It was a big week in the Twitterverse as POTUS – after six years in office – finally joined the fray. There were also plenty of Big Thoughts in the world covered by NextBillion, and we combed the scrolls to bring you some of the highlights.
Read our list and you’ll find yourself imagining a world without AIDS or the burden of surgical disease, where 21st century banking services are available throughout the global south, and major companies work overtime to engage women in low-income markets. And you’ll definitely think twice before asking permission to change the world.
As usual, we had a blast compiling our list. But we’d like your help. You are officially invited to tweet general social enterprise topics to @NextBillion or NB managing editor @ScotterAnderson, global health topics to @NextBillionHC and financial inclusion and impact investing topics to @NextBillionFI.
How does the @CocaColaCo engage #women in low-income markets? http://t.co/wmMGvZ8ssm #bopbiz #womeninbusiness pic.twitter.com/fWd7aIh1f2
— BoPInnovationCenter (@BoPInc) May 18, 2015
Burden of surgical disease more deadly than Malaria, TB and AIDS combined. Solventas helps LMIC surgeons save lives. https://t.co/x8fmxDj3nJ
— Solventas.org (@SolventasORG) May 19, 2015
An AIDS vaccine could save millions. Difficult as it may be, we’re getting closer: http://t.co/ufI0c9hiyi @AIDSVaccine #HVAD #globalhealth
— Seth Berkley (@GaviSeth) May 19, 2015
Interesting chart that compares #mobilemoney penetration vs. traditional financial institutions. #Africa #dataviz pic.twitter.com/JrZXVM7e9z
— Building Markets (@BuildingMrkets) May 19, 2015
Via @nprnews: It’s Not A Come-On From A Satanic Cult. It’s A Kind Of Poll! http://t.co/FWdDkjHZvA
— IPA (@poverty_action) May 19, 2015
“If you’re asking for permission, you’re not changing the world!” – @tonyasurman @Ashoka Fellow #socent @csiTO #socinn
— Ashoka (@Ashoka) May 20, 2015
Are “lack of skills” the biggest emerging challenge in #impinv? A progress report @HuffPostImpact http://t.co/d5P8AYsacf @jpmorgan @theGIIN
— Ben Thornley (@ImpactInSight) May 20, 2015
Cambridge University to adopt ethical approach to multibillion-dollar fund http://t.co/lC6wuU6IMs via @WSJ #impinv
— Megan Fielding (@mlfielding1) May 20, 2015
Financial innovation is expanding access to electricity around the world: http://t.co/iwIOvcrbMe #financialinclusion pic.twitter.com/Y4oCeZ7LcH
— CGAP (@CGAP) May 21, 2015
Live Q&A: How do we build banks where none exist? http://t.co/7duU34gB27. Fantastic conversation. #globaldevlive
— Barbra (@babrungi) May 21, 2015
