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Health — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 21:38:55 -0400

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DSM case study featured on WBCSD website

Filippo Veglio — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 11:08:54 -0500

Hi Seema, I just saw your post "BOP Actvity Update" and would like to point you to our case study gallery, which features a case study on DSM's Nutrition Improvement Program - see http://www.wbcsd.org/includes/getTarget.asp?type=DocDet&id=MjE5NjA We have a few dozen cases on business & poverty at http://www.wbcsd.org/web/dev/cases.htm Good luck with your activities! Filippo Veglio Business Framework Leader, Development Focus Area World Business Council for Sustainable Development Geneva,Switzerland veglio@wbcsd.org

BOP Activity Update: Village Herbs, Nutrition, Microfinance

Seema Patel — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 09:06:05 -0500

It has been interesting and worthwhile to me to have the opportunity to sift through NextBillion’s multitude of resources in search of projects to add to the activity database. The projects I have come across never cease to inspire. Some are new twists on old ideas combining traditional methods with modern systems…some are partnerships forged in the name of innovation. Some focus on cultural and artistic traditions and still others address more urgent needs such as disease prevention and nutrition. Acknowledging and sharing each project’s success and significance is just as important as the activities themselves.

Banco do Nordeste's CrediAmigo: Microfinance Banking
In November 1996 at a meeting in Fortaleza, the World Bank and Banco do Nordeste, a development bank formed to support growth in northeastern Brazil, decided to initiate a collaborative process to jointly implement a local development program based on the idea of micro-credit. Motivated by the fact that small informal companies – family owned and small properties - were not being served by the Bank's financing activities due to the restrictive regulation of Brazil's Banking Systems, Banco do Nordeste and the World Bank decided to develop and launch a pilot low-income bank, targeting micro-entrepreneurs from informal sectors.

(This post continues past the break; click "Read More" for descriptions of the Gram Mooligai and the Nutrition Improvement Program)