by Saoussen Ben Cheikh | Africa, Editor's Picks, Gender Lens, Impact Economy, Middle East, Place-based Investing, Regions, Scaling Solutions, SDG 1 - No Poverty, SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production, SDG 13 - Climate Action, SDG 15 - Life on Land, SDG 2 – Zero Hunger, SDG 5 - Gender Equality, SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth, SDGs, Systems Change, Tech for Social Good
Climate change and food insecurity are among the greatest global challenges of our time. In 2024, the UN Food Systems Summit warned that over 700 million people worldwide face hunger — a crisis “exacerbated by climate extremes, conflict, and economic shocks.” UN...
by Priya Krishnamoorthy | Asia, Blended Finance & Philanthropy, Creative Economy, Financial Inclusion, Gender Lens, Impact Economy, Impact Investing, Place-based Investing, Regions, Scaling Solutions, SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities, SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production, SDG 13 - Climate Action, SDG 5 - Gender Equality, SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth, SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, SDGs, Systems Change, Tech for Social Good
What If the Future of Innovation is Handmade? Craft and climate. Innovation and informality. Creativity and capital. These terms rarely sit side by side in entrepreneurial discourse, let alone in startup or impact investing circles. Yet across India — and...
by Elizabeth Gilbert Kaetzel | Africa, Circular Economy, Editor's Picks, Financial Inclusion, Gender Lens, Impact Economy, Place-based Investing, Regions, Scaling Solutions, SDG 1 - No Poverty, SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production, SDG 15 - Life on Land, SDG 5 - Gender Equality, SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth, SDGs, Systems Change
As part of a series of “fireside chats” sponsored by R.I.S.E. Artisan Fund, Lore Defrancq shared her vision as trustee and co-founder of Hadithi Crafts. Hadithi Crafts Support CBO is a community-based artisan enterprise that weaves together wildlife conservation,...
by Priya Krishnamoorthy | Asia, Creative Economy, Editor's Picks, Financial Inclusion, Gender Lens, Place-based Investing, SDG 1 - No Poverty, SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities, SDG 5 - Gender Equality, SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth, Systems Change
Nirupama Patra turned up at Kadam’s office in 2006, looking for a job. A spate of misfortunes had left this master’s degree graduate unable to manage even one square meal a day. With Kadam’s support and training, she is now a Cluster Head, managing a staff of 115...
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