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Why Sharing Stories Makes The World A Better Place

Why Sharing Stories Makes The World A Better Place

As someone who has decided to use my wealth to help to rebuild people and communities around the world, I can say this with certainty: helping others is tough to get right. What keeps me awake at night is whether my Tej Kohli Foundation is backing the right projects and

Technology Transfer Can Close The Gap Between Rich And Poor

Technology Transfer Can Close The Gap Between Rich And Poor

Each year the Centre for Global Development (CDI) publishes a Commitment To Development Index which ranks 40 of the world’s most powerful countries on their dedication to policies that affect more than five billion people who are living in poor and developing nations. The Global Development Index The index

The Impact Revolution

The Impact Revolution

“The world must change but we cannot change it by throwing money at old ideas that no longer work. To change the world, we must change how we do business, starting with where and how we invest our money” says impact investing pioneer Sir Ronald Cohen. On the back cover

We Must Not Close Our Eyes To Those Who Cannot See

We Must Not Close Our Eyes To Those Who Cannot See

Two years ago Parthasarathi Mocherla read an advertisement in his local newspaper in Hyderabad, India, inviting local people to attend a public meeting. A week later he attended to learn about the urgent need for more people to donate their cornea. “He took a donor card immediately,” says his wife

Ending Poverty Blindness Means Ending Gender Inequality

Ending Poverty Blindness Means Ending Gender Inequality

It is well evidenced that when women are empowered, the better their communities and the planet. There are approximately 25 million women in the world who are blind, and 90 percent of them live in poor and developing countries where barriers to access leave them more exposed. In my recent

Why Eliminating Avoidable Blindness Can Eradicate Poverty

Why Eliminating Avoidable Blindness Can Eradicate Poverty

It is imperative that prospective social investments — such as those required to build and maintain a sustainable eye health care sector in order to eliminate avoidable blindness and visual impairment — clearly demonstrate that they are effective and represent good value for money. Policymakers are constantly seeking ways to improve the

Using AI To Predict Poverty

Using AI To Predict Poverty

Artificial intelligence is becoming omnipresent and has the potential to improve every aspect of human life. Whilst rapid technological progression does risk exacerbating inequality, there are also reasons to be optimistic. Technologists are already harnessing AI’s data-mining ability in the fight against what the UN calls today’s greatest