by Luni Libes | Africa, Impact Economy, Impact Investing, Regions, SDG 1 - No Poverty, SDG 2 – Zero Hunger, SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
One hundred fifty years ago, most Americans were subsistence farmers, growing the food their families ate, selling any surplus to their local markets. It was a hard, relatively short life for those masses, with a relatively tiny minority of middle class and upper...
by Yariv Cohen | Africa, Editor's Picks, ESG Investing, Europe, Impact Economy, Impact Investing, Regions, SDG 13 - Climate Action, SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy, Systems Change
In the future, energy systems will look entirely different from those we have today. We are living in the times of a global energy transition, which some would even call a revolution, gaining momentum by the day. Greener, more sustainable practices have been in the...
by Luni Libes | Africa, Editor's Picks, Impact Economy, Impact Investing, Scaling Solutions, SDG 1 - No Poverty, SDG 2 – Zero Hunger, SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth, SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
In venture capital investing, growth is typically measured around the proverbial “10x”, as in ten-fold growth in revenues, and is typically wrapped around the unspoken norm of the ten-year lifetime of a fund. Or in short, 10x in 10 years is considered successful. In...
by Yariv Cohen | Africa, Editor's Picks, ESG Investing, Impact Economy, Impact Investing, Scaling Solutions, SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities, SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy, Tech for Social Good
Kivomo is a beautiful village in the northern Gisaba district in Rwanda. The small community boasts 196 homes and 876 people. With extremely low incomes, most of the local population works in agriculture, growing and selling mostly beans, maize, and nuts. 30 homes in...
by Hynd Bouhia | Africa, Creative Economy, Impact Economy, SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities, SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth, SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, Systems Change, Tech for Social Good
In just the past decade, it is hard to underestimate the explosive impact in Africa of the mobile phone. The tiny device has already transformed finance (with e-payments), unlocked business networks (through chat groups), and opened marketing opportunities (fishermen...
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