Results tagged “grameen”
What do cheetahs and technology have in common?
posted by Christine Dotts on November 18, 2008 at CSR@Intel
Did you know that in Namibia, Africa - 25 million acres of land are choked by invasive thorn bushes, which then make agriculture impossible and alter the water cycle thereby threatening life for humans and animals, like the cheetah? And...
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tagged: Arcadia Biosciences, Cheetah Conservation Fund, corporate social responsibility, Craig Barrett, environment, Gordon Moore, Grameen, Muhammad Yunus, Practical Action, San Jose Tech Museum, Sunlabob, sustainability, technology, The Tech Awards, The Tech Museum
Intel and Grameen: Bringing technology to rural, impoverished communities through social business
posted by Craig Barrett on May 19, 2008 at CSR@Intel
Traveling the world it is not uncommon to see poverty and people living in conditions that are almost unimaginable. It is especially striking when you see young people with seemingly no hope to get an education that might allow them...
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tagged: Bangladesh, Craig Barrett, CSR, Grameen, Intel, microfinance, Muhammad Yunus, social business
Companies that really want to help the poor get unpoor should help the poor make more money
posted by Perry Gruber on May 19, 2008 at CSR@Intel
Ok, I’m going to start by saying this post may get me in trouble here at Intel because I’m going to speak heresy. I’m going to suggest we should allocate some portion of our investments in education into a different...
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tagged: CSR, Grameen, microfinance, Social entrepreneurship, social responsibility
Grass roots philanthropy – where’s the corporate connection?
posted by Perry Gruber on May 05, 2008 at CSR@Intel
Socially-minded grass roots organizations like media darling Kiva.org and virtual networks such as NED are changing the development and aid industry. Is your company thinking about extending its CSR activities to include these upstarts? We are. I’ll tell you more...
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tagged: CMPC, CSR, donors choose, Grameen, grass roots, Intel, Kiva, microfinance
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