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Covering #SocialEnterprise and #business solutions to #GlobalDev challenges in #EmergingMarkets. A publication of the @wdavidsoninst.bsky.social, we publish original guest articles, and curated #news, #events, #jobs and #bizdev opportunities. No Paywall.
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· Sep 18
Aligning Capital with Justice: How Innovative Finance Can Enable the Final Stretch Toward Energy Access in Africa
How rethinking energy finance can help expand energy access to the remaining 10% of excluded communities — which are primarily in Africa.
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· Sep 15
A New Green Revolution in Indian Agriculture: How Satellite Remote Sensing is Quietly Transforming the Sector
How satellite remote sensing is enabling a data-driven revolution in Indian agriculture, and how the sector can foster wider adoption.
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· Sep 11
The ABCs of Catalytic Sunsetting: How Foundations and Other Philanthropic Funders Can Exit Boldly — And Leave a Bigger Legacy
How philanthropic funders can leverage “catalytic sunsetting," spending down their assets in a defined timeframe to catalyze systemic change.
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· Sep 8
Scaling Youth Entrepreneurship in Africa: A Multi-Stakeholder Approach for Developing Local Ecosystems
How youth entrepreneurship projects in Africa can leverage institutions like schools and public agencies to reach young people at scale.
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· Sep 2
A Field-Based Perspective on Sub-Saharan Africa’s Agriculture Crisis: Exploring the Four Critical Dimensions that are Driving Food Insecurity
How agriculture businesses, funders and policymakers can address the multifaceted factors that contribute to food insecurity in Africa.
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@nextbillion.bsky.social
· Aug 27
The Circular Solar Opportunity in Africa: How Refurbishing Solar Systems Can Reduce E-Waste and Expand Energy Access
Inter Ethiopia Solutions explores its circular economy approach to refurbishing solar home systems and repurposing lithium-ion batteries.
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· Aug 18
Building Smarter Data Practices in Entrepreneurship Support Ecosystems: How Entrepreneurs, Investors and Other Stakeholders Can Drive Systemic Change
How entrepreneurship support ecosystems can improve their monitoring, evaluation and learning and data-sharing practices.
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· Aug 12
A Global Effort to Unleash Local Data: How Open Mapping is Shaping Grassroots Climate Resilience Worldwide
How open mapping leverages community-generated data to create reliable maps of vulnerable areas for use in climate mitigation and adaptation.
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· Jul 24
Measuring Systems Change in Agricultural Finance in Africa: Practical Metrics and Guidance for Detecting and Tracking Real Change
Agricultural finance in Africa remains limited, but these metrics can help reveal whether systems change is actually happening in the sector.
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· Jul 21
From COVID to Foreign Aid Cuts: How Community-Led Financial Access Can Help Women and Their Communities Weather Crises
As foreign aid cuts and other crises reduce funding for women’s inclusion, community-led financial access is more important than ever.
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· Jul 17
The Rise of the Creator Economy in Emerging Markets: Empowering Youth and Marginalized Communities Through Web Monetization
How Web Monetization — a “pay-as-you-use” approach that enables small, real-time payments — can empower content creators in emerging markets.
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