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		<title>Boston experiences water issues that 1 Billion people live with daily</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 01:51:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Saturday morning a ten foot water pipe, that brought water to over 2 million Boston residents, ruptured. Authorities declared a state of emergency and imposed a blanket 'Boil Water' order. In the space of 48 hours Boston residents instantly got a first hand lesson on how over 1 Billion people, nearly a sixth of the world’s population, live without access to clean water. Today’ as residents of Boston struggle to get a fresh glass of water, we hope their thoughts turn to the thousands who go without potable water day after day around the world and reach out and do something to help. Read the complete post at 
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		<title>On CK Prahalad and his impact on social entrepreneurship</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 04:12:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raj Melville</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I, like many others, was saddened to hear of the untimely passing away of Prof. C. K. Prahalad. His career spanned over three decades during which time he introduced several innovative business ideas that quickly became mainstream. Perhaps his most widely influential work was his last book on “The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid" where he outlined his take on how corporations could profitably service the very large market that consists of the bottommost economic strata. You can read more at 
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		<title>Some reflections on Martin Luther King and non-profit leadership</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:29:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After spending some time on the production line at the Greater Boston Food Bank, and given the past weekend celebrating Martin Luther King, one reflects on what Martin Luther King might have done in light of what we had seen and experienced, at the Greater Boston Food Bank as well as the larger set of social issues that we are exposed to in our daily lives. <a href="http://blog.ambientengines.com/2010/01/21/some-reflections-on-martin-luther-king-and-non-profit-leadership/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.ambientengines.com&amp;blog=3998279&amp;post=602&amp;subd=socialecosystem&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Using cell phones to change the world</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:43:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jhonatan Rotberg, was sent to MIT by Telmex, one of Latin America’s largest telcos, and teaches NextLab where he tries to bring cellular technology to the other 90 percent of the world. One of the labs startups, CelEdu, offers cellphone-based games and quizzes to teach basic literacy skills in India. Ranjani Saigal from the TIE Social Entrepreneurs Group helped connect CelEdu students to Tara Aakshar. Read the entire article at <a href="http://blog.ambientengines.com">http://blog.ambientengines.com</a> <a href="http://blog.ambientengines.com/2009/10/16/using-cell-phones-to-change-the-world/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.ambientengines.com&amp;blog=3998279&amp;post=551&amp;subd=socialecosystem&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why you need to go beyond the numbers to view rural poverty</title>
		<link>http://blog.ambientengines.com/2009/07/11/why-you-need-to-go-beyond-the-numbers-to-view-rural-poverty/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:21:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the past decade, much progress has been made in India and people have been justifiably proud of the improving economic situation. While most observers point to the top line numbers that show the number of people living below the “poverty line” has been consistently decreasing, by focusing on just these aseptic numbers, they fail to understand and capture the continuing anguish in the rural countryside. <a href="http://blog.ambientengines.com/2009/07/11/why-you-need-to-go-beyond-the-numbers-to-view-rural-poverty/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.ambientengines.com&amp;blog=3998279&amp;post=513&amp;subd=socialecosystem&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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