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Electricity for developing countries
Barefoot Power is starting a project to help 1 million people gain access to clean, efficient electricity in developing countries. With the recent advent of white LED lighting, which requires less than 1 watt of power to produce useful light, the entry point to electricity has suddenly changed.
Investing in Business for Poverty Eradication
There's been a few lone voices advocating for business participationin poverty eradication over recent years. Today, in a conversation on the omidyar network, a critical mass seems to have gathered in a conversation which might at last prove to be the tipping point:
http://www.omidyar.net/group/foodchain/news/207/
Bookmark the page, it might be part of social enterprise history in future!
Social Network for Socially Responsible Investing
economie, a London-based socially responsible investment firm has launched a social network at economie.sossoon.net to lead up to their eco6 conference in October. According to their press release, the network has all kinds of bells and whistles:
