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 …

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 – 15:03 One …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …