INTERVIEW-Tech could help Myanmar smash sex taboos as rapes rise
The overall number of rape cases in Myanmar surged from 1,100 cases in 2016 to more than 1,500 in 2018, nearly two-thirds involving a child
Innovation buzz: Drones help Ghana's farmers ward off birds - and drought risks
Drones, which help farmers map fields and spray fertilizer more efficiently turn out to have a bonus - a buzz that annoys pests
British actor Chiwetel Ejiofor says films can help drive change in Africa
His latest film is based on the true story of a boy who helped save his Malawian village from drought by building a power-generating windmill from scrap
Isolation blamed for depressing social entrepreneurs in emerging countries
Often social entrepreneurs in emerging markets study business abroad and when they return home to start their own ventures they feel unsupported
Cool but confused: Social entrepreneurs find it harder to explain their work
For years social entrepreneurs trying to solve a wide range of issues from affordable healthcare to homelessness have faced the same question: are you running a charity or a business?
From purpose to personal, social entrepreneurs struggle to strike a balance
Balancing personal needs, alongside running a healthy organisation that delivers social impact, is a challenge for many social entrepreneurs
Award-winning start-up targets affordable medicine for every African
Because there is little regulation in some African countries, drug prices are marked up by middlemen and often become exorbitant
Fighting online child abuse gets boost from eBay billionaire at UK forum
More than 100,000 web pages showing child sex abuse were removed from the internet in 2018, up by one third on 2017
Size doesn’t matter: Why community enterprises can solve the world’s largest problems
There’s a radically more inclusive, democratic and environmentally progressive way to run local economies