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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.

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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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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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Social Enterprise

From Assiut to Zacatecas, do-gooders swarm startup competitions

Social enterprise is popping up in startup competitions around the developed world, but tech-savvy social entrepreneurs from developing countries are scoring wins and turning heads as well.

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Social Enterprise

Changing the world, McDonalds style: 5 great social franchises

Social franchising is a big deal, recently called the future of social enterprise and even "the solution for U.K. unemployment." Here's a look at our five favorites.

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Social Enterprise

How to sell Big Macs in India: A lesson for social entrepreneurs

Social enterprises often takes their cues from venture capital, but a recent article at Co.Exist claims there is a lot to learn from the big, bad transnational corporations as well.

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Value Chains

Water ATMs bring new meaning to pay-as-you go

In India, water entrepreneurs are bringing clean water to more people than ever, and spurring economic development through profitable water ATMs.

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Social Enterprise

Interview: D-Rev's Krista Donaldson on designing health products for the world's poor

Across the globe, public hospitals struggle to pay for resources needed to treat even the most basic inflictions. But a San Francisco based non-profit is working to change that.

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Mobile Technology

Quotable: Mobile financial services won't reach scale without women

One way to reduce the gender gap for the unbanked is to get more women using mobile financial services.

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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.

Silulo has educated over 10,000 students in computer and business skills. Photo: <a href="http://www.silulo.co.za/wp-content/gallery/graduation2011/8.jpg">Silulo</a>

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Social Enterprise

'Social franchising' is hot, but it's easier said than done

Luvuyo Rani, a teacher-turned-entrepreneur, hopes to lead a computing revolution with his low-cost internet cafes.

In Kenya, young people open small businesses to improve their communities such as this tea nursery and mushroom farm. Photo: <a href="http://www.mercycorps.org/photoessay/2012accomplishments#photo-10">Salma Bahramy/Mercy Corps</a>

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Youth Skills

Youth-led programs: A fresh perspective to solve youth unemployment

A new set of youth employment programs is built on the proposition that the best people to design such programs are young people themselves.

World Inequality Database on Education: Haiti Data <a href="http://www.education-inequalities.org/">visualized</a> helps program designers know who to target.

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Youth Skills

Who needs education most? A new data source visualizes it

In the race to be qualified for good jobs the starting line is jagged-some youth start further ahead than others. The best programs use data to smooth the line out.