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Most existing WASH interventions in the target countries are based solely on philanthropy, whereas DWM’s blended model is groundbreaking because it crowds in institutional investors who seek risk-adjusted returns in the space.
Press release: Developing World Markets awarded grant to finance WASH activities in developing countriesNews
PEG, an off-grid solar company in Ghana, announced that it has closed a $7.5 million Series A round. The funding will be used to expand operations in Ghana, build out the management team, and to enter Ivory Coast. PEG has over 10,000 customers and operates 29 service centers in 7 regions of Ghana.
PEG completes $7.5 million round to expand activities in West AfricaBlog Post
The U.S. Financial Diaries project collected highly detailed data on the financial activities of 250 lower-income households over the course of a year. A joint initiative of NYU’s Financial Access Initiative (FAI), CFSI and Bankable Frontier Associates, the project has begun publishing preliminary findings. We spoke with Tim Ogden, managing director of FAI, about the research.
A Year in the Life: The U.S. Financial Diaries Project’s groundbreaking exploration of the financial activities of low and moderate-income AmericansNews
Fundacion En Via aims to empower women in Mexican villages with interest-free loans and business coaching.
Microfinancing Mexico Via Responsible Tourism ActivitiesNews
US charitable foundation Grameen Foundation has announced new $500,000 match funding backing to aid its Last Mile Initiative, that’s helping lift communities from rural poverty, including farmers in Colombia and Guatemala...
Grameen Foundation announces funding boost for microfinance activities in Latin AmericaBlog Post
NextBillion left off in 2008 with Rob’s post about Kiva and I’ll pick up in the new year where Rob left off.? I recently sat down with Matt Flannery, Founder of Kiva, to chat about BOP Source and Kiva’s work in Asia. I wanted to share a brief update on the latter and point you to...
Prospects of Kiva’s Activities in AsiaBlog Post
So much to read, so little time?but these activities are definitely worth a look-over.Berni Labs - Distributing “Bug Balancer” Pest repellant for farmersJorge Berni, a longtime resident of the agriculture-dependent community in Los Mochis, Mexico, was convinced that farmers needed...
Rwandan coffee to Vegetable oil to Bug repellant?activities of all shapes, sizes, tastes and smellNews
Nowadays, it is not enough for a business merely to make money. Companies also have to demonstrate that they care about the society and environment in which they operate. This notion has caught on to such an extent that the concept it helped to create Corporate Social Responsibility has itself become a big business. But, while this is largely an additional activity indulged in by large companies, a new type of small business is springing up. Social enterprise...
The social enterprise business model is a proven means of developing people-centred activities that