Ken Banks posted this video on his site showing the agricultural applications of FrontlineSMS — a technology that allows NGOs in the field to interact across the SMS (text messaging) platform. Find more videos like this on FrontlineSMS

Starbucks launched its (RED) campaign in the U.K. and Ireland this week — donating 5p/5cents for every purchase made with the promotional (RED) Starbucks card. And remember the cool (RED) tumbler? It’ll land you a 25 cent discount every time you use it at the store instead of using the paper cups. The tumbler costs [...]

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 [...]

It’s Our Turn to Eat, by Michela Wrong, tells the story of John Githongo — the famous whistle-blower of corruption under the Kibaki Administration in Kenya. Before picking up the book, I was concerned that I would be reading a lot of what I already knew — considering A. I wrote a paper on him [...]

The following is from a final paper I wrote for my International Corruption class at American University a few months ago: It was February of 2005, and a startled Kenyan government was in the midst of an international manhunt. Police cars scoured the streets of Nairobi in the dark of night; officers knocking on doors, [...]

Here’s your Daily Brief for November 4th: Uganda to woo China money for energy, infrastructure (via Reuters) - According to this Reuters article, Uganda is “wooing” China for energy and infrastructure investment. “Our prime economic interest in China is if they can invest in our processing industry, infrastructure and energy, including nuclear energy, as the president [...]

Is the title of M.B.A shifting from “Masters in Business Administration” to, say, “Maximizing Benefit for All”? The WSJ had an article a couple of weeks ago about social entrepreneurship being a growing trend among MBA students. A culmination of recent events can be attributed to this trend: An awareness of how “corporate greed” has [...]

Here’s your Daily Brief for October 28th through November 2nd: Africa heading for 2009 growth due to China – Can China single-handedly lift Africa above the pressures being imposed by the global economic climate? This Reuters article headlines: All African economies bar South Africa will grow this year because of China’s demand for their raw [...]