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October 11, 2018
Building digital economies for inclusive growth, fostering resilient societies, and investing in people are crucial, says Jim Yong Kim.
October 10, 2018
More than 200 Stanford Seed participants from Africa and India gather for the first time to unite in their commitment to bring prosperity to communities through the growth of businesses.
September 26, 2018
Through the Seed summer internship program, Julia Daniel designs new ways to promote student understanding and curiosity.
June 15, 2018
How a Ghanaian entrepreneur stitched together a clothing company that employs and houses homeless women.
May 2, 2018
This year's Tapestry Award winner swore to return to Africa to help alleviate its poverty. Stanford Seed gave him that chance.
November 30, 2017
Business leaders across India gather to exchange ideas, share knowledge, and transform their companies.
November 15, 2017
The challenge of running a health food company in a country where being overweight is a sign of success.
August 17, 2017
Silicon Valley-based university continues to expand global program offerings with new partnership with De Beers Group.
May 15, 2017
Participants get an on-the-ground view of businesses and the impact of the Stanford Seed Transformation Program during a 2017 faculty study trip.
May 9, 2017
More than 500 business leaders have participated in a program designed to support greater economic prosperity through leadership and innovation training.
April 12, 2017
Researchers collaborate with the Indian government to provide children with fortified rice in an effort to reduce alarming rates of anemia and malnutrition.
April 12, 2017
Can teaching better management skills improve the lives of workers?
January 9, 2017
Inside Stanford GSB’s ambitious venture to lift people out of poverty.
December 15, 2016
Stanford Seed intern Musila Munuve makes a lasting impact by tackling big projects at a mobile technology company.
October 31, 2016
Stanford Seed Intern Michelle Gatonye gains invaluable experience as she delivers an expansion strategy for House of Tara.
August 24, 2016
Stanford Seed Intern Mai Tran’s talents and adaptability are put to the test as she develops a plan to introduce peritoneal dialysis to Nigeria.
June 9, 2016
Meet Ciiru Waweru, incoming Seed Transformation Program participant and founder of Funkidz, a Kenyan company that creates children’s furniture.
June 9, 2016
Following the launch of Stanford Seed East Africa, participants, staff and faculty share their thoughts and impressions.
May 15, 2016
Stanford Seed intern and electrical engineer Amal El-Ghazaly lends her talents to the company’s most immediate needs and learns a real-life lesson.
May 12, 2016
Dinesh Tembhekar, managing director of Lean Energy Solutions, shares his hopes as he prepares to join the inaugural cohort of the Seed Transformation Program in East Africa.
May 5, 2016
Stanford Seed, which enables business owners to lead their regions to greater prosperity, launches in Kenya.
April 6, 2016
A change in the law could extend electricity to millions of people.
April 6, 2016
Stanford Seed intern Ronnie Washington learns what it really means to be an entrepreneur while helping a Ghana-based company grow.
January 20, 2016
The quality of ideas produced through networking may depend on the personality types of those interacting.
January 11, 2016
Jim Yong Kim talks about how audacious goals bring real change.
September 22, 2015
Workers who feel a sense of belonging stay in their jobs longer.
August 19, 2015
The founder of a U.S. construction company spent a year coaching West African business leaders. Here’s what he taught them.
June 10, 2015
In Kenya, a Stanford researcher shows that ethnic diversity can spur productivity.
June 1, 2015
Nigerian cosmetics firm created incentives and strategic performance system to expand business globally.
June 1, 2015
SystemSpecs aims to expand across African continent.
January 30, 2015
Stanford scholars discuss their experiences in the field.
January 16, 2015
Four Stanford scholars share the most important lessons they’ve learned in the field.
December 15, 2014
Prince Kofi Amoabeng explains how he went from the timber business to upending Ghana’s industry of small business loans.
June 18, 2014
Global Development and Poverty Initiative money builds on 22 awards funded by Stanford Institute for Innovation in Developing Economies.
April 9, 2014
Applications accepted through June 13, 2014.
March 15, 2014
ACT suggested several models for how Stanford Institute for Innovation in Developing Economies (SEED) could structure alumni volunteers to coach and mentor local executives in the field.
February 21, 2014
$10 million grant program is part of the Stanford Institute for Innovation in Developing Economies.
February 5, 2014
By making key changes to the normal supply chain supporting tourism, a group of researchers look to alleviate rural poverty.
October 22, 2013
Research in Sierra Leone offers insights into how to help voters elect better leaders, dampen ethnic rivalries, and strengthen democracy.
October 2, 2012
A collaboration with Endeavor Global helps high-impact entrepreneurs build their skills.
May 9, 2012
A group of scholars, students, and business and nonprofit leaders say yes, but it requires "a thoughtful, systemic approach."
March 25, 2012
Robert, MBA ’74, and Elizabeth Jeffe endowed the Robert A.and Elizabeth R. Jeffe Professorship at Stanford GSB to support and encourage faculty members working in developing countries and healthcare.
March 22, 2012
Katherine August-deWilde, MBA ’75, and David deWilde, Sloan ’84, endowed a chair to support a faculty member working on entrepreneurship in developing economies.
March 19, 2012
Researchers share results and ideas for tackling extreme poverty through innovations in institutions, management, and technology
March 19, 2012
Stanford students and faculty partner with Kenyan organizations to reduce urban poverty through novel applications of mobile phone technology.
March 1, 2012
Robert King, MBA ’60, and his wife, Dottie, have committed $150 million to create the Stanford Institute for Innovation in Developing Economies, housed at Stanford GSB.
March 1, 2012
In 2012, Stanford University concluded an unprecedented five-year campaign that positioned the school to address a range of challenges in the global economy.
February 7, 2012
Mountain Hazelnuts of Bhutan aims for a triple bottom line: alleviating poverty, restoration of landscape, and gain for investors.
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