extend through the entire year of 2009 twice monthly according to my original post "My pledge to Kiva for 2009". To view all of my Kiva projects, take a moment to check out my Kiva lending page.] In this week’s Kiva Pledge Update I am [...]
[This is part of a series of posts that will extend through the entire year of 2009 twice monthly according to my original post "My pledge to Kiva for 2009". To view all of my Kiva projects, take a moment to check out my Kiva lending page.] In this week’s Kiva Pledge Update I am [...]
[This is part of a series of posts that will extend through the entire year of 2009 twice monthly according to my original post "My pledge to Kiva for 2009". To view all of my Kiva projects, take a moment to check out my Kiva lending page.] In this week’s Kiva Pledge Update I am [...]
[This is part of a series of posts that will extend through the entire year of 2009 twice monthly according to my original post "My pledge to Kiva for 2009". To view all of my Kiva projects, take a moment to check out my Kiva lending page.] In this week’s Kiva Pledge Update I am [...]
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