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Last week, we shared stories of how smart solar power, provided by The Rockefeller Foundation's Smart Power in India initiative, is jump-starting a new wave of entrepreneurial energy in Diyara Rasulpur, …

A version of this post also appeared on Fair Observer. While all actors, including the youth, are responsible for transforming employment creation in Africa, this shared responsibility has led to no …

A version of this post also appeared on the 100 Resilient Cities blog. As 100 Resilient Cities gears up to launch this year's Challenge, we thought it would be a good …

"We were dependent on a middle man to take the milk to the market," said one man. We'd get 20 rupees per kilo. Now we sell directly and get 30 …

It's evening in Bara, a small village in the Araria district of Bihar, a time where most people return from work and retire for the day. But it is not …

At this year's Aspen Ideas Festival, the Washington Post's Philip Kennicott sat down with Rockefeller Foundation president Judith Rodin about the resilience dividend—the idea that investments in resilience can minimize …

A version of this post also appeared on ACCCRN.org. By 2050, 75 percent of the global population will live in cities, and Asian cities are likely to account for more than …

As written for The Power of Impact Investing: Putting Markets to Work for Profit and Global Good by Judith Rodin and Margot Brandenburg. "It's time for a fresh approach to our …

A version of this post originally appeared on 100 Resilient Cities. 1. Your commute options aren't limited to a car. You can take advantage of bike sharing... Bike share programs make short-term …

A version of this post also appears on ACCCRN.org. "While catastrophe is not always preventable, the degree of destruction and devastation can be reduced." Over 55 percent of the population in Asia …