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The Must-See Destination You’ve Never Heard Of

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April 9, 2014 Annessa Kaufman 1 comment

“Batticaloa has no must-see sights…” begins a guidebook that shall remain nameless. A promising start to my year of supporting tourism development in Batticaloa—Batti for...

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Investing Capital to Close the Pioneer Gap

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March 26, 2014 Yasmina Zaidman no comments

A little less than a year ago, I was in Nairobi hosting a meeting between Acumen’s social enterprises and a group of global corporations interested in engaging more close...

Everything is Possible in East Africa Today

Enterprise Development

March 14, 2014 Harry Pastuszek 2 comments

Every Mozambican has an opinion about the natural gas deposits off the coast of Cabo Delgado. “I remember when Mozal came to town and all of Maputo thought they were goin...

Water, the Source of Life

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March 3, 2014 Laura Asiala 1 comment

“What will you do with the extra time you have?” Rachel Ishofsky, managing director of Innovation: Africa asked a woman whose village had just installed a solar powered w...

Economic Opportunity is Everyone’s Business

Enterprise Development

February 25, 2014 Dinara Zhaxynbek 1 comment

Growing up in post-Soviet Kazakhstan, I was surrounded by people. If my parents’ house wasn’t filled with relatives and friends, my parents and I were on our way to visit...

The Unsung Glory of a Nepalese Bricklayer at Sochi 2014

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February 24, 2014 Alicia Ness no comments

I have to be honest. I hardly even realized that 2014 was a Winter Olympic year until the regular prime time TV advertising campaign began. I should have known. Last May,...

How Ought We to Live?

Enterprise Development

February 14, 2014 Gary Cole

Having grown up in Denver, Colorado, I spent a lot of my childhood in the mountains where my dad and I spent hours doing nearly every kind of outdoor activity imaginable:...

Cooking for Change in India

Enterprise Development

November 26, 2013 Paul Belknap 2 comments

India’s many roadways feature a diverse collection of roadside eateries, which produce some of the most delicious and fragrant Indian food ever imaginable. People from al...

Morocco's Original Small Business Owner

Enterprise Development

October 23, 2013 Jeni Wang 2 comments

Wandering through the old Fez Medina, where vendors of various goods peddle their wares, an older woodworker stands apart from the rest. In the middle of the hustle and b...

Can a Towel Matter?

Enterprise Development

September 26, 2013 Jessica Custer 1 comment

For a long time, I have focused my studies and work on the topic of sustainable business initiatives as a catalyst for social and economic development. But it wasn’t unti...

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