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iBoP in the News

News coverage of the regional BoP initiative.

iBoP Asia's iTalk

Bridging the gap between the academe and real world innovators.

2009 iBoP Grantees

List of the new batch of grantees under the iBoP Small Grants Program 

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iBoP Indonesia

The local network of iBoP Asia in Indonesia now has its own webpage!

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iBoP Asia Frontiers

iBoP Asia FRONTIERS: Charting the Future of S&T Innovations  for the Base of the Pyramid in Southeast Asia   A…

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Nurturing the Enterprising BoP: A PBSP Casebook

iBoP Asia proudly releases the casebook entitled Nurturing the Enterprising BoP: Cases from the PBSP Business Advisory Program. This casebook…

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Cooperation on clean technology transfer PDF Print E-mail
Written by From SciDev.net, published June 3, 2009   
Tuesday, 09 June 2009 13:34

Image Dalindyebo Shabalala of the Center for International Environmental Law asserts that genuine cooperative technology transfer is needed for developing countries to have access to clean technologies.

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Community participation needed in nanotech water projects PDF Print E-mail
Written by From SciDev.net, published May 6, 2009   
Tuesday, 19 May 2009 11:17

Image Nanotechnology is being hailed as a key to addressing the water problems of poor communities. However, community understanding, acceptance and ownership of this new technology are needed for it to work.

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IP strategies for climate change adaptation PDF Print E-mail
Written by From SciDev.net, published April 24. 2009   
Tuesday, 28 April 2009 17:41
Image More than 400 indigenous people gathered in a global summit to share their own strategies to adapt to climate change.
 
Mobile medical advice PDF Print E-mail
Written by From SciDev.net, published April 7, 2009   
Thursday, 16 April 2009 11:37

Image The Millennium Villages Project will launch an initiative in Ghana this year that will provide rural community health professionals with medical advice via mobile phones.

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Agriculture should be at the forefront of climate change talks PDF Print E-mail
Written by From Irin News, published April 2, 2009   
Thursday, 16 April 2009 09:56

Image The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) again called for greater emphasis on agriculture at the recent climate change talks in Bonn, Germany.

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A Hapinoy Story: Nanay Linda of Angono, Rizal talks about her Heathcare Hub experience
30/07/2010 | Microventures, Inc.

At 45, Nanay Linda Pirante of Angono, Rizal showcases energy like she's in her younger years. Her positive attitude made her stand out in becoming one of the 7 Hapinoy Community Stores for the pilot o [ ... ]


Introducing WASH services and technologies to local communities
28/06/2010 | A Single Drop for Safe Water

A Single Drop for Safe Water documents their iBoP project which introduces water, sanitation, hygiene (WASH) services and technologies to poor communities in the Philippines and assessing how this con [ ... ]


Implementing ecological sanitation in remote areas
26/04/2010 | Water, Agroforestry, Nutrition and Development (WAND) Foundation

Arborloo (literally “tree toilet”) is a type of toilet that is becoming popular in waterless and dry areas, such as the case here in Barrio Oguis, Municipality of Initao and Barrio Tuod, Municipal [ ... ]


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The Base of the Pyramid

The BoP is a socio-economic designation for the roughly 4 billion individuals who live below $4 per day, living mostly in rural villages and urban slums in developing countries.

Public Value of S&T Innovation

Contrary to popular assumptions, there is the emerging idea of a BOP-centric approach that can tap the market potential of those at the bottom of the pyramid.

About the Project

The project aims to foster innovations that can effectively address the developmental needs of the economically marginalized sector in the region.