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Visual CV – Who am I?
A friend, Timothy Neesam introduced me to the notion of contemplative photography via Kim Manley Ort. One of her ideas is to create a visual CV. It’s an interesting notion: a visual response to a series of questions about oneself. Without further … Continue reading
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Sweat Equity and Market Access in Nepal
It was a warm day in October in the hills/mountains near Pokhara, Nepal. I was sweating. I wasn’t even doing much except standing there with my camera enjoying the scenery. Then a woman came up the hill from the steep … Continue reading
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Tagged collection centers, food security, IDE, market access, markets, Nepal
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My Cow Wears a Necklace
So I’m travelling in India, and thinking that this would be a good time to buy a gold necklace. After all, there is probably no country in which there is as much investment in gold jewelry as in India. But … Continue reading
Give me a place to squat … World Toilet Day 2011
In one of my former lives, I (and my family) spent three years in India. Our work took us all over the country, both urban and rural areas. I still remember driving the country roads in the dusk of early … Continue reading
The poor pay more for their food, and they work harder too…
Hunger in Africa has been on my mind recently. FAO has been reporting that food prices have spiked to record levels. Worse, reports of famine in Somalia have been circulating – real true famine with people not just hungry, but … Continue reading
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Tagged famine, food security, IDE, markets, poverty, price of food, small plot farmers, Water
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The girl with the dirty finger nails
Don’t get me wrong. iDE has a careful hiring process. We review resumés. We do multiple interviews. We check references. Still, it’s often hard to spot the right candidate. So when I saw the dirty fingernails, I knew we had found … Continue reading
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Tagged bottom of the pyramid, dirty finger nails, food security, IDE, innovation, small plot farmers, Water
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A community of investors
iDE has been going through a rebranding process. This is not just about visual identity, but also in terms of how we think about ourselves, our work and the people we interact with. Along the way, we have decided to … Continue reading
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Tagged bottom of the pyramid, food security, IDE, innovation, investment, Water
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Water into wine
Tuesday is World Water Day. iDE is planning to launch a new program to turn water into wine; a replication of the famous miracle at the marriage celebration feast at Cana several centuries ago. To explain how we will do … Continue reading
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Tagged food security, IDE, irrigation, small plot farmers, Water, water into wine, World Water Day
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Small plot farmers and discarded sofas
One of my favorite concepts is that of “value.” It is a word we use a lot at iDE. Value chains. Value streams. Value proposition. Shared value. Value selling. Customer value. Value added. So here’s a few thoughts about value. … Continue reading
There’s no fortune at the bottom of the pyramid
Sorry to break it to you. There is no Santa Claus. There is no pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. And there is no fortune at the bottom of the pyramid. There is only grinding poverty. It … Continue reading
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