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A child eats Plumpy'nut in Ethiopia. Photo: Bija Gutoff/Mercy Corps.

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Franchised manufacturing: For social enterprises, an idea worth copying

How do you get poverty-fighting products to the furthest corners of the globe the way that Coca-Cola gets its products there? Use the same strategy, obviously.

Eating well isn't only good for you, it's good for the economy, too. Photo: Edgar Putul/Mercy Corps Guatemala

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The world's cheapest path to wealth: Well-fed kids

In a time of global economic crisis, the world is exploring every possible hindrance to economic growth: debt, unemployment, inflation... malnutrition?

Since 1990, two billion people have gained access to safe drinking water. Photo: <a href=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldbank/2944066693/in/photostream/">Curt Carnemark / World Bank</a>

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Cheers to Clean Drinking Water

Drink up, everyone, there’s great news in the wonderful world of water.

More consumers are choosing products that are both hip and support a cause. Photo:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27055329@N06/5770536860/">mariahfleming (Flickr)</a>

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Tom's Shoes succeeds at marketing, but Warby Parker wins for a better anti-poverty model

This article was republished in The Christian Science Monitor.

Every 30 seconds a child dies of malaria. Scientists have genetically modified a mosquito that could potentially stop the spread of malaria. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gravitywave/478019200/">Photo:Gravitywave (flickr)</a>

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Ending malaria: How genetically modified mosquitos could unlock Africa's wealth

This article was republished in The Christian Science Monitor.

Crowded slums in Rio de Janeiro provide a stark embodiment of the challenges presented by population growth. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26107309@N05/2550699761/">Crystal Davis, World Resource Institute (flickr)</a>

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How to limit population growth? Save the children.

The world’s seven billionth person is more likely than ever to see her fifth birthday, according to Save the Children. But some people might view that as a bad thing.

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Feeding School Children in the Land of Plenty

In Guinea Bissau, West Africa food aid provided by the World Food Program adds an extra incentive for students to attend school and parents to send them there.

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Battle Against TB Continues Despite Recent Successes

The inextricable link between poverty and TB indicates that in order to eradicate the disease, poverty must be targetted as well.

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Improving Sanitation in Pakistan

A new campaign in Pakistan aims to make sure rural citizens have access to proper sanitation facilities.

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Medical Migration

The how and why of healthworker's migration, and the benefits it may have for their country of origin.

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Planet of Slums

A new film gives insight into the lives of those living in Kibera, an urban slum of Nairobi.

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Plumpynut - A Tool for Malnutrition

A recent innovation called Plumpynut has achieved significant success in combating malnutrition in rural Sub-saharan Africa, where many conventional supplements fall short.

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Internet Use Linked to HIV Awareness

Data from a study in Uganda suggests that the internet is an important tool for increasing HIV awareness.

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Leadership in Botswana

Corporations are increasing their involvement in fighting HIV/AIDS, both as a dimension of social responsibility and as an effort to protect their workforce and clientele.

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Good-Looking Samaritan

South African businesses are stepping up awareness campaigns about HIV, as high-risk youth become increasingly impervious to messages from traditional sources.

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