Global Envision | The Confluence of Global Markets and Poverty Alleviation

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Social Enterprise

Interview: Rogue Venture Partner's Tom Sperry on Mentoring Entrepreneurs in Palestine

All startups face the universal challenge of transforming an idea into an attractive investment. An integral part of this process, according to Tom Sperry, is finding a good mentor.

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Financial Inclusion

Poor and unbanked in India? The government has 12 digits for you

India is the first nation aiming to achieve greater financial inclusion for its citizens by issuing biometrically verified personal ID numbers.

Avon in Uganda? How microfranchises create small, low-risk jobs

Geeks to the rescue: How to save the world in 54 hours

As the developing world booms, old multinationals quake

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Social Enterprise

Avon in Uganda? How microfranchises create small, low-risk jobs

A door-to-door sales company in Uganda is giving a shot at entrepreneurship to would-be entrepreneurs who don’t want to risk everything.

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Youth Skills

Microsoft’s game plan: Help today’s youth prepare for tomorrow’s jobs

Event recap: An evolving job market and outdated education system has left millions of youth around the world without the skills or opportunities to get a decent job after graduation. Microsoft wants to change that.

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Social Enterprise

Geeks to the rescue: How to save the world in 54 hours

A new tech event in Portland is promising to turn local entrepreneurs into global problem-solvers.

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Sustainable Energy

Interview: Bringing light and stoves to rural East Timor

Lack of energy access does more then keep households in the dark: it also limits economic development and exacerbates health problems. An interview with Will Barron about innovative ways to make solar electricity and efficient cookstoves available in the marketplace in Timor-Leste.

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Youth Skills

Gaza Sky Geeks: Supporting tech entrepreneurs in the Gaza Strip

In the isolated Gaza Strip, economic instability is a constant. But Gaza Sky Geeks Laboratory is helping the region capitalize on one of its biggest assets: its technical graduates. We interview its co-founder, Reem Omran.

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Financial Inclusion

Visualizing Financial Inclusion (and Shaping It)

Want to see just how fast financial inclusion is spreading? Just map it.

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Youth Skills

As the developing world booms, old multinationals quake

In the next 15 years, the number of people in the consuming class will double and, for the first time ever, emerging markets will have more purchasing power than developed economies combined.