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d.light design wins Zayed energy prize

In the renewable energy world, the most prestigious recognition to be bestowed upon a company or an individual is the Zayed Future Energy Prize.  It’s like the Academy Award of the energy world.    The prize aims to catalyze innovation to create a new, sustainable energy future, and to inspire entrepreneurs to create a vision for a more environmentally responsible and socially just energy sector.  It is presented annually to companies that have shown outstanding, innovative achievements and…See More
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"Register now for the IAP Conference and Awards on 26 November. Full agenda and registration details in our flyer! http://bit.ly/Q1o83e"
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IAP Conference and Awards - register now!

Innovations Against Poverty is organising its very first conference on Monday 26 November, 2012 and for entrepreneurs, incubators and business pracitioners to meet, share and learn. There will be a morning seesion for IAP portfolio companis and any other social business operating on interested in low- and middle-income…See More
Oct 29, 2012
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A blog post by Innovations Against Poverty was featured

IAP Innovation Conference and Awards

Innovations Against Poverty is organising its very first conference on Monday 26 November, 2012 and for entrepreneurs, incubators and business pracitioners to meet, share and learn. There will be a morning seesion for IAP portfolio companis and any other social business operating on interested in low- and middle-income…See More
Oct 29, 2012
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IAP Innovation Conference and Awards

Innovations Against Poverty is organising its very first conference on Monday 26 November, 2012 and for entrepreneurs, incubators and business pracitioners to meet, share and learn. There will be a morning seesion for IAP portfolio companis and any other social business operating on interested in low- and middle-income…See More
Oct 29, 2012
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A blog post by Innovations Against Poverty was featured

IAP Spotlight on innovation: simple strategies to boost innovation in your business

What is innovation? What kind of innovation drives successful inclusive business? Discover the simple strategies and approaches that lead to more innovative business in the first Spotlight from Innovations Against Poverty.…See More
Sep 5, 2012
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IAP Spotlight on innovation: simple strategies to boost innovation in your business

What is innovation? What kind of innovation drives successful inclusive business? Discover the simple strategies and approaches that lead to more innovative business in the first Spotlight from Innovations Against Poverty.…See More
Sep 5, 2012
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Project profile: M-birr mobile money service, Ethiopia

PROJECT PROFILE Beyond the bean: value-added vanilla bean products in Madagascar From the Field Trading Company, Inc. (FTF) sources high-quality vanilla beans from rural farmer cooperatives in Madagascar, linking them to US and…
Aug 29, 2012
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Project profile: From the Field Trading, value-added vanilla beans, Madagascar

PROJECT PROFILE Text to Change mobile communications in Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya Text to Change aims to mix for profit and non-profit work in order to provide businesses and NGOs with vital information on their target audiences. They…
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IAP's M&E approach

This brief outlines Innovations Against Poverty's approach to tracking the performance of its projects. It is important to let companies know what…See More
Jan 10, 2012
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Inclusive Business Impacts Network

This group aims to capture emerging lessons about the impacts of inclusive business and how to measure it.We will use this space to share what we learn from our projects about the commercial and development impacts of inclusive business ventures, and to tackle the challenging question of how impact can be tracked and measured; whether to report to donors or to help companies monitor their key performance indicators.If you are responsible for tracking results within your organisaion, or are…See More
Jan 9, 2012
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Tetteh Buer commented on Innovations Against Poverty's blog post 25 November IAP deadline – strengthen your application with our top tips
"Yes..commercial viable is much important to make a company grow.."
Jan 2, 2012
A blog post by Innovations Against Poverty was featured

Two IAP projects showcased in UNFCCC good practice database

Two IAP-funded projects have been featured in a database of case studies devleoped by the UNFCCC under its Private Sector Initiative. The database showcases HiNation's solar lighting initiative in Zambia and…See More
Dec 14, 2011
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Video interview with MAKIT: Ruby Cup distribution to women in Kenya

In a new video interview, Innovations Against Poverty speaks to Maxie Matthiessen, Managing Director of Ruby Cup, a company marketing a sustainable, long-term menstrual cup to women in Kenya.  We find out how the product can forge ways out of poverty for women, how targeting higher market segments creates word-of-mouth marketing and why building trust and aspiration is key to product success.

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Posted on February 4, 2013 at 16:00

Video interview with Sanergy: Bringing sanitation to the slums of Nairobi

In a new video interview, Innovations Against Poverty speaks to David Auerbach, Co-Founder of Sanergy, about the company's business model for slum sanitation.  We find out about how the company identifies its FreshLife operators to operate toilets in the slums of Nairobi, how innovation has contributed to the business and how customers input has shaped the product. 

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Posted on February 4, 2013 at 16:00

Video interview with Sunny People: mobile charging for the rural poor

In a new video interview, Innovations Against Poverty speaks to Johan Beckman, Founder and CEO of Sunny People, and Malcom Marega, Operations Manager, about what makes Sunny People's solar-powered chargers unique, how they are marketed to low-income people and how the company works with rural entrepreneurs to distribute the product. 

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Posted on February 4, 2013 at 16:00

IAP Innovation Conference and Awards

Innovations Against Poverty is organising its very first conference on Monday 26 November, 2012 and for entrepreneurs, incubators and business pracitioners to meet, share and learn. There will be a morning seesion for IAP portfolio companis and any other social business operating on…

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Posted on October 29, 2012 at 11:00

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At 6:50 on June 12, 2011, Gift Moonga said…

Excellent Programme....The problem is that such initiatives are little known by intended beneficiaries and the 'elite' who have access to information continue to tap into these resources at the expense of the poor.Engage ZACSMBA and Zambia Farmers Union to come up with model that is sustainable.

Gift

At 11:27 on April 21, 2011, Parveen Sultana Huda said…
Hello! Welcome to the BIF Knowledge Hub. I am very interested about your new project and I hope that there will be a lot of knowledge exchange and learning happening between our projects.
 
 
 
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