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Digitizing Savings Circles for the Base of the Pyramid: Bringing a centuries-old concept into the digital age
Traditional savings circles have existed in different forms for centuries, and are popular in immigrant communities in the U.S. and emerging markets around the world. Accion Venture Lab discusses how the Internet and social media are allowing companies to formalize and digitize them to make them more accessible to a greater number of people.
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The Ticket to Ride a ‘Smart’ Bus Includes Public Health Info: Engaging, educating and learning from Nairobi commuters via SMS
A recent project shows that public transit can be a great platform for research and education, and has the potential to give small businesses an effective communication and marketing facility that previously only large companies could afford.
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