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December 26, 2013
Microinsurance in Asia and Oceania grows by 40%
According to a new research by the Munich Re Foundation and the GIZ, microinsurance coverage has increased at an annual growth rate of 40% in the Asia and Oceania region. However, this growth is still low, as microinsurance as of now covers only 5% of the population living in Asia […]
December 26, 2013
Global Financial Development Report 2014: Financial Inclusion
According to this new report by the World Bank, advances in technologies applicable to financial inclusion, like mobile payments, mobile banking, etc., benefit low income populations of the world the most. This report is the second in a series and is a comprehensive study on financial inclusion. Read the report […]
December 26, 2013
Ethiopia: Country powers 13,200 homes with solar energy
According to Ethiopian Energy Ministry, solar systems project worth US$11 million has been launched in the country. Since the launch of the project, 13,200 systems have been installed. Another 11,800 systems will be installed upon its completion. Read more here.
December 26, 2013
Ghana’s mothers to become solar engineers
After the successful Barefoot solar model from India, Solar Venture Africa and the NGO Village Exchange Ghana will be organizing a workshop in rural Ghana to make solar engineers out of Ghanaian mothers. This is to help them produce small and low cost solar powered devices to be sold locally. […]
December 26, 2013
AfDB: Solar PV for 70,000 Tanzanian households
The African Development Bank recently approved an amount of US$ 50 million for solar and geothermal investment in the country. This grant includes off-grid solar installations for up to 10 remote districts in rural Tanzania, benefiting about 70,000 rural households. Read more here.
December 26, 2013
5 market innovations revolutionizing solar usage in the developing world
Solar lantern and home systems deployment for the large portions of un-electrified low income world are established as the most sustainable way to let people at the base of the pyramid access light. This post looks at 5 of the most successful models that involve people’s faster adoption of solar […]
December 26, 2013
Cemex joins Global Alliance of Clean Cookstoves
Global buildings material company Cemex is the latest company to join the Global Alliance of Clean Cookstoves in its effort to help people in Latin America and Asia adopt clean cookstoves. It recently signed an agreement with the UN Foundation towards this end. Read more here.
December 26, 2013
Why clean cookstoves mean true economic development in Mozambique
NDZiLO is an ethanol stove company which seeks to solve the problems of women of Mozambique, who spend hours cooking on charcoal stoves which cause a number of health problems. NDZiLO stoves can make the company an economically viable value proposition for combating the use of these stoves. The sale […]
December 26, 2013
Indian scientist awarded UN prize for research on black carbon and methane effect on the environment
Indian scientist Veerabhadran Ramanathan recently received the United Nations Champion of the Earth award for his research on the effect of black carbon and methane on the environment. A professor at The Energy and Resources Institute, his work helps quantify the effect of the black carbon or soot, produced in […]
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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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