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Rethinking National Development Banks’ role after the financial crisis
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This article was originally drafted by Fernando Prada and the FORO Nacional Internacional for the newsletter “Agenda Suramerica” as part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Searchlight Process. For more Searchlight content on futurechallenges.org, please click here. A recent survey of National Development Banks (NDBs) —state-owned financial institutions set out to foster economic development and social development as part […]
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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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Redefining CSR
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This article was originally drafted by Nisha Kumar Kulkarni and Intellecap for the newsletter “Searchlight South Asia” as part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Searchlight Process. For more Searchlight content on futurechallenges.org, please click here. Corporate Social Responsibility in India CSR is a hot topic in India’s business world. The country has a rich tradition of CSR […]
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Special Report: Slum Demolition and the Urban Poor
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This article was originally drafted by Idayat Hassan and Audu Liberty Oseni and 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. Many inhabitants of urban slums in West African have been rendered homeless by governments that […]
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India: Affordable Assistive Aids for the Disabled
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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. A few attempts have been made in recent years to produce more affordable assistive aids to disabled Indians. If this […]
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Locally Manufactured Wind Turbines Provide Affordable Electricity
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This article was originally drafted by Oluchi Agbanyim and 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. What protracts poverty in most communities in the Sahel is lack of energy, and one […]
