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Givology: Using Social Networks to Connect Education with the Developing World
Author: Knowledge@Wharton
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Publication Year: 2009
A group of Wharton students launched an online site called Givology.org, whose purpose is to raise money for scholarships and education projects in the developing world.
An Empire for Poor Working Women, Guided by a Gandhian Approach
Author: Sengupta, Somini
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: The New York Times
Publication Year: 2009
Thirty-five years ago in this once thriving textile town, Ela Bhatt fought for higher wages for women who ferried bolts of cloth on their heads. Next, she created India's first women's bank.
Medicines for Malaria Venture: Accessing the Inaccessible
Authors: Yadav, P.; Stapleton, O.; Van Wassenhove, Luk
Product Type: Cases
Source: INSEAD
Publication Year: 2009
Malaria causes over 1 million deaths per year, 90% of which are preventable.
The 'Underprivileged Majority': Merging Policy with Practice to Help India's Poor
Author: Knowledge@Wharton
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Publication Year: 2008
Despite the rapid ascent of India's economy in recent years, the country's poverty rate continues to decline at the same 1% that it did in the 1970s.
The Poor as Stakeholders: Can 'Inclusive Capitalism' Thrive in India?
Author: Knowledge@Wharton
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Publication Year: 2008
Fabindia Overseas is India's largest private retail platform for a wide range of products made using craft-based processes that derive from traditional skills and techniques.
Nidan: Tapping into 'the Wealth of the Poor' -- Their Numbers
Author: Knowledge@Wharton
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Publication Year: 2009
Based in Patna, Bihar, with additional operations in the states of Jharkhand, Delhi and Rajasthan, Nidan comprises "a range of cooperatives, self-help groups, trade unions, and individual and community businesses launched by Nidan that have positioned unorganized workers as legitimate competitors in India's globalizing markets," according to the Khemka Foundation's website.
Hand in Hand in India
Authors: Barkema, H.; Sjoman, Anders; Lerpold, L.
Product Type: Cases
Source: Stockholm School of Economics
Publication Year: 2008
Hand in Hand is a multinational NGO working with microfinance and poverty alleviation.
EDF and the Energy Access Programme
Authors: Hanson, M.; Hopman, N.; Coolidge, A.
Product Type: Cases
Source: INSEAD
Publication Year: 2009
Electricite de France, France's main electricity generation and distribution company and a major player in European energy markets, began a handful of pilot projects in the early 1990s, providing electricity access to off-grid rural consumers in Africa.
Microfinance in China: A Growing Footprint in the Wake of New Guidelines
Author: Knowledge@Wharton
Product Type: Magazine / Newspaper Articles
Source: Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Publication Year: 2009
The notion that banks are built to serve those who are relatively well off has been challenged by Muhammad Yunus, the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner and founder of Grameen Bank.
Vodafone Publishes Study on Socio-economic Impact of Mobile Phones in India
Author: Vodafone
Product Type: Policy and Issue Reports
Source: Vodafone
Publication Year: 2009
Vodafone recently launched their latest addition to their series of studies on the socio-economic impact of mobile phones...
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