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Social Enterprise

Video: Colombia: Cultivating Peace on a Farm

Today, two years after the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia formally disbanded, Marcos Martinez works at a farm cooperative with other ex-combattants to bring peace and nourishment back to the region.

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Weekly news roundup: Zimbabwe sees electoral violence, Yemen conflict worsens, and US economic forecasts look grim.

A weekly roundup of mainstream news about the context in which Mercy Corps works, focused on development and innovation.

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Social Enterprise

Quotable: Space-based Internet

Facebook may soon enter the race to supply the world with high-speed internet—from space.

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Social Enterprise

Tunisia turns to innovation to keep economy afloat

The Arab Spring brought democracy to Tunisia, but with it came economic woes and disillusionment. A new law aims to strengthen the country's startup culture and usher in a new technological age.

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Social Enterprise

Link: How to Track the U.N.'s 17 Developmental Goals for 2030

The U.N. gave the world 15 years to achieve 17 substantial goals. Now you can track their progress.

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Financial Inclusion

Quotable: Syria's Current Economy

Countries like Russia and China are rushing in to help reconstruct Syria, gaining an economic leverage in the country.

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Financial Inclusion

How an algorithm could impact the refugee crisis

Researchers at Stanford University have produced a new algorithm that could be the answer to ending unemployment in groups of resettled refugees.

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Financial Inclusion

What to watch for in Davos

Expect the words “Davos” and “World Economic Forum” to spam your news feeds this week, as the world’s political and social leaders meet in Davos, Switzerland, to try to improve life for the global community.

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Tourism's Effect on Bali: By the Numbers

The small Indonesian island of Bali is a vacation hotspot for tourists from around the world - Trip Advisor lists Bali as the No. 1 vacation destination in the world. But one of its beautiful attractions is threatening the island’s economy.

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Social Enterprise

The Limitations and Potential Impact of Crowdfunded Social Good

Crowdfunding could compensate for the new administration's “America First” agenda.

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Value Chains

Rice and Beans costs $320 in South Sudan

In developing countries, the share of income spent on food can be dramatic.

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Value Chains

Agruppa: A Fresh, Healthy, and Affordable Mom-and-Pop Shop Revolution

A Bogota based startup champions regional food security by connecting smallholder farmers with urban mom-and-pop shops.

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Financial Inclusion

Jeffrey Garten looks at the long story of globalization

In a recent Global Envision talk, the Yale professor says that globalization is inevitable.

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Financial Inclusion

New Tech on the Development Block

From promoting financial inclusion to combating illegal logging, blockchain technology is rapidly proving to be a force for good in the developing world.