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Empowering Women to Use the Mobile Internet

This groundbreaking report, based on user research that we conducted in Kenya, India and Indonesia, analyzes the challenges women face when accessing mobile internet.

Protecting people through nature

Dalberg and World Wildlife Fund report shows that natural World Heritage sites support livelihoods for communities and provide vital protection against the impacts of climate change.

When it comes to blended finance, Canada leads by example

Blended investments, when executed with care and intent, can create jobs and promote social and environmental leadership in local economies.

The Landscape for Impact Investing in South Asia: a new report by Dalberg and the GIIN

Until now, the scope of the impact investing sector in South Asian countries has not been well defined beyond India. A new report from Dalberg and GIIN analyzes the current state of the market to identify opportunities for deploying impact capital and growing the industry.

Great Barrier Reef under threat from planned port expansions to export fossil fuels

Dalberg report on impacts of industrialization sparks campaign to protect this Natural Heritage Site.

The Rapidly Disappearing Business of Design

In this opinion piece on Wired, Robert Fabricant makes the case for a healthy, independent design practice to tackle broader social issues that do not fit within a single corporate mandate.

When Will Design Get Serious About Impact?

To achieve sustained impact, designers should strive to shift the fundamental dynamics of development.

Direct-to-farmer finance: business models for serving the hardest-to-reach smallholders

An estimated 90 percent of smallholder farmers lack strong, consistent relationships with buyers.

Direct to Farmer Finance Innovation Playbook

Dalberg Design led a collaborative research, design and ideation process to explore innovative models for direct-to-farmer finance providers to better serve smallholder farmers.

The Ethics of Innovation

An ethical framework can bridge the worlds of startup technology and international development to strengthen cross-sector innovation in the social sector.

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