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Innovating The Brick-and-Mortar Injustice Infrastructure

Mills Scofield

This week''s post is by Andy Posner , Co-Founder & Executive Director of Capital Good Fund ( CGF ), a non-profit microfinance organization targeting the root causes of poverty through innovative micro-loans and personal financial coaching. Maybe you can help! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.

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Can Technology End Poverty?

Harvard Business Review

That's easier said than done in a world where most product innovations are geared toward the rich. BKash is now advertised widely, with 30,000 agents and 2.2 At the program's peak, 700 pumps covered 27,000 acres, with the loans constituting 9% of BRAC's total microfinance portfolio. million users.

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Can Technology End Poverty?

Harvard Business Review

That's easier said than done in a world where most product innovations are geared toward the rich. BKash is now advertised widely, with 30,000 agents and 2.2 At the program's peak, 700 pumps covered 27,000 acres, with the loans constituting 9% of BRAC's total microfinance portfolio. million users.