From Crates To Business To Government: Taking On Global Poverty

By Kara Miller
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Iraqi women make candles for Prosperity Candle, a Western-Mass.-based company that gives its producers a share in the company (Courtesy Prosperity Candle)

Many developmental economists believe that poverty can be conquered — but how? Some believe governance, security and the help of multilateral institutions are key; others look to ground-up, free-market initiatives.

We invite panelists who represent a spectrum of innovations to combat global poverty — one big initiative, or one tiny step, at a time.

Guests:

• Bish Sanyal, Ford International Professor, MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning

• Michael Fairbanks, founder, Seven Fund; fellow, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard

• Jessica Thompson Somol, director, development and partnerships, Containers2Clinics

• Ted Barber, founder, Prosperity Candle