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From Unite for Sight: Big Development’s Raw Consequences in ’Good Fortune’
The conference opened with a screening of the award-winning documentary, "Good Fortune" a documentary presenting two stark cases of massive international aid and its consequences. The film follows two Kenyans whose lives collide with outsiders’ projects - one via the UN and another through modern-day farming practices of private industry.
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Join the Twitter Chat With Ashoka, NextBillion on Affordable Housing
NextBillion will be teaming up Ashoka from 3-5 p.m. EST on Wednesday, April 27 to talk about sustainable, affordable housing innovations for low-income consumers. We want to hear your ideas, questions and examples of successful collaborations between entrepreneurs, companies and the public sector in developing affordable housing solutions.
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With Info, LaborVoices Aims to Revolutionize Migrant Labor Markets
Global labor markets are complex and rife with power imbalances: dangerous working conditions, difficult hours, abusive employers, human trafficking and even slavery. How does one create a more humane and fair scenario? LaborVoices, a new startup social enterprise, aims to place power back into the hands of the worker, starting with information.
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