Invisible Gates & Climate Startups
What's stopping entrepreneurs?
What's stopping entrepreneurs?
Guiding innovation and impact
A visionary designer reinvents the material economy
by Kim Venkataraman | Africa, Gender Lens, Impact Economy, Impact Investing, Regions, Scaling Solutions, SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities, SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production, SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-Being, SDG 4 - Quality Education, SDG 5 - Gender Equality, SDGs
Growing up in Cameroon, Marie-Claire Kuja worked hard in school. Although her family was relatively poor, with her parents’ support and their belief in the value of education, she earned a scholarship to attend university in the United States. One of the most...by Kim Venkataraman | Circular Economy, Impact Economy, Latin America, SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities, SDG 13 - Climate Action, SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation, SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy, Stakeholder Capitalism
While growing his Guatemalan solar company, Tono Aguilar realized that providing families in remote villages with electricity was only part of their challenge. “If you don’t have water or sanitation, and your walls are made of tin sheets, you’re still stuck in the...