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
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
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
Innovation is often perceived as risky, but using these five approaches will increase the odds of success.
June 6, 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
People living in poverty—who often need insurance the most—are usually those least likely to have it. In this video, Karen Dillon explains how one company spotted an opportunity to change that.
May 2, 2019
What if the most powerful way to end poverty is not being explored enough? Here are some lessons I learned from running a nonprofit for ten years.
Apr 25, 2019
Globally, almost three billion people depend on traditional biomass for cooking. For this Innovators Creating Prosperity post, we spoke with Iyenyeri founder Eric Reynolds about an innovation that can change that.
Apr 11, 2019
In our first Innovators Creating Prosperity post, spotlighting organizations across the globe that are positively impacting economic development, we chat with Matias Recchia of IguanaFix.
Mar 26, 2019
Studies and reports highlight the overwhelming lack of success in many institutional reform projects. In this video, we explain why the predominant strategy of development doesn't work, and offer an alternative.
Mar 20, 2019