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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

“FINALLY A PANEL AND NOT A 'MANEL'”: GENDER EQUALITY DOMINATES DAVOS

Influencers called for global gender inclusivity at the 2018 World Economic Forum.

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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

No Toilet, No Marriage

A new rom-com from India has a serious social justice issue at heart: toilets.

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Sustainable Energy

A Plastic Bag Can Now Cost You $38,000 In Kenya

As of today, it is punishable by up to four years in jail and a $38,000 fine to have a plastic bag in Kenya. The Kenyan government says it criminalized the pollutant to protect the environment and the health of Kenyans.

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Social Enterprise

Hope for Change Buried in the Heap

Nairobi, East Africa’s tech hub, is drowning in a sea of the world’s, and its own, e-waste.

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Value Chains

This Roof Fights Rain, Heat, Climate Change and Monkeys

When two feet of rain fell on Ahmedabad, India, during the monsoon season, residents like Meena Soni thought about upgrading their roofs. Until recently, they had no choice but to go into debt for an expensive concrete slab roof.

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Social Enterprise

Quotable: Smart Slums Pioneer Innovative Tech Solutions

Where there is need, there is innovation.

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Social Enterprise

In India, the solution to trash might be to eat it

Concern over plastic waste levels ignites innovation throughout India.

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Social Enterprise

This week: Refugees return to Syria border town after ISIS ousted

This week's roundup of top stories affecting global development solutions from across the internet.

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Sustainable Energy

Creating Water Security: Is It Possible?

Water shortages are a constant source of conflict and unrest for most of the world. Can private water lenders provide the solution?

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Social Enterprise

Weekly News Brief: Destitution Drives People to Work with Waste

A weekly roundup of development news from around the Internet

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Financial Inclusion

A New Look at Refugees

As refugees flock to cities, an aid organization reminds leaders that the newcomers can be assets.

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Financial Inclusion

Who is benefiting from Kenya's economic boom?

Kenya is one of the fastest growing economies in the world, but income inequality is high.

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Social Enterprise

"Why Aren't Cool Things Made in Africa?"

Arunga tackles the toughest everyday problems in Kenya: from inter-African trade to sanitation. She believes that directing efforts towards product realization will help answer a lot of the problems they have.