Their work has changed the lives of countless citizens in Haiti, Malawi, Rwanda and other communities in need. Leadership is about figuring out what you believe and having the courage to act on it. Many people ask why we don't have more leaders. MORE

Lesson 2: This was a test done by Robert Laws, a doctor who ran a Scottish mission in what is now Malawi during the 1800s. Why is the old lady looking down? . MORE

Before founding The Muse, Kathryn worked on vaccine introduction in Rwanda and Malawi with the Clinton Health Access Initiative and previously at the management consultancy McKinsey & Company. Got a question for Kathryn? Use the chat feature above to get it answered live. MORE

They are currently working in Morocco and Malawi, but hope to expand to all 54 African nations. The stress of the holidays and debauchery of the New Year has faded away and, for a lot of us, this means we try to get serious about things we want to change in our lives. MORE

Charity:water’s latest campaign for 2014 is focused around donating to the people of Malawi, Africa. There are a litany of points to consider when you’re launching a startup, namely: “What’s the company purpose?,” or “What’s unique about my brand that’ll make people care and pay attention?”. MORE

Nocart, which delivers distributed power plants combining solar, wind, bio and other energy sources as well as energy storage, said on Tuesday it had won orders in Malawi and Nigeria. “We MORE

For every time a customer buys our products, they are also helping to feed a starving child in Malawi or Sierra Leone. There are pros and cons to tying your start-up to a philanthropic cause but it's worth the risk if your intentions are authentic. You have to be passionate about what you do. MORE

According to Opera State of The Mobile Web, MoboFree belongs to the Top 8 sites in Nigeria, Top 5 in Zimbabwe and Top 9 in Malawi. When you think about it, Lithuania and West Africa don’t seem to have much in common. MORE

A split second after deciding to open my own business, I also knew I wanted to be a not-just-for-profit and achieved this in April this year with anywhere from 50c to $5 being donated from every sale to Microloan Foundation Australia who empowe r women in Malawi with small business loans. MORE

The 2010 failure report , for example, features a story by an employee named Owen Scott about his efforts to improve the water-infrastructure monitoring system in Malawi. Beyond the lessons learned, you''ll establish a culture that emboldens your employees to take risks. MORE

Theroux lived in Malawi back in the day and he doesn’t mince words when he returns and finds the poverty just as bad, the aid programs just as ineffective. That was my Malawi epiphany. MORE

Five percent of sales will go to a charity that supports small business owners in Uganda, Malawi, South Africa, Ghana, and South Sudan Tom Cridland sells a $100 "Entrepreneur's Shirt"--guaranteed to last 30 years. MORE

So, Haiti, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Malawi, Zambia. I’m just wrapping up several weeks of attending conferences across both coasts. Of the ones I have been to recently, the Nantucket Conference has been my favorite. MORE

So Walters and Hauser partnered with Valid Nutrition, a company based in Lilongwe, Malawi, to manufacture these nutrition packs. This young investment banker teamed up with a family friend to build Two Degrees Food, which gives a meal to a hungry child for every fruit bar it sells. MORE

The data pitch contained statistics about food shortages in Malawi, lack of rain in Zambia, and the dislocation of millions in Angola. You want to be persuasive. The power to influence people to get what you want is sometimes all it takes to be successful. MORE

Malawi Boy Builds Windmill Out of Junk – [link]. Every day on the crowdSPRING Twitter account and on my own Twitter account , I post links to posts or videos I enjoyed reading or viewing. MORE