Category Archives: Initiatives

Rio+20 from a schizophrenic point of view

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The Earth Summit called ‘Rio+20’ sounded like a turning point in history when I first heard about it last July. It sounded like a sad joke a little bit more than a month ago. Before the Summit officially starts, I’ll try … Continue reading

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Ekgaon, bridging I.T. and Indian farmers through the cloud

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Ekgaon means ‘One village’ in Hindi. Since Ekgaon’s playground is India, you will soon understand this is not any kind of village. The first time I heard about Ekgaon was through Ashoka. I contacted its (Ashoka fellow) founder, Vijay Aditya, … Continue reading

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Innovation lab for the urban poor: from the field to the mindset

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Somewhere in Ashram Road, Ahmedabad, on the first floor of a residential-like building, you will find a door on your right that has an A4 paper poster saying ‘Innovation Center for Poor’. Once you cross the doorstep, you will enter … Continue reading

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Milaap: connecting different worlds through loans

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I met Anoj last Sunday at Milaap.org‘s office. Or rather just outside the office as Milaap’s developer had forgotten to leave the key at the reception, after spending Saturday evening and night coding. Anoj found himself locked out when he came to … Continue reading

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Recipe for a successful Energy Center

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My colleague and myself arrived yesterday in Selco Labs in Ujire for our different missions. I had the opportunity to join her on one of her field visits. I was lucky for I made an interesting discovery. But I won’t keep this discovery … Continue reading

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Overcoming language barriers with Kiva en français

I am always amazed to notice how little effort is done when it comes to language translation, knowing that this barrier can isolate so many people. I have living proofs everyday here in Paris. I often feel sorry for the … Continue reading

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