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By Making It on 8 March, 2012
The front cover of the “We can do it!” issue of Making It has been the subject of many appreciative comments but also quite a few asking about the origins of the image. Here is a brief explanation.
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By Making It on 14 September, 2011
Katherine Lucey introduces a social enterprise that provides women with training and support to create solar micro-businesses
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By Making It on 7 April, 2011
Lucy Muchoki, CEO of the Pan African Agribusiness and Agro-Industry Consortium, tells Making It about agribusiness challenges in Africa, and how the future could look.
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By Making It on 22 September, 2010
Industrialization will continue to be the most important avenue of future development, but Alfredo Sfeir-Younis says it needs to be about people.
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