One of my favorite documentary series to watch online is Vanguard: Current Events. This weekend I watched their most recent episode on “Soccer’s Lost Boys” — an inside look at the exploitation and trafficking of Africa’s hopeful youth. It’s really tough to believe that this sort of crime exists in today’s world, but it illustrates the desperation [...]

Over the weekend I have the privlege to attend AfricaGathering in DC. What I liked most about this conference was its size: very small and intimate. So many conferences are large, made up of niche group, and difficult to really develop strong relationships out of. AfricaGathering really excelled in creating a TED-like format event, focused [...]

TEDxAmsterdam: Mark Kamau from TEDxAmsterdam on Vimeo. This is such an inspirational story by Mark Kamau, a Kenyan who calls himself the “Slumdog Manager”. Born in the poverty of Kenya’s well-known slums, Kamau emerged as a web designer graduating from the NairoBits program. He attributes his success story to four principles: He was: Respected Challenged [...]

00:00 – 01:00 Introduction 01:00 – 03:11 About John Kim and Interest in WorldCupCSR 03:11 – 05:37 Creating Sustainable Infrastructure 05:37 – 07:08 How Did You Decide to Explore This Topic Via Blogging? 07:08 – 10:17 Trends and Major Players 10:17 – 12:43 How Are Sponsors Engaging in CSR? 12:43 – 13:31 Nike 13:31 – [...]

Here’s your Daily Brief for December 8th through December 9th: Conspicuous Correlation: Coltan and Crisis Reports (via Appfrica) – One of the major factors feeding genocide and violent crimes against humanity is that ruling regimes have established business relations with foreign companies, earning them an political ally and a source of revenue to fuel local [...]

Following my post yesterday on Sustainable Health Enterprises (SHE), a friend shared with me “The Girl Effect”. I’ll let the video speak for itself! The Girl Effect Website The Girl Effect Facebook Fan Page

Here’s your Daily Brief for November 18th through November 19th: Financial and Economic Reports on Each African Country – Courtesy of Wharton Business School (UPenn), a collection of what looks to be final papers covering the financial and economic states of each and every African country. The Good and Bad of South Africa’s Fiscal Expansion [...]

Here’s your Daily Brief for November 4th through November 5th: Nokia Launches 5 New BoP Mobile Phones – Nokia has been one of the most successful companies in the world when it comes to tackling BoP markets. They just announced the upcoming launch of Nokia Life Tools, a “service which gives consumers in small towns [...]