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July 31, 2012
What is the impact of impact investing
Impact investing is the concept of doing social good by investing in projects of ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) themes. This puts them in a separate class from philanthropic nonprofits, yet not completely in the class of the traditional for-profits in terms of operations. Read more here.
July 31, 2012
Market for Social Impact Investing by Private Equity Funds Stands at US$4 Billion in the United States
This report by INSIGHT at Pacific Community Ventures values the total assets managed by U.S. private equity managers with the goal of achieving both financial returns and intentional social benefits at approximately $4 billion. Read it here.
July 31, 2012
India: Jairam for green toilets on train
For the lower and middle class Indian, trains are the preferred method of travelling. However the sanitation facilities on the trains are less than satisfactory – the waste is thrown out of running trains onto the tracks. Now the rural development minister Jairam Ramesh is campaigning for the improvement of toilet […]
July 31, 2012
Zambia: The total sanitation roll-out
Chief Macha has been a major force in the implementation of the Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) – a UNICEF-supported strategy. Last Saturday UNICEF honoured the chief, who through his efforts has made his area open defecation-free (ODF), as a UNICEF Zambia Supporter for Sanitation. Read more here.
July 31, 2012
India: Rural Ministry to install DRDO’s green toilets nationwide
The Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) have turned to developing technology for basic human needs after successfully working on missiles. Their ‘green toilets’ will be installed in various gram panchayats to check open defecation. Read more here.
July 31, 2012
20,000 poor families to get toilets in rural Rajasthan
Under the “Mukhya Mantri Gramin BPL Awas Yojana” in Rajasthan, India, Vedanta Hindustan Zinc has joined hands with the Rajasthan Government to construct house-hold toilets for 20,000 BPL (Below Poverty Line) families in Rajasthan. This programme aims to discourage and eventually stop the practice of open defecation, of which India is […]
July 31, 2012
Zambia: UNICEF blames diseases on poor sanitation
According to the UNICEF, 80 per cent of diseases in Zambia are caused by environmental, water and sanitation related problems. UNICEF specialist on sanitation, Giveson Zulu also says rural areas in Zambia still record low percentages on sanitation coverage. Read more here.
July 31, 2012
Water harvesting slakes thirst at an innovative Kenyan inn
When Gaitano Likhavila was still working as an accountant at the provincial hospital in the west Kenyan town of Kakamega he witnessed a hospital being closed down due to shortage of water, while it poured on the roof outside. This got him kickstarting his business now known as the KwelaKwela Inn, […]
July 31, 2012
Turning ‘poop’ into profits
In the developing world, the answer to the persistent problem of sanitation and open defecation is not in building more toilets, but in treating the fecal sludge that fills up the built toilets, and reders them useless due to low maintenance availability. In developing countries, the treatment followed in developed […]
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