Eight19 takes its name from the time it takes sunlight to reach the earth – 8 minutes and 19 seconds. Its mission is to replace kerosene with solar power. Due to their successful work, this week Eight19 won the Climate Week Award 2012 for “Best Initiative for a Small or Medium-Sized Business.” THE CHALLENGE Over 1.6 [...]
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MDG drinking water target met! | GUARDIAN: Using microcredit to increase access to H2O & sanitation
March 12, 2012
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On March 6th, the UN announced that Millennium Development Goal (MGD) – to halve by 2015 proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water – has been met. Increasing sustainable access to sanitation for the same population, however, was not met. Nevertheless, this achievement is monumental considering that between 1990 and 2010, over [...]
Read more 1st Mobile Phone Cash Transfers for Housing in Haiti
March 7, 2012
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As of this week, Haiti’s earthquake affected households will begin receiving mobile cash transfers to aid in housing reconstruction. This will be the first ever post-disaster housing reconstruction mobile money transfer mechanism. The initiative is part of the Community Support Centers for House Repairs, a collaboration between the Haitian Government , the UN Development Program and Digicel, Haiti’s largest [...]
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