Comments on: Productivity tools designed for the poor http://www.defeatpoverty.com/2006/03/productivity-tools-designed-for-poor.html A conversation on global economic issues, ideas & data to help us all become better contributors to defeating the scourge of extreme global poverty Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:26:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dave Richards http://www.defeatpoverty.com/2006/03/productivity-tools-designed-for-poor.html/comment-page-1#comment-161 Dave Richards Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:12:00 +0000 http://www.defeatpoverty.com/2006/03/productivity-tools-designed-for-the-poor.html#comment-161 natalia, you're correct. The issue is that it is not a financially sustainable model which is very disappointing because the product appears to have an amazing ROI which means that it should be financiable at its full cost (including marketing, distribution, etc. not just COGS). Kickstart has struggled to find microfinance partners in the markets they are in. It sounds like they are missing a big opportunity here to get the product into more people's hands. natalia, you’re correct. The issue is that it is not a financially sustainable model which is very disappointing because the product appears to have an amazing ROI which means that it should be financiable at its full cost (including marketing, distribution, etc. not just COGS). Kickstart has struggled to find microfinance partners in the markets they are in. It sounds like they are missing a big opportunity here to get the product into more people’s hands.

]]> By: Natalia http://www.defeatpoverty.com/2006/03/productivity-tools-designed-for-poor.html/comment-page-1#comment-160 Natalia Wed, 02 Apr 2008 20:56:00 +0000 http://www.defeatpoverty.com/2006/03/productivity-tools-designed-for-the-poor.html#comment-160 I am under the impression that it is not the actual cost of the pumps that is subsidized, but the marketing/advertising efforts in order to convince farmers that they are worth buying. They also need funding in order monitor the impacts of the pumps. I am under the impression that it is not the actual cost of the pumps that is subsidized, but the marketing/advertising efforts in order to convince farmers that they are worth buying. They also need funding in order monitor the impacts of the pumps.

]]> By: Ryan Orr http://www.defeatpoverty.com/2006/03/productivity-tools-designed-for-poor.html/comment-page-1#comment-36 Ryan Orr Mon, 10 Apr 2006 00:35:00 +0000 http://www.defeatpoverty.com/2006/03/productivity-tools-designed-for-the-poor.html#comment-36 Martin Fisher also presented at a Stanford Engineering event last year, called Solutions for a Shrinking Planet.<br/><br/>I was very impressed, and am glad to see that his organization continues to grow!<br/><br/>Ryan Orr<br/>Collaboratory for Research on Global Projects<br/>http://crgp.stanford.edu Martin Fisher also presented at a Stanford Engineering event last year, called Solutions for a Shrinking Planet.

I was very impressed, and am glad to see that his organization continues to grow!

Ryan Orr
Collaboratory for Research on Global Projects
http://crgp.stanford.edu

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