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The New Frontlines of Capitalism

Posted on November 16, 2007
Topics: Economic Development, Microfinance
Previously filed under: Africa, Microfinance
Peace Corps volunteer, Nathalie Boittin, discovered that both producing and selling soap in Burkina Faso come with unique challenges.
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Women Still Back of the Queue on Land Access

Posted on August 9, 2007
Previously filed under: Africa, Culture and Society
With the AIDS epidemic tearing families apart, women are going against inheritance customs and fighting for land rights in Africa.
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Positive Women Taking Their Place in the Economy

Posted on May 10, 2007
Previously filed under: Africa, Success Stories
Local Ugandan NGOs help provide HIV positive women with projects that help support them and their families.
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More than Micro

Posted on May 4, 2007
Previously filed under: Opinions and Editorials
Ritu Sharma of the Women's Edge Coalition argues for the economic empowerment of women worldwide.
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Keywords: microfinance, women, children, economics, money

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Middle School Lesson Plans: Women and Globalization

Posted on September 15, 2006
Previously filed under: Europe and Middle East, Grades 6-8
These resources are appropriate for grade levels 6th, 7th and 8th.
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High School Lesson Plans: Women and Globalization

Posted on September 15, 2006
Previously filed under: Africa, Grades 9-12
These resources are appropriate for grade levels 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th.
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Making Waves: A Courageous Widow Opens Opportunities for Girls

Posted on September 8, 2006
Previously filed under: Asia, Success Stories
With the help of Mercy Corps, leaders like Tutinisso Nasarova are fighting to increase options for young women in rural Tajikistan.
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Why Focus on Poor Women and How Best to Serve Them

Posted on May 16, 2006
Topics: Economic Development, Women
Previously filed under: Microfinance
Most poor people are women and most women are poor - yet almost all low income women are economically active and would benefit tremendously from access to microfinance.
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Village Phone - Multi-Stakeholder Partnership in Action

Posted on February 7, 2006
Previously filed under: Asia, Microfinance
Read about this innovative program that brings new information technology, creates jobs and empowers women in isolated rural areas.
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Keywords: poverty, empowerment, women, Grameen, microenterprise

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As Growth Slows, India Awakens to Need for Foreign Investment

International Herald Tribune - Wed, 02/08/2012 - 08:26
India’s central bank and economic analysts predict that growth will fall sharply to 7 percent this fiscal year and remain sluggish.

Social responsibility and a new world order

Washington Post - Innovations - Tue, 02/07/2012 - 07:56
Just before the New Year, the London-based Center for Economics and Business Research announced that Brazil had overtaken the United Kingdom as the world’s sixth largest economy. Furthermore, it predicted that by 2020, India and Russia will also have overtaken all the European economic powers.

Aid for trade policy rears its ugly head

The Guardian's Poverty Matters - Mon, 02/06/2012 - 01:41
The UK government's dismay at not being granted the contract for Typhoon fighter jets in India is an indication that its controversial aid for trade policy is still very much alive.

Liberia's battle to put the lights back on

The Guardian's Poverty Matters - Sun, 02/05/2012 - 23:00
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has set ambitious targets to restore the country's electricity supply. But will it meet them by 2015?

As Africa's consumers rise, so does inequality

Yale Global Online - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 10:17
Kenya struggles to spread the wealth from rapid growth.
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