Shane Heywood

Musings on market-oriented approaches to International Development

Category Archives: Women

‘Growth Hacking’ and Micro-Enterprises

Call me crazy, but I don’t like the phrase “hacking.” At best, I think of a less than sharp axe trying to cut a tree. At worst, numerous bloody screenshots … Continue reading

November 25, 2016 · Leave a comment

Wrong Approach and Wrong Model: Social Enterprises and the Delivery of Goods and Services to Low-Income Consumers

Last week in a visit to low-income farmers in rural Kenya , one farmer recounted that he was only able to yield a limited amount of maize for sale because … Continue reading

May 16, 2011 · 2 Comments

From Invisible to Visible: Empowering Female Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa

What if you found yourself guilty of a foible so evident in the actions of others? What if in trying to enable others to achieve growth, you find that it … Continue reading

May 7, 2011 · 1 Comment

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