By Gib Bulloch, Executive Director, Accenture Development Partnerships I’m told that you could attend an mHealth(mobileHealth) conference somewhere in the world every four days if you were that way inclined. Indeed, there are no shortage of busin...

By Vicky Strawson, consultant in Accenture’s Resources Strategy practice currently seconded to Accenture Development Partnerships Global Programs team I recently accompanied Isatou Ceesay on an inspiring journey in The Gambia. During one trip we ...

Emmanuella Stimphat is one of a few special women I’ve come to know through the NetHope Academy program in Haiti. She may not yet know it, but she is a real role model for thousands of young Haitian women. Emmanuella grew up with her five brothe...

I had a fascinating three days in Oxford at the end of March at the 8th Skoll World Forum (SWF), hosted once again at the impressive Said Business School. This energetic gathering is fast becoming one of the "must attend" events on the r...

Uncertainty over the disputed elections in the Cote d’Ivoire creates uncertainty for the “inclusive” business movement. The stalemate in Cote d’Ivoire is more than a political disaster—it has put on hold negotiations aimed at addressing structura...

As Accenture Development Partnerships continues to contribute to long term recovery and economic development in Haiti, Dan Baker reflects on the past year. Here’s the third of his posts from 2010 November 2010 A lot of people have asked me what ...

As Accenture Development Partnerships continues to contribute to long term recovery and economic development in Haiti, Dan Baker reflects on the past year. Here’s the second of his posts from 2010… June 2010 In June, ADP attended a delegation to...

As Accenture Development Partnerships continues to contribute to long term recovery and economic development in Haiti, Dan Baker reflects on the past year.  Over the course of three blog posts documenting three separate visits to Haiti in 2010 (to...

How technology is transforming education in Africa For many years, education in Africa has predominantly been based on the traditional model of a teacher lecturing with a blackboard. This has the obvious advantage of being a low-cost and easy to ...

Why climate change policies and poverty reduction strategies need to work together Global temperatures are predicted to rise between 1.1°C and 6.4°C (2.0°F and 11.5°F) during the 21st century[i]. As a result, natural disasters and extreme weathe...