Mills Scofield
AUGUST 27, 2012
MedInternational was started in 2011 to raise the standard of healthcare in resource-poor regions of the world by sharing and maintaining appropriate hospital technology in these areas, initially Zanzibar, Tanzania. See what two not yet 20 year olds were able to do and sustain. by Chia Han Sheng on Sunday, August 19, 2012.
Modern Servant Leader
NOVEMBER 18, 2010
The Modern Servant Leader Servant Leadership & Technology. Technology. Technology. Why Technology Managers Make Great Leaders. How to Handle a Seagull Manager. Do You Have a “Seagull Manager”? Peer-to-Peer Microfinance: A Sustainable Solution to Poverty. Technology Leaders.
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Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 5, 2016
The Grameen model of microfinance gained a great deal of attention in the international development field after early data showed that it was associated with high repayment and low default. Micro-insurance is not at scale anywhere except when heavily subsidized by government, a market we hope technology may change in the future.
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 22, 2013
If you believe the hype, technology is going to help us end global poverty. Berkeley researcher Kentaro Toyama has a blog dedicated to calling out naïve or inappropriate uses of information and communication technologies (ICT). To do that, it's vital that technology be suitable and relevant to the lives of its users.
Mills Scofield
MAY 5, 2015
As a college student in this technological era, I’ve felt the constant burden of having to pursue a “practical” degree. A career advisor once told me that those who pursue liberal arts majors and enter finance, consulting or technology are not the exceptions. She's spending the summer in Dhaka doing microfinance.
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 22, 2013
If you believe the hype, technology is going to help us end global poverty. Berkeley researcher Kentaro Toyama has a blog dedicated to calling out naïve or inappropriate uses of information and communication technologies (ICT). To do that, it's vital that technology be suitable and relevant to the lives of its users.
Harvard Business Review
FEBRUARY 21, 2014
A large part of NAF’s effort with farmers is to help break their initial emotional barriers to new technologies. The success of these measures has had a demonstrative impact on the farmers’ willingness to adopt and internalize new technologies. This has provided the platform to launch into other initiatives.
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