Global Envision | The Confluence of Global Markets and Poverty Alleviation

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Youth Skills

Mobile Tech: a peaceful yet powerful weapon in Kenya

Mobile connections in the hands of youth may be the secret weapon for a strong democratic future in Kenya.

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Social Enterprise

Why China must build a supportive ecosystem for its new crop of NGOs

China’s fast-growing mass of social entrepreneurs are being held back by government regulation and a lack of funding, according to a new report by Hong Kong-based FYSE.

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Financial Inclusion

Two ways to get farm loans where they're needed most: the boonies

To get small staple-crop farmers the loans they need, lenders must use new approaches tailored to the 90 percent of smallholders not in farmer organizations.

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Social Enterprise

How a Palestinian social gaming startup is taking off

Ayman Awartani is practically glowing as he tells the story of his startup, and with good reason.

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Value Chains

Chocolate shortage by 2020? How mini loans could save the day

Social lenders aren't meeting poor farmers' financing needs. If commercial buyers don't provide more capital, the world could face shortages of luxury cash crops.

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Social Enterprise

Meet MicroMentor, a free 'dating' website for business mentorship

MicroMentor is the OK Cupid of business mentorship sites--and it, too, is looking for new revenue streams.

Pakistan patches a startup culture tattered by disorder

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Social Enterprise

Pakistan patches up a startup culture tattered by disorder

With unrest stirring, Pakistan needs leaders to provide constructive answers to society’s challenges. Social entrepreneurs can do that, but they need mentors, says a recent report by the Economic Policy Group.

A 'DEMOGRAPHIC WINDOW' OF OPPORTUNITY: WHY YOUTH NEED BANK ACCESS NOW

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Social Enterprise

Extreme by design: Film tracks the world's biggest little ideas

Innovative, life-changing products offer simple solutions to complex problems in impoverished places. But their conception is often anything but simple.

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Value Chains

Natural disasters cost corporations $400 billion in 2011, UN says

Environmental disasters not only cripple smallholder farmers, they also mean high costs for the corporations at the buying end of the supply chain. A forthcoming UN report will show just how detrimental those costs can be.

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Youth Skills

In the spotlight: Two female warriors of social innovation

Two leading ladies were recognized last week for using supreme social innovation to connect youth with technology.

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Financial Inclusion

A 'demographic window' of opportunity: Why youth need bank access now

The enormous economic potential of developing countries depends on their response to a global demographic shift--a response that'll fail without universal, affordable access to financial services.