In contrast to western countries, foot complaints are rare in Africa. This is remarkable, as many African adults walk many hours each day, often barefoot or with worn-out shoes. The reason why Africans can withstand such loading without developing foot complaints might be related to the way the foot …

KEBAL is supported by DSM and Rabobank Foundation, and is now in the transition phase from a social program to a sustainable, social enterprise, in order to become independent from donations from other companies and organizations. In order to increase the business potential of KEBAL, a market research …

The recent large-scale land acquisition by mainly foreign investors in developing countries for the agricultural production of food or biofuels is known as “land grabbing”. This thesis examines the literature and looks at the local impacts of land grabbing in Ghana, with a special focus to the biofuel …

SharePeople is a partly subsidized organization in Utrecht which connects social entrepreneurs in developing countries with experts from companies in Europe. The organization is in need of a new branding strategy in order to increase sales and therefore the research question for this thesis is; "What …

After many years of Donor support to developing countries; poverty, HIV/AIDS pandemic, corruption and many other problems are still rampant. Little has been achieved by donor aid in as far as eliminating or alleviating the foregoing problems is concerned. Impact Investments are one emerging solution …

This research paper examines the root causes of the marketing challenges facing AgricDynamic Common Initiative Group with main focus of recommending a marketing plan that could better solve the challenges studied.

Viafrica foundation was established with the aim of stimulating development through ICT. The foundation provides ICT solutions to schools in Kenya, Tanzania and Sierra Leone. Viafrica has been in operation in Africa since 2003 and has managed to equip more than 170 schools through its CLASSworks program. …

This report was an undertaking whose main aim was to provide concrete advice on how Fair2 could implement its business idea of establishing a business centre premised on a social venturing basis with the view of stimulating entrepreneurship and hence be a catalyst in the improvement of life in the Tongu …

In this dissertation, the changes introduced by the Lisbon Treaty to Common Foreign Security Policy (CFSP) in order to address and improve the coherence of the EU's external action are examined. In order to understand the coherence problem that existed in the EU's external action before the Lisbon Treaty …

Seemingly, there is a general belief that successful business deals are partly based on cultural awareness, sensitivity and understanding. Although the terms may imply similar definitions, they have slightly different meanings which seem to reflect distinct degrees of knowledge regarding cultural differences. …