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Mar 18, 2021
Connecting Power Grids to Improve Electricity Access
An ambitious project that links electrical grids between Central and South Asia is expected to boost economies and facilitate trade.
Mar 15, 2021
Cracking the Code of Financial Inclusion in Sri Lanka
A digital-finance push is easing the flow of business during COVID–and making the economy more inclusive.
Mar 8, 2021
Harvesting Stability for India’s Salt Farmers
Empowering the 15,000 women who help produce three quarters of India's salt with sustainable technology and working to help them break the cycle of poverty.
Mar 8, 2021
A Woman’s Fight to Make Her Way In Mali’s Beef Industry
The inspiring story of the only female CEO in the nation’s meat-processing sector.
Feb 22, 2021
In Latin America, A New Breed of Investors Prizes Gender Diversity
Investors are insisting the companies they finance make hiring, retaining and promoting women a priority.
Feb 17, 2021
Indian Start-ups Answer the Call
COVID-19 has strained supply chains in India, but new logistics strategies and digital solutions help ensure access to essentials.
Feb 17, 2021
The Case for Equitable Vaccine Distribution
The CEO of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) outlines scenarios for speeding up COVID-19 vaccine delivery to low- and middle-income countries.
Feb 17, 2021
Sri Lanka’s “Superheroes”
In Sri Lanka, ride-hailing company PickMe has pivoted to provide citizens with necessities like grocery and gas. This 3 ½-minute film offers a look inside the lives of PickMe’s women drivers during the pandemic.
Feb 17, 2021
First Person: Kenya’s Health-care Heroes
IFC’s Daisy Serem checks in with young doctors in Kenya—including her own sister, a pediatrics resident—as they reflect on the lessons of COVID-19.
Feb 10, 2021
Tech Start-ups Deliver COVID-19 Relief
Startups in South Asia are developing new supply chains for delivering vaccines and other critical goods and services.
