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Is there a world where digital agriculture advisory services—or any technology—can scale without community-based agents? The collective answer by D4Ag group participants was a resounding ‘NO’. Why is that? We Need...

Many nonprofit organizations still lack the resources or support to shape artificial intelligence for public good. OpenAI’s People-First AI Fund aims to change that. This opportunity offers a large scale investment in...

Traditional economic development programs targeting women in the Global South rarely move beyond offering alternative livelihood opportunities. These initiatives expect women to increase their income by raising more goats...

We’ve spent years watching development organizations celebrate every new digital initiative as a silver bullet for poverty and poor governance. The conventional wisdom is seductive: build the digital rails, and development...

Artificial intelligence is moving from hype to reality, offering powerful tools to transform health, education, livelihoods, and climate resilience. Yet in Ethiopia, many communities remain underserved by both technology...

While development practitioners obsess over access to capital and business training, groundbreaking research from The Gambia reveals something far more powerful: how platforms like Facebook and WhatsApp connect women entrepreneurs...

The MIT report declaring that 95% of generative AI pilots are “failing” has sent shockwaves through boardrooms and generated countless LinkedIn hot takes about artificial intelligence’s imminent demise. Headlines...

Africa’s women entrepreneurs face a staggering $42 billion financing gap, and traditional venture capital continues failing them spectacularly. They need strategic economic development that recognizes women entrepreneurs...

Deep digital divides exist in India’s Assam tea plantations, where nearly 7 million Adivasi workers labor daily. These tribal communities live in stark poverty. Dismissed by ISPs, they have weak connectivity and some of...