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Former Bike Snatcher Learns to Share, Builds Successful Social Enterprise in South Africa
As a teen, Jeffrey Mulaudzi’s obsession with bicycles got him arrested for stealing one. But now the 22-year-old from Alexandria township in Johannesburg, South Africa,is a proud owner of a bike sharing company that employs six other people and provide bike tours for tourists who want to visit Alexandria.
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Viewpoint: Social Entrepreneurship by the Billions
An audacious effort to provide digital ID numbers throughout India illustrates the potential for large-scale change.
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Schwab Foundation recognizes social innovators around the world
This year, Poonam Bir Kasturi, who founded Daily Dump, is among the awardees. Winner of the 2015 India Social Entrepreneur of the Year (SEOY) Awards, conducted by the Jubilant Bhartia Foundation, a not-for-profit organization established by the Jubilant Bhartia Group in association with the Schwab Foundation, Kasturi is looking to encourage people to take up composting at their homes with a range of attractive-looking composters.
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Kiva Cofounder Raises $9.2 Million For A ‘Branchless Bank’ For The Developing World
For his new concept of a “branchless bank,” Flannery’s going the startup route with some of Silicon Valley’s best known investors.
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Visa Enters Somalia’s Financial Market
Visa Inc. has signed an agreement with Somalia’s Premier Bank that will enable Visa cardholders in Somalia to use Premier Bank’s ATM network in the country.
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When People Say They ‘Lack the Money to be Banked’ – Here’s What They Mean
Between 2014-2015, Bankable Frontier Associates worked with other partners to collect baseline data on access to financial services in three member countries: Fiji, Samoa and the Solomon Islands. In these surveys, not having enough money also emerged, unsurprisingly, as the number one reason for not having a bank account among unbanked Pacific Islanders. But here's what we found when we dug a bit deeper.
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How PayPal is Moving Beyond Payments: An Interview with Tyler Spalding
Many people know PayPal primarily through its ubiquitous buttons enabling online donations to nonprofits, blogs and other websites and causes. But it also has a significant presence in the world of social business – something that represents a growing priority for the payments provider. We discussed this evolving focus with Tyler Spalding, lead manager on PayPal's Social Innovation team.
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How Entrepreneurship Unlocked Workplace Daycare for the Children of Garment Workers
With Bangladesh reigning as the cheapest place to produce clothing in the world, the government and the multinational businesses that depend on low-cost labour have yet to tackle the root of poor working conditions. One social entrepreneur, however, has steadily made progress partnering with communities and factories to improve the lives of women workers and their children. Ashoka Fellow Suraiya Haque founded Phulki in 1991, and today the organisation operates nearly 90 community-based and 25 factory-based daycare centres in Dhaka.
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