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Social Innovation in Bihar and Orissa
By Maria A. May For the “Doing while learning” project, I visited two of our Indian practitioner partners at the end of July. First, Amanda Misiti and I spent a week in rural Orissa with Gram Vik... Read More
Breaking down the silos: Lessons from cross programme initiatives at BRAC
Integration has been the buzzword at BRAC lately. Programmes across the organization are now finding innovative ways to work together to provide holistic and “intensive” support to clients. Howeve... Read More
The Case Against Data – Part II
Guest post by Toby Norman. The “Case Against Data: Part I” laid out the argument that a large amount of data used by NGOs is meaningless. Numeric comparisons like “benchmarks” or “trends” ... Read More
Monthly Round-up
Please see below for links to a few thought provoking pieces. Feel free to share your opinions in the comment box. “Can Innovation Actually Be Measured?” http://www.fastcompany.com/30152... Read More
Micro or Mass Insurance: Rupalee Ruchismita attends July Innovation forum in BRAC, 15 July, 2013
Micro or Mass insurance, this interesting question arose during this month’s Innovation Forum. The forum had Rupalee Ruchismita talking about Micro Insurance, explaining the concept, providing an el... Read More
UNESCO launches a call for projects driven by young people
Thanks to BRAC USA for sharing this! Interesting opportunity for young people. © UNESCO / Rajneesh Bhandari UNESCO launches a call for projects in order to identify and support 15 action projects (... Read More
Mediating the ICT4D landscape: Exploring Unique Identifiers and Frontline Data Collection Technologies
Guest post by Gayatri Sahgal (Student of Masters in Public Policy, Taubman Center, Brown University). The proliferation of Information Communication Technology (ICT) has redefined the way in which i... Read More
Overcoming gender inequality through water, sanitation and hygiene
During my 12 years of work experience in the water and sanitation sector, it has been evident that gender inequality and poverty exclude large numbers of people from enjoying the benefits of water sup... Read More