It was an eventful week in global development – it almost always is. But this week featured a number of particularly important developments, ranging from Bill and Melinda Gates’ trend-shaping annual letter, to some significant new research on microcredit’s impact on poverty. And naturally, the Twitterverse had a lot to say about it all.
As usual, we’ve compiled some highlights drawn from current events – plus a few stories that might warm your heart or tickle your funny bone – in our weekly top 10 list.
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Do these new studies on #microfinance kill off the industry? No. But it gives cause for important questions. http://t.co/Hkx2uTOITt
— Tom Murphy (@viewfromthecave) January 23, 2015
.@BarackObama in India: Don’t shut down the pharmacy of the developing world http://t.co/kSSmgdEG2h #USAHandsOff pic.twitter.com/IOdFWQMQzQ
— MSF Access Campaign (@MSF_access) January 23, 2015
The #MobileBanking revolution begins in developing countries http://t.co/8P3lzJrVIM #GatesLetter #FinancialInclusion pic.twitter.com/yizaOPpoWe
— MM4P (@MM4P1) January 23, 2015
If you want to be a change-maker & don’t know where to start, Here is a resource guide from @?AshokaU http://t.co/ZNhjx29dP7 #SocEnt
— Ashoka Canada (@AshokaCanada) January 21, 2015
Impact investing & the Role of Family Offices: http://t.co/8wht6eCvix #impinv
— Social Innovation (@SSIReview) January 19, 2015
Unemployment to continue to rise over the next 5 yrs as #inequality persists http://t.co/pd4wr8Dnmw v @ilo #EvenItUp pic.twitter.com/s9rjan6iO1
— Oxfam International (@Oxfam) January 20, 2015
Why financing #globalhealth makes economic sense – our DCEO Anuradha Gupta explains (90-1) http://t.co/3Z8Y39GK1E pic.twitter.com/mMfhDNHK2D
— Gavi (@gavi) January 19, 2015
Mapping Africa’s natural resource wealth pic.twitter.com/rCzo8Pwbc4
— Ventures Africa (@VenturesAfrica) January 20, 2015
Cute whiskers, lifesaving nose: @HeroRATS doing inexpensive TB screening is our #FridayThink http://t.co/awqv8zU1mw pic.twitter.com/JjbWReyfgB
— PATH (@PATHtweets) January 23, 2015
#Kenyan 90-year old at #school with her great-great-grandchildren http://t.co/Lobp8S0BlF pic.twitter.com/5JQhFJuFkH @WeAreTeachers
— Calestous Juma (@calestous) January 23, 2015
