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Jonathan Kalan, founder of The (BoP) Project, is an internationally published journalist, photojournalist, and blogger specializing in social business & innovation in emerging markets. A graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara, in just 24 years he has traveled to over 35 countries, worked in South Asia and Africa, and collaborated with nonprofits, social enterprises, technology start ups, and media companies. His photography/writing has recently appeared in Global Post, The Boston Globe, GOOD, Financial Times, The Star (Kenya), Stanford Social Innovation Review, The Christian Science Monitor, The Guardian, and several others.

Jonathan is currently freelancing from Nairobi, Kenya. His most recent series, The New Capitalists, explores a new generation of social entrepreneurs reshaping the fundamentals of capitalism and turning the global narrative of 'pity' towards the poor into vast economic, social, and innovative potential. He is a Staff Writer for NextBillion.net, a regular contributor to Dowser.org, and a Diageo Africa Business Reporting Awards 2011 Finalist. Before moving to Africa in 2010, Jonathan was managing the Mobile Fundraising and Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives for Causecast, where he launched the Cause Integration blog. He can be reached here.

Blog Entries by Jonathan Kalan

Under 30, Inspired, and Kicking Ass

2 Comments | Posted January 20, 2012 | 14:00:00 (EST)

They move across the globe, tethered to nothing but the glow of a MacBook Pro, a weathered smart phone, a steaming latte (or the local equivalent of), a dozen SIM cards lost in a leather-strapped shoulder bag, a loaded passport, and a hunger for change in their eyes.

They...

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Africa Not Fit For Print; The 'Light' Side Of The 'Dark' Continent

16 Comments | Posted January 12, 2012 | 08:00:01 (EST)

A Chinese, Latin American, and North American student are sitting in a classroom. The teacher pulls out a map of Africa, and asks 'tell me what you see". The Chinese student speaks of opportunity and business; South African steel, Congolese minerals, and Angolan oil to power his country's growth, and...

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Potential, Poverty, Politics & Parties: Why Kenya Attracts America's Best & Brightest Young Social Entrepreneurs

Posted September 20, 2011 | 12:01:10 (EST)

They flock from America's top universities, grad programs and consulting firms to the pulsing heart of a new Africa. From glass towers and Ivied halls to cramped garages, cooperative work hubs, and overflowing makeshift live/workspaces, these young, talented and driven entrepreneurs are riding a new wave of social enterprises, crash...

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Wasted Food in a Famine: the Real Tragedy

Posted August 10, 2011 | 15:01:06 (EST)

East Africa is facing a massive tragedy. And here's the thing; severe drought is only the half of it.

While severely malnourished Somalis are fleeing across the Kenyan boarder to escape famine (and persecution), an estimated 3.7 million Kenyans in the northern regions of the country are starving and in...

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Empowerment Trade in Rwanda

Posted July 15, 2011 | 16:21:28 (EST)

How three young, ex-corporate lawyers from the U.S. are giving women artisans in Rwanda new opportunities through fair trade partnerships.

Lawyers, especially those from the corporate finance world, are typically not known for being bleeding heart humanitarians. Yet, what happens when they decide they want to change the world?...

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