Microfinance and Microinsurance can create enormous opportunities for segments of the BOP. But, what happens when the market is not ready for these instruments. A post today from PSD  (the Private Sector Development Blog) investigates these issues and reviews some of the conclusions of a recent study in India’s Andhra Pradesh State (home of Hyderabad). […]

One of the highlights of this experience was that it threw together people of different perspectives, ideologies, philosophies, career choices and backgrounds together. Throw together such diverse ingredients in the same pot, and you’re sure to end up with something that stimulates your senses (yes, I am thinking about the curry massalla, biryani and other […]

This kid:

ROCKS. For serious.
Nat James kept us organized. He told us where to go. He told us what to do. He kept our tour guides in line. He stepped out to stop traffic for us and got taken out by a scooter (apparently, Bill Lambert, they do not […]

The children of Khamman very well reminded of how simple pleasures can be.   Forget cable TV, iPods, the Internet, and XBOX.  They had none of these.  Yet, you should have seen the smiles on their faces.  All of them were entertained by our company and most importantly our cameras.  They loved posing for every photo and […]

Scene: Dubai, UAE, Sea View Hotel, Room 105.  The window curtains are down.  The hotel room is almost completely dark except for the cracks of sunlight coming around the edges of the window curtains.  It’s mid-afternoon on the second day of the Dubai trip.  Bobby and Bax are deep asleep on their beds as they are […]