Despite significant funding, the number of people living in extreme poverty has increased in some regions around the globe. To truly end poverty, we must look to a different solution: market-creating innovations.
Aug 6, 2019
Building schools, water wells, or hospitals in poor countries is relatively easy—it’s fixing and maintaining them that’s difficult. How can we make these resources sustainable so they have a lasting impact?
July 18, 2019
In this TEDxBYU talk, Efosa Ojomo describes a fundamental misunderstanding many development organizations have with fixing poverty, then highlights an interesting and surprising insight.
July 11, 2019
Education is vital, but governments and development organizations need to focus on improving learning and employment outcomes, not just getting students into classrooms.
July 9, 2019
Malaria kills more than 420,000 people annually. We spoke with Dr. Eddy Agbo of Fyodor Biotechnologies about his innovation that takes the guesswork out of treating the deadly disease.
July 2, 2019
Newly elected President Cyril Ramaphosa has vowed to fight corruption in South Africa. Success will require tackling the problem at its root.
June 27, 2019
Many of us have the corruption equation backwards, and it’s limiting economic development.
June 13, 2019
Innovation is often perceived as risky, but using these five approaches will increase the odds of success.
June 6, 2019
As Efosa Ojomo gears up for the Aspen Ideas Festival, he reflects on three of the most important lessons he's learned from his mentor and colleague, Clayton Christensen.
May 30, 2019
Excitement has swirled around Jumia—Africa's largest e-commerce company—since its IPO on the New York Stock Exchange last month. But what will it take for the "Amazon of Africa” to succeed?
May 23, 2019