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October 1, 2012
The next UN goals must tackle open defecation, says expert
A number of experts have tentatively grafted a document on what the next set of UN goals should be, come 2015. A report by the WHO details that as many as 15 per cent of the global population openly defecates in open fields, forests, bushes and water bodies, putting the […]
October 1, 2012
Former UNICEF official discusses water issues
Clarissa Brocklehurst, former chief of water, sanitation and hygiene for UNICEF recently delivered a lecture in UNC (University of North Carolina) wherein she touched upon most of the existent conditions prevalent in water and sanitation access in the developing world today. Read more here.
October 1, 2012
Levels & Trends in Child Mortality: Report 2012
This UN report consists of estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, and includes statistics related the decrease in child mortality due to preventable diseases globally. While notable differences have been shown statistically, there is still not much of an effort if achievement of MDGs (Millennium […]
October 1, 2012
Global Access to Clean Drinking Water and Sanitation: U.S. and International Programs
This report by the Congressional Research Service lists down the international programmes, projects and aids active in the world in the access to water and sanitation sector. Recently released, this report enlists the access rates to water and sanitation, amounts of international spending directed towards scaling it, and the US’s […]
October 1, 2012
GIZ helps to establish social investment awareness in India
While globally, there is a potential of as much as US$4 billion being pumped into impact and social investment scenario, the scene has also been active in India, with investors having invested US$600 million in the sector already. GIZ (Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeits) will now be setting up a new […]
October 1, 2012
OECD and G8 look to make social investments
Impact investment is filling out the gap left by the limitations of NGOs and public bodies by financing projects single-handedly as well as through PPPs (Public-Private Partnerships). Given this background the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) and G8 countries are aggressively restructuring their aid patterns. Read more here.
October 1, 2012
Edinburgh office of Leapfrog invests US$15 million in micro-insurance
The Edinburgh office of global social investment company Leapfrog recently brokered US$15 million or £ 9.3 million investment for a company in India which provides low cost insurance to rural populations. Read more here.
October 1, 2012
Crowdsourcing as social impact investing: Q&A with Woodie Neiss
Sherwood Neiss (‘Woodie’) is one of the three entrepreneurs who helped change a 78 year old securities law for legalizing crowdfunding in the US. He was inspired by the fact that while he and his friends were regular investors in crowdfunding places like Kiva and Kickstarter, there was nothing similar […]
October 1, 2012
Intended outcomes of the Impact Investment Initiatives by Rockefeller Foundation
Back in 2008, the board of the Rockefeller Foundation approved US$38 million in favour of impact investment for the period up to 2011. This was then extended to 2013. This post looks at what the board meant as the intended outcome of this investment. Read more here.
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Interactive SHG Map of India: 7.5 million Women Self Help Groups are spread across 27 States and 6 UTs in India
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