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Around the world. Constantly. Something is happening. The snap of the moment. A flash. A picture. A video. A short text message. A reflection.

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I recently watched Muhammad Yunus full of joy, sharing his story and advocating for his ideas during his Nobel Lecture of December 10, 2006, at the Oslo City Hall, Norway. I was deeply inspired and connected to his values and believe. I would like to contribute my 2 cents in promoting his lecture in this post.

Why business models are critical to innovation in emerging economies – From social entrepreneurship to building an idea or a business – Part 1

Emerging economies represent new challenges for ideas and businesses, which is why new social entrepreneurship opportunities are now the Petri-dish for what is emerging. Some examples exist of great reference;

Harrasment? Fear? Mistrust? Political populism? Well, the meaning has become so complex with all the distortions and prejudices created by our political affairs, social disconnectedness, and their consequential mistrust and fears, that a kiss is not a kiss anymore.  Where did we leave compassion? love? solidarity? gratefulness? human empathy?

First, I would like to express my sorrow for what you are going through. You both feel hurt. I am sorry for your families in pain. My condolences and thoughts are with you.

I have been engaged reading the stories, looking at the heart-breaking images, reading the discussions in online fora, news media and blogs. Some people justify war in the name of honor, faith or national pride and interests. I respect their position. However, in my core, I cannot justify war.

I believe that life is our utmost precious right and our source of joy. The life of a Lebanese or an Israeli girl could be the life of my children. For me, every girl counts. Every life is sacred. I cannot justify the stabbing of any single life.

In the previous times of history, signed by the lack of understanding and means of communications, many were the myths, many the misunderstandings, many the misconceptions, many the fears of the unknown. War was a human reaction to secure the life of the closest ones.

There is story from hyderabad how MFIs are swindling poor farmers money. According to Mumbai Mirror, a few of them have been closed for exorbitan interest charges - 35% compared to 15% commercial rate.

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As part of a class I'm taking called "Social Sculpture", I designed the attached multimedia concept piece, "Points of Departure to the Global Economy." It's best viewed by playing it automatically, u

What is like to live large? Ask a Kenyan government official and you have the full story - http://kenyanpundit.com/docs/transparency.pdf

Sounds like a small problem if you live in the developed world. What if yours is a developing country struggling from the ashes? I suppose it is not a Kenyan problem, but indeed global.