Dec 14, 2010
You must have read Genia’s write up about mission investing. The piece examines transition from philanthropic approaches to investing for impact at the bottom of the pyramid, and the value that can be had from it. Wonderful, and very
Nov 15, 2010
Someone asked me the other day: Is APS the next microfinance? I’m not too sure what aspect of microfinance’s performance that person was asking about, but one point remained in my mind: microfinance, with its reach to millions of women
Oct 12, 2010
In order to drive the APS sector along the double paths of growth and impact, we need to think big and out of the box. One of the core challenges for the APS sector is the availability of credible information, which could enable better decision-mak
Sep 06, 2010
So we’ve heard about the challenges in finding entrepreneurs in my previous post. The challenges are around accessing a disaggregated market, the existence of other alternatives and the lack of opportunities to pilot. On top of this, there is
Aug 16, 2010
It should be blindingly obvious – a market with millions of children, thousands of schools and the possibility of having tremendous impact. You’ve read elsewhere about how incredibly important external support beyond the school’s
