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December 7, 2012
UN: Advancing internet access in developing countries paramounts to sustainable economies
At a global meeting on Internet governance recently, a top level UN official was of the opinion that embedding sustainable economies in developing countries would directly involve helping countries scale their citizens’ access to internet. Read more here.
December 7, 2012
How poor make sacrifices to keep a mobile phone
This post challenges the belief that mobile phones have only transformed the lives of the poor in the developing world for the better. According to study done by iHub, an incubator for Kenyan tech start-ups, most Africans will skip a meal or walk rather than take a bus to keep […]
December 7, 2012
How technology forms a way out of poverty
A new study by Professor Julian May, director of the Institute for Social Development at the University of the Western Cape recently revealed his new study that proves that access to ICT contributed to 0.5 per cent annual household income and had other positive effects in 20 poorest areas in […]
December 3, 2012
Singapore: Government urges business to take the lead in supporting social enterprises
The Minister for Social and Family Development Chan Chun Sing has urged the private sector in Singapore to support social enterprises more. While the government is providing their support to social enterprises, it is not enough and businesses must take the lead in exploring the impact that social enterprises can […]
December 3, 2012
Big Lottery Fund gives £ 15.5 million to social enterprises
The Big Lottery Fund, with the end goal of making the running of community organizations and social enterprises more sustainable has invested a sum of £ 15.5 million in social enterprises. Read more here.
December 3, 2012
UK: Allia aims to find a risk efficient way to invest in social impact bonds
UK based non-profit Allia is devising a new way by which investment in social impact bonds will become low risk, particularly ‘high risk on growth but a low risk on capital’. This bond will be called Future for Children Bond, and will be rolled out in January next year. Read […]
December 3, 2012
AFD and I-ADB partner to pump in funds worth US$300 million in Latin America
The French development agency AFD and the Inter-American Development Bank, or the I-ADB have signed an agreement that spans three years and aims to promote the development agencies’ efforts in Latin America and the Caribbean. The agencies have set a ‘collaboration portfolio’ of about US$300 million for 2013. Read more […]
December 3, 2012
UK launches first local authority Social Impact Bond
Bridges Ventures and Big Society Capital recently announced that they are the lead investors in a new SIB (Social Impact Bond) which will help vulnerable youth get appropriate care. Read more here.
December 3, 2012
IIX and SEAS sign MoU to collaborate on promoting social enterprises in Asia Pacific
IIX, or Impact Investment Exchange Asia, and SEAS, or Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore recently signed an MoU to promote the growth and expansion of social enterprises in regions of the Asia Pacific. Read more here.
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GST 2.0 and Tax Cuts: Can They Make Growth Fairer and Greener?
India's latest GST reform, being termed as GST 2.0, is more than just slashing rates. By simplifying the tax structure, cutting levies on essentials, and supporting renewable infrastructure, it's open..
Reimagining Sports in CSR: From Tokenism to a Vehicle for Multiplying Impact
In 2023–24, Indian companies spent about ₹1,396 crore of their CSR budgets on sports — just 4% of the total ₹34,909 crore Indian corporates spent on CSR that year. Most of the rest went to edu..
Interactive SHG Map of India: 7.5 million Women Self Help Groups are spread across 27 States and 6 UTs in India
Under the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), India has 7.5 million Women Self Help Groups (SHGs) spread across 27 states and 6 Union Territories. Each of these small, self-governed, and peer-co..