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Fragile States Are Hard to Lump Together
"Fragile states" -- the subject of the next Global Development Marketplace competition -- can't be put in one box. Or two or even three boxes (i.e. in conflict, post-conflict, or threatened by...
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How 'Big Data' Can Benefit the Public Good
Patrick Svenburg, co-founder of Random Hacks of Kindness, tells "Developers for Development" audience: "There's no shortage of big ideas in the world. It's the action part that's often lacking."“Big...
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Finding Beauty in Nepal's Third Gender
What creativity that emerged from a competition on reducing the HIV related stigma and discrimination! In 2008, the South Asia Region of the World Bank put out a call for proposals for innovative...
View ArticleHero Rats Are Making News Around the World!
Check out the story CNN is featuring on Hero Rats today. In the early days of the project Bart Weetjens of Apopo, the Dutch Company that implements Hero Rats, said that initially “Every where I went to...
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Manav Seva Sansthan wins STAR Impact Award
Manav Seva Sansthan (MSS), 2008 Development Marketplace winner, recently won the STAR Impact Award. The award recognizes and supports local organisations that achieve excellence in the provision of...
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Egypt Development Marketplace Awards Grants!
Thirty-five organizations will be awarded $800,000 by the Egypt Development Marketplace (DM) funded by The World Bank Group (WBG) and its local and international partners. Each of the grantees will...
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Furniture from Palm Trees, Honey Production and Bringing back “Ferka” Weaving
How we support agribusiness and handicrafts sector in Upper EgyptLast week I met 35 entrepreneurs from Assyut, Aswan, Beni Seouf, Cairo, Fayoum, Giza, Luxor , Minya, Qena, Sharkeyya, Sohag. Some of...
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...And the Egypt Development Marketplace 2013 Grantees Are....
Almost two months ago the announcement was made about the World Bank, IFC and partners providing grants of 1.25 million via the Egypt DM. Since that announcement, many have been contacting us via...
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