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- 28 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
Microfinance: A Way Out for the Poor
It's a pittance in the West. A loan of only $500 to $1,200, however, can make all the difference for a man or woman eking out a living in the developing world. Just that much—the typical range of microfinance loans, according to Michael Chu, a View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
World Bank's Wolfensohn Highlights Challenges, Increased Role for Private Sector
World Bank's Wolfensohn Highlights Challenges, Increased Role for Private Sector Describing his organization's mission as one focused on issues of poverty and equity, World Bank president James D. Wolfensohn (MBA '59) addressed the... View Details
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Sherri Geng Archives | Social Enterprise
Impact Measurement Inclusive Finance International Development K-12 Education Leadership Fellows Leadership in Challenging Times MBA Programs Microfinance Non Profit Management Nonprofit Supportive Services Public Sector Public-Private... View Details
- 30 Oct 2019
- News
Creating Agents of Change
health, education, and empowerment through life skills and employment. “Success for us is that, by the time the young adults leave our program at age 24, they're living above the level of poverty in their... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- Blog Post
Reflecting on the HKS/HBS Joint Degree Program
Arabia. I had the chance to work for different poverty alleviation programs, education reforms, and some healthcare initiatives with different governments. I am really passionate about understanding how to tackle View Details
- Portrait Project
Mamongae Mahlare
Allocate time and energy to initiatives for the primary benefit of my beloved South Africa Many lives were sacrificed for my freedom And with political freedom comes great responsibility To achieve economic emancipation So our children... View Details
- 01 Jan 2008
- News
James D. Wolfensohn, MBA 1959
decisions managers must make.” ADVICE TO STUDENTS “Spend at least as much time focusing on people as you do on numbers.” ON LEADERSHIP “Too many of our leaders fail to translate macroeconomic trends into human experience. Increasing... View Details
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Africa - Global Activities 2021
other macro shocks occur, many African nations run the risk of falling deeper into poverty. “I feared that during and after the outbreak, populations living in poverty would be much worse off, and new populations would fall into View Details
- Portrait Project
Anh M. Nguyen
of the sacrifices and challenges of starting life in a new country; to me, it is evidence of just how much we can accomplish. I plan to live my life humbly and hungrily, always seeking to serve the world around me. In my personal and professional lives, I will take the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Summit Sound Bites
Lawrence University Professor “I think the American people are dying to be asked to help solve some of these problems.” —Meg Whitman (MBA ’79), former President & CEO, eBay Inc. “Fear caused by greed needed to be bailed out with $700 billion; fear caused by View Details
- Portrait Project
Israt Tarin
mother was a brilliant student her recitation of William Wordsworth’s “Daffodils” drew crowds of far-flung villagers to the school grounds. Yet, poverty and patriarchy meant she would be married at the age of sixteen while her brothers... View Details
- 04 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
Tapping into “Nontraditional” Private Equity and Venture Capital Talent at HBS
well as the breadth and depth of talent at HBS. Joshua Mbanusi’s Road to HBS Joshua Mbanusi grew up the youngest of five children raised by a single mother and his earliest days shaped his career decisions and professional passions. “To lift my family out of poverty,... View Details
- Portrait Project
Emily Wang
I will take a deep breath and step onto my stage. There are no awkward throwback photos of me in tutus or dance recitals. Ballet classes were a luxury for which we did not have time or money. But I was a happy and resolute child, and in... View Details
- 14 Sep 2015
- News
Helping Investors Have an Impact
make a difference and give back to society. And that in itself was highly rewarding and fulfilling for me. “When I grew up in the Philippines, I experienced a contrast between poverty and material wealth. And throughout my years in the... View Details
- 16 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
What Happens When Zambian Schoolgirls Receive Negotiation Training
Many Zambian girls face major challenges early in life. They drop out of eighth and ninth grade at three times the rate of their male counterparts and contract HIV twice as often. Many will die due to complications associated with... View Details
Keywords: Re: Kathleen L. McGinn
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Rwanda Provides Students with Hands-On Learning
The 2010 January Term break at HBS was no time to kick back for the 403 first- and second-year MBA students who signed up for the Immersion Experience Program (IXP). In search of the kind of deep understanding that can come only from... View Details
- 08 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
Building the Bridge from Nonprofit to VC with Joshua Mbanusi (MBA 2021)
at Collin County Community College before transferring to Cornell University where he majored in policy analysis and was exposed to poverty statistics for the first time. He was moved by them. “The United States puts forward a model for... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Sizing Up Social Impact
is an independent foreign aid agency with the mission to reduce poverty through sustainable economic growth in some of the world's poorest countries. "Farmer training was at the heart of the Ghana program," says Jonathan Bloom (MBA 1972),... View Details
- 10 May 2019
- News
Bringing Art to the People It Depicts
“Instead of overthinking it, I thought I could be a part of the change to start supporting our own,” the rapper and record producer told the Harvard Gazette. “We have a hard time supporting our own sometimes because it’s so close to us.... View Details
- 15 Jun 2020
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2020
Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books Invisible Americans: The Tragic Cost of Child Poverty by Jeff Madrick (MBA 1971) Knopf By official count, more than one in six American children live below the poverty... View Details