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Greetings from Matthew, an Agora Fellow

By Matthew Pietras Welcome to the new Agora Fellows’ Blog! I’m Matthew, a new Agora Fellow.  My first month in Nicaragua is coming to a close, and I cannot believe all that I have experienced. Between adjusting to Nica life … Continue reading

ANDE Latin America Conference 2010

By Lissette Cuadra This past week I spent most of my days at the ANDE Latin-American Conference in Granada, one of the most beautiful cities of my lovely Nicaragua. Agora had the honor of hosting it along with Root Capital … Continue reading

Why Granada Matters

ANDE’s first ever conference in Latin America holds huge promise to put entrepreneurship on the development agenda in some of the hemisphere’s poorest communities. By Ben Powell On March 26th, over 100 representatives from over 50 organizations across Latin America … Continue reading

News Round-Up

Extra, extra… Who’s talking about Agora? – Here’s a great Financial Times Article discussing impact investment.  It features Agora Entrepreneur Jasmin Gonzalez. – Columbia Business School’s interview with Ben Powell, current Alumni of the Month. – Haverford Magazine highlights the work … Continue reading

Agora-DC has a new home!

The DC office has moved! After three years being housed with our good friends and colleagues at TechnoServe, we have moved our Washington, DC offices.  We packed up our office into boxes (wow, there were a lot of them!) and … Continue reading

Gearing up for the ANDE Conference

We’ve been working hard to let everyone know about the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) Conference coming up March 23-26 in Granada, Nicaragua.  There’s been lots of talk about the event in the DC office as we talk with … Continue reading

Agora’s Ben Elected to Ashoka Fellowship!

Big news! We’re proud to share with you that Ben Powell, an Agora Partnerships Founder, has been elected an Ashoka Fellow. This is a great opportunity for Ben, as he joins other Ashoka Fellows recognized for their innovative solutions to … Continue reading