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  • Meet the Men Who Invest in Women Entrepreneurs

    Riva Richmond

    August 10, 2017 |

    The Story Exchange |

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    Response Location: United States

    Women tend to invest in female-owned and run companies, but men disproportionately invest in male-run companies, which means female companies lose out on a huge market. Some male investors, such as Adam Quinton, see the female-run businesses as a better investment because of the lack of competition and that these firms tend to outperform the male-owned companies, this finding is shifting where people invest.

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  • The Maasai brand is valuable — and it should belong to the Maasai people

    Meg Brindle

    July 28, 2017 |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    The Maasai are the "tall, elegant, and distinctively dressed" people living in Africa. Their image is usually used to represent all Africans and is being culturally appropriated by western companies without any profit to the Maasai people. The Maasai IP Initiative to help them trademark and protect their brand.

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  • In Ethiopia, model drought defenses are put to the test

    Ryan Lenora Brown

    July 24, 2017 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: Ethiopia, Addis Ababa

    Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s cosmopolitan capital, has long been considered a world apart from surrounding rural communities, all of which suffer from reoccurring droughts and civil war. However, thanks to international aid and government intervention, things are looking up for the whole of Ethiopia, dubbed one of the world’s fastest-growing economies. Success is particularly linked to a government program designed to predict natural disasters before they occur, and an innovative economic development program, which employs Ethiopia’s poorest in exchange for labor on public works projects. So far, these measures h

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  • Mexico launches pioneering scheme to insure its coral reef

    Fiona Harvey

    July 20, 2017 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Cancún, Quintana Roo

    Climate change is a mounting threat to coral reefs, which serve not just as critical habitats for ocean life and a draw for the tourism industry, but also as a buffer to the increasing storms caused by changing weather patterns. In the first scheme of its kind, private businesses, nonprofits, and the government in Mexico's Yucatán Penninsula are combining financial resources to take out an insurance policy on their coral reefs. The insurance will help rebuild the reefs after storms and man-made damage, and fund new ways to keep them healthy.

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  • This Woman Was a Pavement Dweller, Today She Runs a Sanitary Pad Manufacturing Unit

    Jovita Aranha

    July 05, 2017 |

    The Better India |

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    Response Location: India, Mumbai, Maharashtra

    In the slums of India, living on the street as a "pavement dweller" is a daily struggle for survival - and being a woman on the street is even more terrifying. Organizations like Mahila Milan and the Myna Mahila Foundation are working to help lift women up out of homelessness through the empowerment of employment and breaking crippling cultural taboos.

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  • IDB Aims to Catalyze Energy Efficiency in Latin America

    Abhilasha Purwar

    July 03, 2017 |

    Clean Energy Finance Forum |

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    Response Location: United States

    Barriers, such as lack of standardization and information dispersion, are preventing market development for global financing of energy-efficient projects. The Inter-American Development Bank's Energy Savings Insurance Team has developed a scheme that could increase investments resulting in greater energy efficiency; through implementations such as standardized contracts, market auditors, and an engagement framework.

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  • How Artificial Intelligence Could Democratize Financial Services In Asia

    Casey Hynes

    July 03, 2017 |

    Forbes |

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    Response Location: Pakistan, Lahore

    The rapid evolution of technology is continually opening new doors for how microfinance projects can be implemented, improved, and scaled. The team at ADDO A.I. sees artificial intelligence as the catalyst for both microfinance and microinsurance in the emerging markets of Asia. A.I. reduces the need for human assessments, facilitating faster pay-outs and reduced losses through predictive data, while combining information such as financial histories and social media activity with historic context data to create fair, realistic risk assessments that lead to improved credit products.

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  • This Grantmaking Pyramid Strategy Ensures That Nonprofits Won't Topple

    Ben Paynter

    July 01, 2017 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Traditional models of nonprofit funding, as well as pressure to limit overhead spending, have created an unsustainable system in which many organizations with otherwise great potential drown. Like private companies, nonprofits need to invest in their teams, offices, and research and development, "while putting aside some cash so they don’t live and die by the next grant cycle." The Ford Foundation is changing the ineffective result-driven method of funding nonprofits through its BUILD Program, which allows for better focus on organizational resilience and sustainability.

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  • This Online Lender Uses Data Analytics To Serve Borrowers Who Lack Credit Scores

    Jessica Goodheart

    June 29, 2017 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States, Redwood City, California

    Historically, banks have been largely hesitant to give small loans to individuals, particularly those with little or no credit history, which includes many immigrants and minorities. But an institution called Oportun is willing to bet on the underserved while still staying profitable as a business - they provide increased access to loans by leveraging a solid screening process, online resources, and credit score support for their customers.

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  • Rethinking Homeless Shelters From the Ground Up

    Krutika Pathi

    June 28, 2017 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The homeless population in NYC stands at the highest number since the Great Depression. The Bowery Residents Committee has suggested changes to how shelters emerge, run and are funded. With a focus on results-based funding, the BRC advocates for the prioritization of impact on the people served. It rewards locations that demonstrate a high ratio of people moving in to those returning; "building to the function" of helping people re-enter society; and eliminating private landlords.

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