The first social network for the base of the pyramid

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At 9:55am on September 14, 2009, Cordell Jacks said…: Wow, sounds like a great ride! Congrats and good luck with it all! Stay connected and let's aimd to cross paths as soon as we can.

Best, Cordell

At 9:36am on September 13, 2009, Cordell Jacks said…: Definitely! What is it that you are up to out in Nepal?

At 3:46pm on September 11, 2009, Cordell Jacks said…: Thanks Jenera! Pleasure to e-meet you.

I am running water & sanitation programs out here- first, turning a household water filter program into a self-sustaining social enterprise, and secondly, launching a sanitation sector (enterprise development & social marketing campaign) in the south of the country.

I haven't met Jocelyn Wyatt yet, my only contact has been through Jeff Chapin who also worked on these projects here in Cambodia. Love the approach though....

Definitely come see what's happening out here, I'd be happy to show you all that is an incredible community of social entrepreneurs and programming.

Hope to catch soon,
Cordell

At 4:39pm on August 6, 2009, Dominik Prinz said…: Hi Jenara,

thanks so much for your message. I work for Interbrand, the leading global Brand & Corporate Identity Consultancy. So in this context we regualarly have the chance to work with leading brands on CSR and Cause projects, such as "Feeding America", GE's Ecomagination, etc.

I guess there's still a fuss about the exact definition of "Cause Branding" - often it sort of melts into CSR and Sustainability.

Would be great to keep the dialogue on this alive!

Cheers
Dominik

At 10:14am on August 3, 2009, Seppo Sipilä said…: Hi Jenara,
I work in Azerbaijan, seeking new comparative advantages around farming; everything's not oil. There are some volunteers around but farm extension services are scarce indeed. The countryside is poor, farmers inexperienced and being exploited after land redistribution. Anyone having BoP experience of CIS?

At 12:00am on August 1, 2009, Michael Norman said…: Nice, Ill check it out. Stay in touch!

At 11:54pm on July 31, 2009, Michael Norman said…: Are you living in Nepal? Where should I go to find out more about the small business activities you are working on?

At 11:25pm on July 31, 2009, Michael Norman said…: What a coincidence! If you beieve in that sort of thing..... Im working at a SAAS startup this summer to learn about successfully managing technology and a rapidly growing organizations. Its been awesome, and Im ready to aply some of the learnings to some economic justice Ideas I have been kicking around. We should talk more about it!

What are you working on?

At 2:15am on July 31, 2009, Ang Sanu Lama said…: Thank you for the warm welcome. I have applied to a few places like Nepal Institute of Development Studies, ADB Nepal and CARE Nepal. I will be in Nepal in a week. Hopefully job hunting will be easier once I get there. I saw your post about the Corporate Relations internship. Is the position filled. I am interested in applying.

At 7:33pm on July 23, 2009, Brian Murray said…: ... and I just realized that you write for nextbillion.net - doing some editing and will hopefully be making some contributions on BoP opportunities in Eastern Europe

At 7:32pm on July 23, 2009, Brian Murray said…: Jenara, Thanks for the push... added some info to my profile. Currently at Acumen Fund for the summer.

At 5:03pm on July 23, 2009, Sarabjeet Singh said…: Hi Jenara. I must say your initiative is very powerful and couldn't have started at a better time. Thanks for the appreciation.

At 8:13pm on July 9, 2009, Meredith Lobel said…: Just finished my MBA and heading out to San Fran to work at a start-up focused on healthy food. Very excited!

At 5:04pm on July 8, 2009, Ronald Venn said…: Thanks Jenara, that's very kind.

You've created a wonderful platform! I have just started to dive into BoP topics and BoP Source is exactly what I need. I hope to get in touch with people sharing ideas and discussing practical and theoretical BoP questions. Maybe I can even find people interested in joined research or organizations that seek (academic) assistance in BoP ventures...thanks for this opportunity!

Ronald

At 10:49am on July 6, 2009, ishowri maharjan said…: I am so sorry jenara. I have received your message just today. i was very bussy since few weeks .but i don't understanding what to do.please help me.

At 4:18pm on July 2, 2009, john lumbe said…: We once met in pretoria (south Africa). The line helped us to know each other better. I will be glad if accorded a chance when you are employing some

At 10:38pm on June 30, 2009, Esther Nakkazi said…: Hey Jenara,
It is good to hear from you. Thanks for this link. I am still not very educated about this BPO resource but with time am learning how it works.
Stay well

At 4:06pm on June 23, 2009, Paula Hannele Linna said…: Hi Jenara,
I am here (Hanoi) until beginning of October, it would be really great to meet you, if you are coming here. I am familiar with Markerts4Poor programme http://www.markets4poor.org/ It's seems to very interesting, and I'm trying to get connected with that.

At 5:26pm on June 22, 2009, Mike Tyler said…: Survey for BOP products.xls

Hi Jenara,

I am attaching a draft survey which might be helpful in identifying the most needed essential goods as a potential basis for a supply development venture. Any suggestions how we could get this survey completed by people or workers in very poor communities in Nepal. I am copying this to Shrestha Suvas of Insiders who has been in contact.

At 8:31pm on June 21, 2009, Paula Hannele Linna said…: Hi Jenara, thanks for your message. This really is a great site. I really appreciate if you could share with information that you know about BoP and Vietnam. I am searching for BoP businesses here, but it seems its not so known yet.