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Why Nairobi is the Stage for the 4th-Annual oikos UNDP Academy
Kenya’s capital city of Nairobi is a good fit for the annual oikos UNDP academy. Since its 2009 inauguration in Switzerland, the academy has leapfrogged from Costa Rica, to India, and now turns toward Kenya where it will be hosted from Aug. 12-17 by the Strathmore Business School in Nairobi
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Making Connections: Mercy Corps’ Market Mission : A Q&A With CEO Neal Keny-Guyer
Earlier this month, we formally welcomed Mercy Corps as a NextBillion Content Partner. I had a chance to speak with Mercy Corps CEO Neal Keny-Guyer, who has lead the organization since 1994 and taken it in new directions. "We try to make use of already existing market relationships – those between buyers, sellers, producers and consumers – to bridge social and political divides via business and trade."
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