Join us for an online written discussion with a panel of experts to explore how we can ensure MSMEs thrive post COVID-19. Taking place on Thursday, Thursday 4 June, 3pm BST/ 10am EDT
If you want to hear first-hand insight of the impact of COVID-19 on factory workers in emerging markets, this podcast is for you. Meet Dominic McVey; Entrepreneur, Board member and adviser with companies, INGOs and governments in Sri Lanka, Ethiopia and Kenya. During our conversation Dominic provides candid insights of the effects of COVID-19 on vulnerable workers, value chains and the systems that support them
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has spread rapidly around the world, creating the worst humanitarian and economic crisis in a generation. The response to this pandemic has needed to be equally rapid and innovation has been required at many levels. Private sector partnerships have been playing an important role in generating creative solutions.
Join us for an online discussion to explore how can business build purposeful collaborations to support the resilience and recovery of those most vulnerable to COVID-19. Thursday 14th May 3pm BST / 10am EDT
Business Fights Poverty Online 2020 Day 5: Collaboration Hosted with the National Business Compact on Coronavirus, Kenya. Speakers: Rob Burnet, CEO, Shujaaz Inc Christian
Business Fights Poverty Online 2020 Day 5: Collaboration Hosted with the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM). Speakers: Nicky Black, Social and Economic Development,
Concepcion Blanco, Senior Specialist, Client Solutions and Digital Innovation, BBVA Microfinance Foundation Cristianne Close, Global Leader, Markets Practice, WWF International Payal Dalal, Vice President,
Tom Adlam, Team Leader, DFID Impact Programme Robert Eccles, Visiting Professor of Management Practice, Said Business School, University of Oxford Martha Herrera Gonzalez, Global
Louise Fowler, Portfolio Non-Executive Director and Customer and Marketing Consultant Charmian Love, Chair and Co-Founder, B Lab UK, and Social Entrepreneur in Residence at
As COVID-19 spreads in countries around the world, governments have already started to address the economic and livelihood challenges posed by the constraints the pandemic has put on behaviour and employment. These measures will help cushion the impact of COVID-19 on employment in wealthier areas. But what about lower-income countries?
As Americans are bracing for the health fallout from the COVID-19 outbreak, the nation’s Main Street businesses are fighting for their survival. Salon owners, event planners, shopkeepers and restaurants are being forced to make hard choices—pay their bills or their employees—and the workers who rely on them for their livelihoods face prolonged economic hardship.
Supermarkets have become one of the few vital services still functioning during the global Coronavirus pandemic. Supermarket staff deserve great respect for keeping customers safe and supplied with food to sustain us through this unprecedented crisis.
Neil Fleming shares his first-hand insight into what it’s like supporting small and medium sized businesses globally during the COVID-19 pandemic; highlighting the vital importance of SMEs in job creation now and in the future and the real risk of many businesses going under. Neil is Director at The Challenges Group, an international NGO working across 66 countries, with five offices in sub-Saharan Africa.
As of 14 April, Tajikistan had not announced the confirmation of any COVID-19 cases. Over recent months, the authorities have taken drastic measures to help keep the coronavirus at bay. The border with China has been closed since 24 January and entry from Iran was halted on 23 February. All commercial flights were suspended on 20 March and traffic to and from Kyrgyzstan was suspended on 24 March. Schools, however, are still open and people are going to work as normal.
Join us for a live written discussion with a panel of experts to deepen understanding of the role of partnering in delivering rapid innovation during the COVID-19 global crisis. Taking place on Wednesday, 22 April, 9.00 am EDT / 2.00 pm BST
Livelihoods of workers in the poorest and most vulnerable countries are being decimated even before the coronavirus sweeps in, as supply chains grind to a halt. This is disastrous for families, triggering an alarming resurgence in poverty. It is bad news for businesses that will want to rebuild, and for consumers in developed countries who depend on robust and resilient supply chains.
Globally, in the last couple of weeks, we have seen collaboration apps and start-ups like PhoneSoap and Slightly Robot develop innovations catering to respond to the challenges from the ‘new-normal’, of our lives. From the emerging market context of India, particularly in the state of Kerala, I am noticing a relatively silent (for the global audience), but remarkable response of entrepreneurs and innovators to the pandemic.
Our economic system is at a crossroads. We are not only dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, the single most impactful event of a generation but also the increasing effects of climate change and social inequality are not going away.
