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Enterprise models that help alleviate poverty

By Guest PostSeptember 29, 2017Economy, Politicsalleviate poverty, colm fay, dimensions of poverty, enterprise models, ted london

ANN ARBOR — While the understanding of how specific business enterprises alleviate poverty continues to grow, research that compares impacts across business models remains scarce. (more…)

WaterWheel Will Bring Clean Water to a Thirsty World

By Guest PostFebruary 25, 20111 commentEnvironmentclean water, colm fay, cynthia koenig, dow sustainability innovation student challenge, India, rajasthan, rolling water barrel, waterwheel, wello, wheel, world

ANN ARBOR, Mich.— Cynthia Koenig knows that by reinventing the wheel she could change the world. In a few months, she hopes to make a difference in India.

Koenig, a graduate student at the University of Michigan, created the WaterWheel, a 20-gallon rolling water barrel and Wello, the business that distributes it in developing countries, where clean water is scarce. (more…)