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Stretching Sustainable Development Funds

Apr 26, 2018
Asia-Pacific, China, India
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The International Finance Corporation deploys a novel approach to boost private sector development in emerging nations for maximum impact.

Can the World of Finance Be Tapped for Peace?

Apr 26, 2018
Global Focus

Give Peace a Chance: How HD Mediates in the World’s Hottest War Zones

Former Wall Streeter Durreen Shahnaz thinks inequality leads to conflicts. She is using finance to enrich the lives of the world's working poor -- and to build peace.

How a Nonprofit Found a Startling Way to End Child Hunger

Apr 12, 2018
North America
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Billy Shore, founder of the nonprofit Share Our Strength, discovered an often overlooked way to alleviate child hunger. He shares his story with Wharton professor Katherine Klein.

How Youth Can Help Solve the World’s Toughest Problems

Mar 30, 2018
Global Focus
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Innovative ideas from young people are driving the successful targeting of poverty, hunger, climate change and health issues.

How Tech Companies are Helping to Curb Wildlife Trafficking

Mar 14, 2018
Global Focus, North America
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Action by major tech companies combined with consumer education efforts can make big gains towards defeating the online trade of wildlife, say experts at Wharton and elsewhere.

How Aviation Can Help African Economies Take Off

Mar 06, 2018
Africa, Middle East & Africa
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A strong aviation industry can boost African economies, but entrenched interests and other hurdles must be removed, say the authors of 'Fly Africa.'

A Fish Farming Social Enterprise Wants to Lead a ‘Blue Revolution’

Feb 15, 2018
India

Akshay Verma traded an investment banking career in London to revolutionize fish farming in Bihar, India.

The Quest to Make the World’s Best Chocolates

Feb 13, 2018
Africa
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In his recent book, Steve Wallace chronicles his journey to create a gourmet chocolate company in Ghana.

How the Next Generation Is Changing Charitable Giving

Feb 13, 2018
North America
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Today’s philanthropists are increasingly coming from the younger generation and they expect their giving to have a real and measurable impact, according to a new book.