Links I Liked (LIL's) #1

Ideas/Model/Paper
- McKinsey Report – Africa’s path to growth: Sector by Sector; quick read – two page summaries on agriculture, banking, consumer goods, infrastructure, mining, oil & gas, and telecommunications; found agriculture, con goods, & infra most interesting; requires free registration, I can email you the pdf also. #BUSINESS https://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/Economic_Studies/Productivity_Performance/Africas_path_to_growth_Sector_by_sector_2602
- Stanford business news – “D.Light’s Lofty Goals Meet Practical Challenges” Hands down favorite article; Student group builds highly useful light technology to serve poor; however, must address distribution, adoption,& financing challenges. #ENG #BUSINESS
http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/news/bmag/sbsm1005/feature-dlight.html

Person/Thinkers
- Stuart Hart – Cornell University; into sustainability/design /innovation; “disruptive technologies” & “building native capability” #BUSINESS
http://www.stuartlhart.com/philosophy.htm

Group/Organization
- 100cameras – photography in development #ART
http://www.100cameras.org/
- Trickle Up – alternate model to microfinance; uses grants to build small businesses #BUSINESS
http://www.trickleup.org/ourwork/whatvdo.html
- UNDP Initiative on Legal Empowerment of the Poor; shows how law can be used in development; four main areas: property rights & tenure security, labor rights, rights to livelihood & entrepreneurship, and rule of law & access to justice. #LAW
http://www.undp.org/legalempowerment/

News/Prayer
- Pray for Kyrgyzstan
http://www.economist.com/node/16377279?story_id=16377279

Opportunity/Grant/Contest
- Photography contest – related to MDG’s (Millen Dev Goals) #ART
http://picturethis.undp.org/about/more deadline 16 July 2010
- Essay contest – improving food security in rural areas
http://arc.peacecorpsconnect.org/essay-contest deadline 31 July 2010
- Essay contest – faith & development two $5,000 prizes
http://www.sevenfund.org/faith-and-development/ deadline 15 Oct 2010

Random/Fun
- Lastly, in spirit of Word Cup, hilarious world cup puppet comedy w/Mourinho, Rooney, Sven, Fabio, & Ronnie.
http://www.youtube.com/user/Doitchampions