Please see the documents linked below for the information regarding the Owen project Pyramid class to take place in the spring of 2009 that will focus on the design of specific projects in the areas of Economic Development, Education, Health, Energey, and Water. You’ll als find a link to the application to go on […]

eBay has officially moved into the peer-to-peer lending space with the purchase of MicroPlace. This is significant because eBay is far from the first to enter this space - which is currently dominated by Kiva, Zopa, and Prosper - however, they are by far the largest, by a long shot.
This is not the first […]

Mobile telephony has been a boom for the BOP; however, mobile phones have certain infrastructure requirements that not all BOP communities can provide - most specifically electricity. In many communities at the bottom of the pyramid, electricity comes intermediatly, if at all. A new phone, from Chinese electronics manufacturer THM seeks to solve this problem. […]

What: Global Poverty Alleviation Discussion
Where: Averbuch Auditorium, Owen Graduate School
When: Thursday, March 22 5pm - 7pm

Owen’s “make it happen” spirit drives students to dive in and get things done. There are a few students who work extremely hard and sacrifice many many things to follow through on their commitments to the school. Nat Robinson is one of them.
As a founding member of the Project Pyramid team and fellow Owen Blogger, […]