Mobile Phones for Women’s Empowerment
The demand for mobile phones among women in low- and middle-income countries is great, and we must seize the opportunity to use new technologies to transform women’s lives in meaningful and lasting ways.
Ending HIV/AIDS in the United States
I know that if we can change a room, we can change the District. If we can change the District, we can change the United States. And if we can change the United States, my goodness, we can change the world.
Mobilizing Underserved Communities to Enter the Digital Economy
A new book, The Art and Science of Delivery, was published in honor of the 10th Anniversary of the Skoll World Forum. “De-liv-er-y,” the book’s cover explains, “is a daunting challenge in the social sector, with many initiatives failing because of poor implementation.”
Giving Work is Not Enough to Bring People out of Poverty
I believe that our model is only one way to empower people on a path out of poverty through digital work. Indeed, we’re continually working to strengthen our approach. However, I’m convinced that using digital work as a means to bring people out of poverty is not just about providing work opportunities for the poor.
The Full Impact of Impact Sourcing
Continuous quality improvements and reduced cost mean we can serve more students better, while we also seek new technology solutions that will completely change the landscape in the future.
Business Process Outsourcing Takes on Global Poverty
While international aid for economic development often fails, business has the potential to bring millions of people out poverty. For no enterprise is this more true than the unsung $300 billion industry called Business Process Outsourcing.
The Fireflies Next Time: The Rise of Social Entrepreneurship and the Future for Global Capitalism
Many of today’s leading social entrepreneurs have created organizations that are neither businesses nor charities, but rather hybrid entities that generate revenue in pursuit of social goals.
Investing in Inclusion: How to Deliver Financial Services to the World’s Poor
One point is clear: philanthropy, though critically important, is insufficient to achieve full financial inclusion. We need to harness the capital markets and create institutions that deliver both social and financial returns. Though we are a nonprofit, we work to build sustainable, scalable, for-profit companies dedicated to serving the financial needs of society’s most vulnerable members: those living in poverty.
Crisis Maps: Harnessing the Power of Big Data to Deliver Humanitarian Assistance
The pioneers behind the first wave of crisis-mapping technology were typically gifted hackers from the dynamic open-source community. Creating the next generation of these technologies will require additional skills in data analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and social computing.
Mobile Afghanistan: How a National Telecom Network Delivers Social Goods
Investing in the future of Afghanistan has been crucial to the success of our business. In 2003, most Afghans did not have access to a mobile phone. Today Roshan serves more than 6.5 million customers. Through our nationwide network we provide mobile telecom access to 21.5 million Afghans (71 percent of the population).
