by becca | Feb 18, 2010 | NGO's
Last night my husband and I watched as Olympic speed skater Shani Davis won the gold. Unfortunately for us, we didn’t experience the thrill of surprise in his victory because NBC airs the program hours after it happens and we had read the news earlier in the day. My...
by becca | Feb 2, 2010 | Uncategorized
Reliable delivery of medicines, vaccines, and health commodities at the last mile of the supply chain has been the focus of VillageReach since our inception. Earlier, we discussed the challenge of conveying our message and our work when the issues are complex,...
by becca | Jan 11, 2010 | Funding, NGO's
Previously, VillageReach held a discussion on the strategic balance between emotional donation appeals versus more systematic explanations of our work. NGOs such as Kiva have utilized the advent of the growing social media and net space to reach a wider audience...
by becca | Dec 22, 2009 | Funding, NGO's, Social Enterprise
Peter Singer’s new book, The Life You Can Save, has sparked a growing debate amongst VillageReach staff. In his chapter, Why Don’t We Give More, he writes about the power of an identifiable victim — as opposed to group or mass need. He describes Paul Slovic’s...
by becca | Dec 14, 2009 | NGO's, Notes from the Field
With our focus on last-mile healthcare access for remote rural populations, it may sound like a contradiction to address the pressing challenge of improving access for urban populations. But in 2010 that’s exactly what we’ll be doing. In August and September we were...
by becca | Dec 3, 2009 | NGO's, Social Enterprise, Uncategorized
This week VillageReach President, Allen Wilcox, will be speaking at the 2nd Annual Global Health Supply Chain Summit. The theme of this years conference is “Bringing Government, NGOs, and Academia Together: What can be learned from the for-profit world?”...
by becca | Oct 9, 2009 | Malawi, Notes from the Field, Technology
A few weeks ago I traveled to Malawi to work on two projects that use SMS phone technology. One of these projects focuses on providing community health workers (CHW) with an easier and quicker way to communicate with their local hospital, supervisors, and fellow...
by becca | Sep 21, 2009 | Mozambique, NGO's
We’re happy to say it’s been a busy month of September here at VR. While we haven’t had much time to write- others are writing about us! Over at the Discovery Channel, they cheekily suggest we should get involved in the US healthcare debate...
by becca | Sep 2, 2009 | Uncategorized
After yesterday’s announcement of Oasis Fund’s investment in VidaGas, VillageReach has even more good news to share: VillageReach has been recognized by the 2009 Tech Awards as a Laureate in the Health Awards category! Each year, the Tech Awards recognizes 15 global...
by becca | Sep 1, 2009 | Funding, Mozambique, NGO's, Social Enterprise
As the Social Capital Market Conference (SoCap) begins today in San Francisco, VillageReach is very excited to announce that Oasis Fund, a European investment fund, has committed a $1.375 million investment in VidaGas, the propane energy company owned by VillageReach...
