According to Nextbillion.net, LeapFrog has established the first ever fund dedicated solely to investing in microinsurance (for more posts on the subject you can go here) throughout the world. Jim Roth, the fund’s founder, said that this $137 million fund will…
Check out Nextbillion.net’s post about the ACARA Challenge. They have what appears to be 8 great social businesses still in the running. You can see them here. One interesting observation is the number of innovations concerned with clean cooking stoves…
Nextbillion.net interviewed the Rajesh Joseph, CEO of LabourNet, a social enterprise aimed to help informal urban labour continue to find employment, job security and training. Shital wrote about this venture back in July.
The organization’s holistic approach is one that I believe is…
Unitus Capital, an affiliate of Unitus, is looking for an Associate in the Financial Advisory division. Here is a detailed description from Nextbillion.net:
Position Description: The Associate is a key member of our team, and this position presents an excellent opportunity…
The World Resources Institute (WRI) and Nextbillion.net recently published a great interview with C. K. Prahalad on the role of private enterprise in development and poverty alleviation. Prahalad is the author of The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid and one of…
D.light Design is looking for a Head of Sales & Marketing:
D.light Energy Pvt. Ltd. is looking to hire an experienced and creative Head of Sales & Marketing (India) to rapidly develop a pan-India distribution channel capable of reaching deep rural, while…
But what really has us excited is the excitement at the consumer level. If you have a chance, visit D.light’s website to see hear some of the remarkable stories of their customers and how light has impacted their lives. And also take…
To start, I want to say that my mind has been racing despite sleep deprivation and jet lag since I touched down in Mumbai at 0135 IST this morning. This is the first I have set foot in India since…
Not long ago, we had written about Envirofit, a company that manufactures and sells clean burining high-efficiency cookstoves to consumers in India.
Nextbillion reports that they have already sold 10,000 stoves and are ramping up production quickly. Of course, its a drop in…
PepsiCo Foundation has awarded two grants, totaling $76 million, to sustainable water and sanitation efforts by WaterPartners and Safe Water Network. The PR release describes each program. WaterPartners will use the award to implement their WaterCredit program:
The WaterCredit program in India has two main…
