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Monday, May 13, 2013
An 'Entrepreneurial Seedling' Sprouts In Detroit
May 13, 2013 Young entrepreneurs are revitalizing parts of the city, starting up businesses in what were once empty warehouses. They're creating buzz and enthusiasm. But in a city where the population is declining and the tax base is crumbling, there are doubts about how much impact their efforts will have.
Thursday, April 04, 2013
New Mortgage Program Helps Cambodia's Poor Find Better Homes
April 4, 2013 An innovative new loan program in Cambodia targeting low-income residents is a throwback to the days when bankers got to know their customers — and trusted them.
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
All Tech Considered
More Than Just Angry Birds, Apps Can Have A Humanitarian Side Too
March 27, 2013 KUOWThere's a trend in the startup world toward combining business and smartphone apps with altruistic goals. From human trafficking to helping farmers in Uganda, experts say, there's a market for doing social good with technology.
Monday, February 11, 2013
Under The Label: Sustainable Seafood
Is Sustainable-Labeled Seafood Really Sustainable?
February 11, 2013 Industry demand for the "sustainable seafood" label, issued by the Marine Stewardship Council, is increasing. But some environmentalists fear fisheries are being certified despite evidence showing that the fish population is in trouble — or when there's not enough information to know the impact on the oceans.
Sunday, January 06, 2013
After Fighting To Go To School, A Pakistani Woman Builds Her Own
January 6, 2013 Humaira Bachal's father thought it was a waste of time for her to go to middle school. For years, she had to sneak out of the house to attend. When he found out, he was furious. Now, at 25, she runs a school serving more than 1,000 kids in a Karachi slum.
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Street Signs Intended To Give Pakistani City New Direction
December 30, 2012 In one of Pakistan's oldest cities, Lahore, street signs are rare, and people constantly ask for directions. Two young entrepreneurs are hoping to change that with a project to make street signs commonplace.
Friday, October 05, 2012
The Salt
In Haiti, Aid Groups Squabble Over Rival Peanut Butter Factories
October 5, 2012 Two organizations with a mission to feed the malnourished set up competing factories in Haiti. The problem is, just one factory could probably satisfy the country's demand for the life-saving peanut product.
Thursday, October 04, 2012
The Salt
The Cost Of Saving Lives With Local Peanuts In Haiti
October 4, 2012 Fortified peanut paste saves lives in Haiti and other places where malnutrition is a problem, but producing it locally costs more than importing it from faraway factories in Europe because of labor and other costs. Still, feeding programs are willing to pay a little more, for now.
Friday, July 13, 2012
Poverty In America: The Struggle To Get Ahead
Struggling Families Lift Themselves Out Of Poverty
July 13, 2012 An Oakland, Calif., nonprofit group encourages low-income families to figure out for themselves what they need to get ahead, and then helps them achieve their goals. Its pilot program for low-income families is proving to be a promising new approach to an old problem.
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Poverty In America: The Struggle To Get Ahead
Turning Trash Into Cash To Help Nation's Poor
July 12, 2012 A nonprofit that helps low-income families in Eugene, Ore., recycles mattresses to help bring in money. Its funding model is inspiring other nonprofits to start salvaging junk to support services for the poor.
Wednesday, May 02, 2012
Home Sweet Mobile Home: Co-Ops Deliver Ownership
May 2, 2012 NHPRNearly 3 million Americans are caught in the vise grip that is mobile home living — they own their home but rent the land it sits on, making it nearly impossible to build equity. But a nonprofit is organizing co-ops that help transform tenants into homeowners, giving many a sense of stability they'd never experienced before.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Saturday, April 07, 2012
Company Ties Shoes And Ethics Together
April 7, 2012 Gideon Shoes makes handcrafted hip-hop sneakers inspired, designed and marketed by young people at a youth center in a tough suburb of Sydney. But the company is struggling to balance its values with the brutal realities of production and competition.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
India Eye Care Center Finds Middle Way To Capitalism
November 29, 2011 Founded in the 1970s in India to eliminate needless blindness, Aravind Eye Care has grown to 4,000 beds in seven hospitals — and its surgeons are among the most efficient in the world. The hospital system conducts 300,000 surgeries a year, and about half are free.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Selling Health Care In The Developing World
November 22, 2011 Healthpoint Services says it has a business model that will not only help the world's low-income populations — but also make a profit. Based in India, the company offers patients videoconferences with doctors, cheap diagnostic tests and clean water. And it hopes to spawn imitators as it proves it can be profitable.
