Voices from Emerging Markets

By Peter Frerichs in Chile
Mobile-Health Technology, otherwise known as mHealth, has thankfully taken off in recent years as health-care costs skyrocket leaving many in the developed and developing world hoping and praying their lack of coverage won’t come back to bite them or worse. NGOs in the developing world know all too well the challenges [...]

By Peter Frerichs in Chile
It seemed like it was only a matter of time, but one of the major hurdles solar energy has always faced are the significant start-up costs. In the developing world this is unsustainable, but Samsung, LG, and a Chinese firm, ZTE, have developed a low-cost, highly advantageous tool aimed at the [...]

By Peter Frerichs in Chile – As a researcher for NGOs in the developing world, I come across a great many innovative service delivery models to reach and engage the extreme poor….