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Video: Living Goods’ Innovative Model for Delivering Vital Health Services to the Poor
In a short video, Amy Klement, Vice President of Investments at Omidyar Network, discusses how Living Goods harnesses the power of micro-entrepreneurs to deliver life-saving products and services to the poor. By leveraging a proven direct-selling model, Living Goods increases the accessibility, affordability, and quality of health products, such as solar lanterns, malaria nets, and devices that ensure safe drinking water.
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SeeClickFix Battle Royale: Omidyar Network vs. OATV
June 13, 2011 - The SeeClickFix team proudly announces its inaugural SeeClickFix Venture Capitalist Battle Royale! Starting today and ending June 24, Omidyar Network and OATV will be going head-to-head to see which organization can report the most issues in just two weeks--while simultaneously improving their communities. Who doesn't love some good ol' fashioned competition?
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Omidyar Network Executive Forum 2011
May 17, 2011, Menlo Park, Calif. – Omidyar Network kicks off its second-annual Omidyar Network Executive Forum (ONEF) today in Menlo Park, California. This year’s theme, “Igniting Change, Scaling Impact,” shapes the three-day private event attended by leaders of 60 organizations supported by Omidyar Network.
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Washington D.C., 19 April 2011—The Land Portal, an online platform to find, share, and collaborate on land information, was launched today at the annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty. Created by the International Land Coalition (ILC) and Landtenure.info, the Land Portal aims to improve transparency, land rights monitoring, and the identification of information gaps for better land governance.