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The recent popularity of competitions seems to offer an interesting method. Interesting, fun and popular as they are, the case still seems to be that they do not capture much attention when the challenge at hand requires them to take place at the BoP.</p><p class="more-link"><a href="/web/20090726025648/http://www.nextbillion.net/blog/2009/07/24/unlocking-the-creative-potential-of-the-next-billion-an-intervie">Continue reading this article</a></p></div></div></div> <div class="main-outer-wrapper"> <div class="main-inner-wrapper"> <div class="main" id="main"> <h2>Latest Blog Posts</h2> <div class="post-listing post-blog"><div class="post-content"><h3><a href="/web/20090726025648/http://www.nextbillion.net/blog/2009/07/23/socap09-so-what-3-reasons-why-you-need-to-be-there" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link toSOCAP09: So What? 3 Reasons Why You Need to Be There">SOCAP09: So What? 3 Reasons Why You Need to Be There</a></h3><p class="post-author">By <a href="/web/20090726025648/http://www.nextbillion.net/blog/author/rob-katz">Rob Katz</a> <br/> July 23, 2009</p><p>Yes, another social enterprise conference is around the corner, and you're thinking, "Do I really need to be there?" I hear you. Well, SOCAP09 is coming up and I AM going, so in the interest of transparency, here are the 3 reasons why you need to be there, too.</p><p class="more-link"><a href="/web/20090726025648/http://www.nextbillion.net/blog/2009/07/23/socap09-so-what-3-reasons-why-you-need-to-be-there">Continue reading this article</a></p></div><div class="post-meta"><div class="rating"><a href="/web/20090726025648/http://www.nextbillion.net/blog/2009/07/23/socap09-so-what-3-reasons-why-you-need-to-be-there#comment-add"><span class="stars"> No rating </span></a></div><p class="link-comments"><a href="/web/20090726025648/http://www.nextbillion.net/blog/2009/07/23/socap09-so-what-3-reasons-why-you-need-to-be-there#comments">1 comment</a></p><div class="post-read-count"><p>533 Views</p></div><div class="post-image"><img src="/web/20090726025648im_/http://www.nextbillion.net/lib/assets/blog/thumb/897d150db145dfbab3f7440e0b0c03a1.jpg" alt=""/></div></div></div><div class="post-listing post-job"><div class="post-content"><h4>Job Opportunity</h4><div class="job-wrapper"><h3><a href="/web/20090726025648/http://www.nextbillion.net/jobs/view/108" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link toCountry Director">Country Director</a></h3><ul class="post-meta"><li><span>Organization:</span> Gray Matters Capital</li></ul></div></div></div><div class="post-listing post-blog"><div class="post-content"><h3><a href="/web/20090726025648/http://www.nextbillion.net/blog/2009/07/22/ECos-Invisible-Schoolhouse-and-the-Online-BoP-Ecosystem" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link toE+Co's Invisible Schoolhouse and the (Online) BoP Ecosystem">E+Co's Invisible Schoolhouse and the (Online) BoP Ecosystem</a></h3><p class="post-author">By <a href="/web/20090726025648/http://www.nextbillion.net/blog/author/jenara-nerenberg">Jenara Nerenberg</a> <br/> July 22, 2009</p><p>E+Co, a leading clean energy investor for the BoP, recently announced the launch of their latest initiative, the Invisible Schoolhouse. When I learned of it, I was reminded of several other online portals connecting entrepreneurs, experts, consumers, and more.</p><p class="more-link"><a href="/web/20090726025648/http://www.nextbillion.net/blog/2009/07/22/ECos-Invisible-Schoolhouse-and-the-Online-BoP-Ecosystem">Continue reading this article</a></p></div><div class="post-meta"><div class="rating"><a href="/web/20090726025648/http://www.nextbillion.net/blog/2009/07/22/ECos-Invisible-Schoolhouse-and-the-Online-BoP-Ecosystem#comment-add"><span class="stars"> No rating </span></a></div><p class="link-comments"><a href="/web/20090726025648/http://www.nextbillion.net/blog/2009/07/22/ECos-Invisible-Schoolhouse-and-the-Online-BoP-Ecosystem#comments">2 comments</a></p><div class="post-read-count"><p>426 Views</p></div><div class="post-image"><img src="/web/20090726025648im_/http://www.nextbillion.net/lib/assets/blog/thumb/22ab38217102f5eac992fe16cbd30ac9.jpg" alt="Photo from"/></div></div></div><div class="post-listing post-blog"><div class="post-content"><h3><a href="/web/20090726025648/http://www.nextbillion.net/blog/2009/07/20/hybrid-value-chains-and-the-base-of-the-pyramid-in-africa" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link toGuest Post: Hybrid Value Chains and the Base of the Pyramid in Africa">Guest Post: Hybrid Value Chains and the Base of the Pyramid in Africa</a></h3><p class="post-author">By <a href="/web/20090726025648/http://www.nextbillion.net/blog/author/jeff-finkelman">Jeff Finkelman</a> <br/> July 20, 2009</p><p>As a 2009 Global Graduate Research intern, the goal of my research on Africa has been to identify collaborations between the private and citizen sectors and learn what made them work (or what caused them to fail). So far, I have been able to find about 67 cases and while there's still more work to be done, two clear trends seem to have emerged.</p><p class="more-link"><a href="/web/20090726025648/http://www.nextbillion.net/blog/2009/07/20/hybrid-value-chains-and-the-base-of-the-pyramid-in-africa">Continue reading this article</a></p></div><div class="post-meta"><div class="rating"><a href="/web/20090726025648/http://www.nextbillion.net/blog/2009/07/20/hybrid-value-chains-and-the-base-of-the-pyramid-in-africa#comment-add"><span class="stars"> No rating </span></a></div><p class="link-comments"><a href="/web/20090726025648/http://www.nextbillion.net/blog/2009/07/20/hybrid-value-chains-and-the-base-of-the-pyramid-in-africa#comments">4 comments</a></p><div class="post-read-count"><p>822 Views</p></div><div class="post-image"><img src="/web/20090726025648im_/http://www.nextbillion.net/lib/assets/blog/thumb/40ec02e08644abdfa925c950ad617016.jpg" alt="Honey Care Africa"/></div></div></div><div class="post-listing post-job"><div class="post-content"><h4>Job Opportunity</h4><div class="job-wrapper"><h3><a href="/web/20090726025648/http://www.nextbillion.net/jobs/view/107" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link toSenior Program Officer /Program Director of Pro-Poor Market-Oriented Healthcare Models">Senior Program Officer /Program Director of Pro-Poor Market-Oriented Healthcare Models</a></h3><ul class="post-meta"><li><span>Organization:</span> Results for Development Institute</li></ul></div></div></div><div class="post-listing post-blog"><div class="post-content"><h3><a href="/web/20090726025648/http://www.nextbillion.net/blog/2009/07/16/safe-water-at-the-base-of-the-pyramid-what-works-what-doesnt-wha" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link toSafe Water at the Base of the Pyramid: What Works? What Doesn’t? What’s Next?">Safe Water at the Base of the Pyramid: What Works? What Doesn’t? What’s Next?</a></h3><p class="post-author">By <a href="/web/20090726025648/http://www.nextbillion.net/blog/author/francisco-noguera">Francisco Noguera</a> <br/> July 16, 2009</p><p>IFC recently issued Safe Water for All, a thorough and illustrative report about the opportunities for the private sector in delivering clean water to the base of the pyramid. It sheds light on many of the topics covered in the review published here in NextBillion back in 2008.</p><p class="more-link"><a href="/web/20090726025648/http://www.nextbillion.net/blog/2009/07/16/safe-water-at-the-base-of-the-pyramid-what-works-what-doesnt-wha">Continue reading this article</a></p></div><div class="post-meta"><div class="rating"><a href="/web/20090726025648/http://www.nextbillion.net/blog/2009/07/16/safe-water-at-the-base-of-the-pyramid-what-works-what-doesnt-wha#comment-add"><span class="stars"> No rating </span></a></div><p class="link-comments"><a href="/web/20090726025648/http://www.nextbillion.net/blog/2009/07/16/safe-water-at-the-base-of-the-pyramid-what-works-what-doesnt-wha#comments">1 comment</a></p><div class="post-read-count"><p>1088 Views</p></div><div class="post-image"><img src="/web/20090726025648im_/http://www.nextbillion.net/lib/assets/blog/thumb/a481364b217aa10cadb1f45a9f203d7a.jpg" alt="" work to do # 1""/></div></div></div><div class="post-listing post-blog"><div class="post-content"><h3><a href="/web/20090726025648/http://www.nextbillion.net/blog/2009/07/14/guest-post-imagining-sustainable-solutions" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link toGuest Post: Imagining Sustainable Solutions">Guest Post: Imagining Sustainable Solutions</a></h3><p class="post-author">By <a href="/web/20090726025648/http://www.nextbillion.net/blog/author/pamela-hartigan">Pamela Hartigan</a> <br/> July 14, 2009</p><p>I am an unlikely choice to judge the final round of an event that touts itself as the "world's premier student technology competition". Ask any of my tech-savvy and much younger co-workers - and when they stop laughing at the thought -they will undoubtedly and forcefully concur that I am technology-challenged. But there I was...</p><p class="more-link"><a href="/web/20090726025648/http://www.nextbillion.net/blog/2009/07/14/guest-post-imagining-sustainable-solutions">Continue reading this article</a></p></div><div class="post-meta"><div class="rating"><a href="/web/20090726025648/http://www.nextbillion.net/blog/2009/07/14/guest-post-imagining-sustainable-solutions#comment-add"><span class="stars star5"> 5 Stars </span></a></div><p class="link-comments"><a href="/web/20090726025648/http://www.nextbillion.net/blog/2009/07/14/guest-post-imagining-sustainable-solutions#comments">1 comment</a></p><div class="post-read-count"><p>1000 Views</p></div><div class="post-image"><img src="/web/20090726025648im_/http://www.nextbillion.net/lib/assets/blog/thumb/650e82b9c41d761b87f5e812973a4f16.jpg" alt=""/></div></div></div><div class="post-listing post-blog"><div class="post-content"><h3><a href="/web/20090726025648/http://www.nextbillion.net/blog/2009/07/13/business-action-for-africa" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link toBusiness Action for Africa">Business Action for Africa</a></h3><p class="post-author">By <a href="/web/20090726025648/http://www.nextbillion.net/blog/author/tayo-akinyemi">Tayo Akinyemi</a> <br/> July 13, 2009</p><p>Business Action for Africa's report From Crisis to Opportunity is hardly ground-breaking in its arguments. It presents, through the voices of influential leaders in business, development, and academia, a series of strategic imperatives that will mitigate the damage caused by the financial crisis and steady African progress toward the MDGs.</p><p class="more-link"><a href="/web/20090726025648/http://www.nextbillion.net/blog/2009/07/13/business-action-for-africa">Continue reading this article</a></p></div><div class="post-meta"><div class="rating"><a href="/web/20090726025648/http://www.nextbillion.net/blog/2009/07/13/business-action-for-africa#comment-add"><span class="stars star5"> 5 Stars </span></a></div><p class="link-comments"><a href="/web/20090726025648/http://www.nextbillion.net/blog/2009/07/13/business-action-for-africa#comments">2 comments</a></p><div class="post-read-count"><p>868 Views</p></div><div class="post-image"><img src="/web/20090726025648im_/http://www.nextbillion.net/lib/assets/blog/thumb/1fb25e09618f31de9363a0b53cb19f9b.jpg" alt=""/></div></div></div><div class="post-listing post-blog"><div class="post-content"><h3><a href="/web/20090726025648/http://www.nextbillion.net/blog/2009/07/09/join-the-debate-11-vs-shared-access-computing" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link toJoin the Debate: 1:1 vs. Shared Access Computing">Join the Debate: 1:1 vs. Shared Access Computing</a></h3><p class="post-author">By <a href="/web/20090726025648/http://www.nextbillion.net/blog/author/mark-beckford">Mark Beckford</a> <br/> July 9, 2009</p><p>Infodev and UNESCO have developed a new discussion and debate forum to explore the role of ICT in learning in developing countries. Called the Educational Technology Debate, it promotes a multi-week discussion over one month with two participants debating two sides of an argument, and additional user comments supporting or refuting either side.</p><p class="more-link"><a href="/web/20090726025648/http://www.nextbillion.net/blog/2009/07/09/join-the-debate-11-vs-shared-access-computing">Continue reading this article</a></p></div><div class="post-meta"><div class="rating"><a href="/web/20090726025648/http://www.nextbillion.net/blog/2009/07/09/join-the-debate-11-vs-shared-access-computing#comment-add"><span class="stars star4"> 4 Stars </span></a></div><p class="link-comments"><a href="/web/20090726025648/http://www.nextbillion.net/blog/2009/07/09/join-the-debate-11-vs-shared-access-computing#comments">3 comments</a></p><div class="post-read-count"><p>937 Views</p></div><div class="post-image"><img src="/web/20090726025648im_/http://www.nextbillion.net/lib/assets/blog/thumb/cd7d0b43480bfe9d43905b101b240de7.jpg" alt=""/></div></div></div><div class="post-listing post-job"><div class="post-content"><h4>Job Opportunity</h4><div class="job-wrapper"><h3><a href="/web/20090726025648/http://www.nextbillion.net/jobs/view/103" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link toDirector, Sales and Operations">Director, Sales and Operations</a></h3><ul class="post-meta"><li><span>Organization:</span> VisionSpring</li></ul></div></div></div><div class="post-listing post-job"><div class="post-content"><h4>Job Opportunity</h4><div class="job-wrapper"><h3><a href="/web/20090726025648/http://www.nextbillion.net/jobs/view/102" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link toCorporate Relations Intern">Corporate Relations Intern</a></h3><ul class="post-meta"><li><span>Organization:</span> BOP Source</li></ul></div></div></div><div class="post-listing post-blog"><div class="post-content"><h3><a href="/web/20090726025648/http://www.nextbillion.net/blog/2009/07/08/better-investments-at-the-base-of-the-pyramid-a-framework-for-im" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link toMaking Better Investments at the Base of the Pyramid: A Framework for Impact Assessment">Making Better Investments at the Base of the Pyramid: A Framework for Impact Assessment</a></h3><p class="post-author">By <a href="/web/20090726025648/http://www.nextbillion.net/blog/author/david-lehr">David Lehr</a> <br/> July 8, 2009</p><p>In "Making Better Investments at the Base of the Pyramid," Ted London of the University of Michigan points out that even though most ventures serving the world's poor have feel-good stories and data on milestones, most of them lack a systematic way to assess how well they're reaching the people they set out to serve.</p><p class="more-link"><a href="/web/20090726025648/http://www.nextbillion.net/blog/2009/07/08/better-investments-at-the-base-of-the-pyramid-a-framework-for-im">Continue reading this article</a></p></div><div class="post-meta"><div class="rating"><a href="/web/20090726025648/http://www.nextbillion.net/blog/2009/07/08/better-investments-at-the-base-of-the-pyramid-a-framework-for-im#comment-add"><span class="stars star4"> 4 Stars </span></a></div><p class="link-comments"><a href="/web/20090726025648/http://www.nextbillion.net/blog/2009/07/08/better-investments-at-the-base-of-the-pyramid-a-framework-for-im#comments">7 comments</a></p><div class="post-read-count"><p>1959 Views</p></div><div class="post-image"><img src="/web/20090726025648im_/http://www.nextbillion.net/lib/assets/blog/thumb/6f875fe780d1d0e45bf12b6c260abefb.jpg" alt="London's framework, through the lens of VisionSpring"/></div></div></div><div class="post-listing post-blog"><div class="post-content"><h3><a href="/web/20090726025648/http://www.nextbillion.net/blog/2009/07/07/call-for-papers-oikos-undp-young-scholars-development-academy" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link toAdvancing Young Research on the "Next Billion"">Advancing Young Research on the "Next Billion"</a></h3><p class="post-author">By <a href="/web/20090726025648/http://www.nextbillion.net/blog/author/martin-herrndorf">Martin Herrndorf</a> <br/> July 7, 2009</p><p>What are the hot academic debates on how to reach out the Base of the Pyramid and "grow inclusive markets“? How can young researchers, in their PhD or early faculty life, use innovative research tools to crack these nuts? And how can they make their insights relevant for practitioners?</p><p class="more-link"><a href="/web/20090726025648/http://www.nextbillion.net/blog/2009/07/07/call-for-papers-oikos-undp-young-scholars-development-academy">Continue reading this article</a></p></div><div class="post-meta"><div class="rating"><a href="/web/20090726025648/http://www.nextbillion.net/blog/2009/07/07/call-for-papers-oikos-undp-young-scholars-development-academy#comment-add"><span class="stars star5"> 5 Stars </span></a></div><p class="link-comments"><a href="/web/20090726025648/http://www.nextbillion.net/blog/2009/07/07/call-for-papers-oikos-undp-young-scholars-development-academy#comments">3 comments</a></p><div class="post-read-count"><p>1167 Views</p></div><div class="post-image"><img src="/web/20090726025648im_/http://www.nextbillion.net/lib/assets/blog/thumb/9e6bcbe5b5e8de985ed5af19c02d83d5.jpg" alt=""/></div></div></div><div class="post-listing post-job"><div class="post-content"><h4>Job 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