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Women Farmers in the Developing World

Dan Silverstein | Posted 11.10.2009 | World


Dan Silverstein

In Sub-Saharan Africa, 80% of agricultural workers are women. According to the World Bank,They raise 90% of the food, but receive only 10% of credit extended for agricultural loans.

A Note to Bill Gates, Oprah, Madonna: size isn't everything!

Richard Walden | Posted 11.03.2009 | Impact


Richard Walden

I appreciate the Gates family's, Oprah's, and Madonna's philanthropic work, but they're missing a huge world full of local talent, new ideas and smaller-scale projects crying out for funding.

'Half The Sky' With Nicholas Kristof: A Morally Persuasive Call to Action

Dr. Alex Benzer | Posted 10.28.2009 | Living


Dr. Alex Benzer

In their lucid and levelheaded way, Kristof and WuDunn build a powerful moral case for fostering economic progress in the developing world by unleashing the potential of women.

Pro Mujer: Journey Towards Women's Empowerment In Latin America

Jim Luce | Posted 11.22.2009 | World


Jim Luce

Pro Mujer is helping some of the poorest women in Latin America to increase their income, develop their full potential, and claim their basic human rights, enabling them to become agents of change.

Microfinance as a Solution: Beggars, Thieves, AIDS and Prostitution

Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 07.19.2009 | World


Vivian Norris de Montaigu

At a recent Microfinance Summit, Sam Daley-Harris spoke about making credit available not only to the poorest of the poor, but to those usually excluded from civil society, like beggars and rebels.

A Near-Zero-Cost Approach to Do-Gooding: My 375th Kiva Loan

Bob Harris | Posted 07.16.2009 | Business


Bob Harris

Metaphorically, micro lending is not giving someone a fish, and it's not teaching someone to fish; it's helping a fisherman patch a hole in his rowboat so he can get on with life.

Does Doing Good Wear A White Face?

Julia Moulden | Posted 07.07.2009 | Living


Julia Moulden

Last week's column posed the question, "Is making a difference only for the rich?" A friend sent me a link to an article from the Guardian newspaper a...

It's Time to Put Affordable Health Care for the Poor Within Reach

Muhammad Yunus | Posted 05.23.2009 | World


Muhammad Yunus

Bangladesh has shown it is possible to make remarkable progress in health status no matter how poor and crowded a country is to start.

Third Screen: Can Banks End Poverty?

Vickie Karp | Posted 05.20.2009 | Business


Vickie Karp

Grameen, whose slogan is "banking for the unbanked," now operates in 38 countries providing collateral-free loans to over 7.5 million borrowers.

Six Billion Reasons To Get Out of Bed Each Day

Julia Moulden | Posted 03.24.2009 | Living


Julia Moulden

With all the bad news about, you may feel like pulling the covers up over your head and waiting until it's over. That thought has certainly crossed my...

Don't Demonize Debt

Zachary Karabell | Posted 02.28.2009 | Business


Zachary Karabell

While granting someone with a low income a $300,000 mortgage is absurd, so is granting them zero credit or credit at rates that would make a loan shark blush.