I depart for east Africa 6 weeks from today. I’m so excited I can hardly stand it. Much remains to be done — including yellow fever vaccinations and other mundane tasks — but I’m confident everything will get completed in time. A couple of unique recommendations for anyone interested in further-flung travel, in one case [...]
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Africa Travel + Information, Far-Flung + Close to Home
Posted in Africa, Social Entrepreneurship, Travelogues on September 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
“Youth in Microfinance”: MicroBike USA + One Hen in SF
Posted in Microfinance, Social Entrepreneurship, tagged microbike, Microfinance, one hen on August 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last night I went to a reception for MicroBike USA and the One Hen children’s book about microfinance. The event was co-hosted by Wokai, SVMN and Accion and featured the six MicroBikers who cycled across the USA to raise money for — and awareness about — microfinance, along with One Hen author Katie Milway Smith. [...]
Swayam: P2P Investing in Human Capital and Education
Posted in For-Profit/Non-Profit, Social Entrepreneurship on July 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I recently became an adviser to Swayam, a new socially-minded investment platform that is slated to enable individuals to invest in the higher education — and hence futures — of entrepreneurs who would otherwise not be able to afford their degrees (or would otherwise be burdened with heavy loan obligations). I originally met the Swayam [...]
