Reaching Rural Consumers in Emerging Markets
By Vijay Mahajan Consumer markets in the developing world are an enormous but still-untapped opportunity for companies seeking new sources of growth. Within that group is an even more overlooked opportunity: the rural consumer. By its sheer size, it has huge potential. Worldwide, there are 3.4 billion rural consumers and about 3 billion of them live […]
1 in 3 adolescent girls from the poorest households has never been to school
As the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting begins tomorrow and education ministers convene at the Education World Forum today, UNICEF urges policy-makers to address ‘shameful’ disparities in public education spending DAVOS/GENEVA/NEW YORK, 20 January 2020 – Nearly 1 in 3 adolescent girls from the poorest households around the world has never been to school, according […]
1 in 3 adolescent girls from the poorest households has never been to school
As the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting begins tomorrow and education ministers convene at the Education World Forum today, UNICEF urges policy-makers to address ‘shameful’ disparities in public education spending DAVOS/GENEVA/NEW YORK, 20 January 2020 – Nearly 1 in 3 adolescent girls from the poorest households around the world has never been to school, according […]
Cashless Innovation African Solutions In Banking
African economies are well positioned to benefit from rapidly accelerating technological change if they can harness the current open landscape for innovation. East Africa is already a global leader in mobile payments, while mobile money accounts in sub-Saharan Africa are on an upward charge. Apart from being able to leapfrog the limitations and costs of […]
Protecting People from Illness – One Deadly Disease at a Time
Mike Freni CEO & Chairman at KUMBAYA. With the final development of our zeroXess we are able through USB detection devices to communicate with mHealth apps enable a “distributed” model of healthcare provision – healthcare field agents can consult with patients and collect the necessary information, relay it back to specialists, and receive treatment recommendations. […]
1 in 3 adolescent girls from the poorest households has never been to school
As the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting begins tomorrow and education ministers convene at the Education World Forum today, UNICEF urges policy-makers to address ‘shameful’ disparities in public education spending DAVOS/GENEVA/NEW YORK, 20 January 2020 – Nearly 1 in 3 adolescent girls from the poorest households around the world has never been to school, according […]
Cobalt and What Cost for Human Life, Blood, Sweat, and Batteries.
You may not have given much thought to Cobalt since high school chemistry, but the brittle, silver-blue metal is key to powering much of our modern lives. (In this article you will find links to excellent reporting incl. video) That’s because cobalt is often used in rechargeable batteries, from mobile phones to electric cars, unique […]
Basic Learning Skills the Road to Prosperity
Improvements in the emerging markets are a welcome way to take our focus off the political world scene. New reports of declining rates of absolute poverty bring positive news about the progress being made in a market that has a long way to go. This data is, indeed, encouraging, but rising income is only one way to measure the […]
1 in 3 adolescent girls from the poorest households has never been to school
As the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting begins tomorrow and education ministers convene at the Education World Forum today, UNICEF urges policy-makers to address ‘shameful’ disparities in public education spending DAVOS/GENEVA/NEW YORK, 20 January 2020 – Nearly 1 in 3 adolescent girls from the poorest households around the world has never been to school, according […]
We All Need Access to Power to get Connected “Kumba”
While the global market for renewables is immense and largely untapped, with billions of potential consumers who are unconnected and unbanked, Kumbaya’s scope reaches beyond the energy market. Ultimately the Company is designed to move into and provide a decentralized global platform for all types of social good: communication, healthcare, education, emergency response, disaster relief, […]
BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR WINS NOBEL PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY
Distinguished Professor M. Stanley Whittingham and two others awarded Nobel for development of lithium-ion batteries By Ryan Yarosh, October 09, 2019 The 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to M. Stanley Whittingham, distinguished professor of chemistry and materials science at Binghamton University, State University of New York. Whittingham won the prize for pioneering research […]
International Day Of The Girl
Today Oct 10, 2019 we celebrate International #DayOfTheGirl, We at Kumbaya believe girls should have a safe, healthy and educated life what is a fundamental right for adolescent girls, providing the foundations for an empowered life. These rights allow girls to have control of their own futures and can help prepare for whatever roles they […]
Education Is a Human Right, Early Childhood Education Is Vital to Lifelong Success
Mike Freni CEO & Chairman at KUMBAYA. Imagine the 600 Million illiterate people living in the poorest, off-grid rural villages and neighborhoods in need of major change. While change began years ago with the proliferation of small home solar systems that provide energy access, today Kumbaya has laid the ground work for accessibility to not […]
Kumbaya Agrees Thomas Edison Was Right After All
Mike Freni CEO & Chairman at KUMBAYA. Perhaps Thomas Edison was right after all. As new technology develops, it’s time to ask the question, the one I asked my top engineer 3 years ago: should we be using direct current (DC) instead of alternating current (AC) power? He said, “Yes, we can do it all. […]
The Poorest Young Women Have Spent Less Than a Year in School in The Bottom Ten Countries
Girls learning in Niger. Credit: Tagaza Djibo/GEM Report It’s International Women’s Day this week. As people in different cities rally for gender equality, not enough changes are being made to help the poorest girls pick themselves up from the bottom of the education ladder in many parts of the world. This blog draws together a list […]
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