By Jiawei Li, Junhan Xu, Yicheng Yao “Manufacturing relocation is inevitable; Southeast Asian and South American countries will take over low-end manufacturing industry in the near future.” Mr. Guo, the founder of iLilace, a multi-platform, multi-million housecare product exporting business, stated. “Nations such as India and Malaysia are indeed catching up in terms of low-end […]
By Zhouai Joann Yu “Ecuador has 30% of our energy production based on hydropower. Sounds good right?” says Emilio Cobo, an environmental engineer and founder of the Andean Rivers Observatory, an organization monitoring water infrastructure in the Andean region. Hydropower is portrayed as one of the leading “clean” energy options, yet the true effects of each project are much more
What did Ecuador’s largest hydropower project bring to the country? Read More »
By Wenxuan Song, Yinlong Shen, Yuan Ning, Yufan Zhu Dating back to the Qing Qianlong period, as the saying goes, “Chicken feather for sugar”, citizens in Yiwu started to do bartering, and the tradition of trading seems to engrave itself in the genes of people in Yiwu. After the Reform and Opening-up in 1978, a
One of the horrible ironies of the climate problem is that some of the most stunning and well-known locations on Earth are also among the most at risk. As a result, these areas will suffer a severe loss of tourism as a result of rising temperatures, an increase in extreme weather events, the drying up
Sustainable tourism: preserving the ecosystem and creating livelihood Read More »
The numerous social, economic, and environmental issues brought on by capitalism have given rise to social enterprise (SE), which has arisen as a solution for more sustainable economic growth. Social enterprise has a long history in Thailand. The earliest cooperatives were organized by low-income farming communities a century ago to combat rural poverty, and the first social
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By A A IsaacTamson The modern world arrogated that technology is pulling down the pillars of ancient Nigeria; it pointed to countries like the United States of America, and Germany, among others where it has conquered and reduced their primordial walls to pillars of sand and beat its chest that Nigeria will soon become like
Exposing the gender divide in Nigerian digital literacy Read More »
By A A ISAACTAMSON Gender discrimination has changed its garment. It is very much alive today in almost all countries just as it was full of might and power yesterday, but most nations that have succeeded in trimming some of its arms may not recognize its appearance. However, even the blind in Uganda can see it.
What needs to be done to close the gender gap in Uganda’s education Read More »
In the last four years, there has been a dramatic increase of 8.4 million children, bringing the total number of youngsters working in the world to 160 million, according to recent research by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and UNICEF. COVID-19’s effects have also increased the risk of child labor for millions of children. The
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This is Diinsider’s introductory series of articles exploring the environment of social enterprises in ASEAN. Since about ten years ago, the phrase “social enterprise” has been more popular and well-known in ASEAN. In the region, there is no universal agreement on the definition of social enterprises. Though such organizations are not new to ASEAN, the
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In 1974, Professor Yunus made a $27 loan to the villagers of Jobra who were too poor to get any traditional bank credit and were preyed on by the loan sharks. Having financed 42 craftsmen and farmers, he devised a model to provide poor women with small loans at a low interest. This microfinance project
Small Loans, Big Issues: Microfinance and Women Empowerment Read More »
