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The Rise of Regional Banks
Written by Searchlight Process
This article was originally drafted by the African Center for Economic Transformation for the newsletter “West Africa Trends” as part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Searchlight Process. For more Searchlight content on futurechallenges.org, please click here. As banking in the region has developed, consolidation has created banks big enough to seek markets outside their […]
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Searchlight Process
The Rockefeller Foundation’s Research and Records Unit has undertaken an innovative approach to addressing this challenge by generating applicable intelligence that emerges from a forward-looking, on-the-ground perspective throughout Africa, Asia, and the Americas.
It is known as the “Searchlight” function—a group of forward-looking, regionally-focused horizon scanning and trend monitoring grantees that conduct regular, ongoing scanning for novel ideas, research results, and "clues" to where the world is evolving.
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Solar Power in Mali: A Miracle for Women
Written by Searchlight Process
This article was originally drafted by the Centre for Democracy and Development for the newsletter “West Africa Insight” as part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Searchlight Process. For more Searchlight content on futurechallenges.org, please click here. Less than one percent of rural communes in Mali have electricity. But in Sirakorola, the administrative centre […]
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Editorial on Banking the Unbanked
Written by Searchlight Process
This article was originally drafted by the African Center for Economic Transformation for the newsletter “West Africa Trends” as part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Searchlight Process. For more Searchlight content on futurechallenges.org, please click here. Over the past decade West African policymakers and financial regulators have been recognized for their success in reforming […]
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African Diaspora: Myths and Home-truths
Written by Searchlight Process
This article was originally drafted by the SA Node of the Millennium Project for the newsletter “Southern Africa Horizon Scan” as part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Searchlight Process. For more Searchlight content on futurechallenges.org, please click here. An opinion piece by Chukwu-Emeka Chikezie who is a co-founder of the African Foundation for […]
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Programs to Combat Malnutrition in India
Written by Searchlight Process
This article was originally drafted by the Strategic Foresight Group for the newsletter “Asian Horizons” as part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Searchlight Process. For more Searchlight content on futurechallenges.org, please click here. High levels of malnutrition, especially amongst women and children, are a source of concern in India. Many initiatives in the […]
