“Two things I want most for the LGBT community in Myanmar: family acceptance and equal education access for all genders.” A big thank you to Hla Myat, Deputy Director of Colors Rainbow, for visiting our office and sharing his vision for a more inclusive Myanmar. #PrideMonth

#Agriculture employs half of #Myanmar but limited credit access restricts potential. Learn how chris thurlow financing will help Proximity Designs empower thousands of smallholder farmers to improve yields & feed their communities: ow.ly/ZL2B50uroHz 🌱 OPIC 2X Women's Initiative Skoll Foundation

Some of the country’s brightest agri-entrepreneurs are battling it out in the ‘Tech for Farms’ track of the @Phandeeyar Startup Challenge 2019. As the track’s proud sponsor, we wish all 12 teams the best of luck for the final 2 days. Stay tuned for the full list of finalists!

That’s a wrap for the @Phandeeyar Startup Challenge 2019! A big congratulations YaeYae Sar, who took first place in the ‘Tech for Farms’ track, as well as runners-up NOVA, and Avrix. We can’t wait to see what the future holds for these bright, young entrepreneurs!

🚨News Alert🚨We're excited to announce that we have just signed a K5 billion back-to-back loan with Yoma Bank that will go towards low-interest loans for 12,800 rural families. MCE Social Capital dealstreetasia.com/stories/proxim…

"This back-to-back structure of funding allows more investment into Myanmar in hard currency while allowing microfinance institutions to repay in local currency,’’ said Hedvig Sundberg, Proximity Finance CEO. Yoma Bank MCE Social Capital mmtimes.com/news/proximity…

Honored to have been a judge for Fast Company's 50 Best Places for Innovators List along with Saikat Chaudhuri Paul Daugherty Stephanie N. Mehta Jeff Sanders Reshma Saujani Bill Taylor and to learn about amazing organizations like Thorn & Proximity Designs fastcompany.com/90378273/best-…

🎨 These Creativity Hubs are finding novel ways to inspire vital breakthroughs: Activision Blizzard, @compass, @intuit, JLL, Narrativ, Proximity Designs, Reverb, SAS Software, @sephora, VERSA, WeTransfer, Xinova fastcompany.com/90378273/best-… #FCBestWorkplaces

In an #oped for @Devex, Tim Hanstad of Chandler Foundation highlights the power of government engagement for social change: bit.ly/2ydMYXd BRAC One Acre Fund Partners In Health J-PAL Building State Capability Landesa Proximity Designs CARE (care.org) VillageReach

Proximity is growing. We’re expanding the number of customers we serve, the number of crops we help with, and the number of products and services we provide. To house this growing offering, we’ve been working with… instagram.com/p/B26LFYaAqPC/…

Check out our Co-founder Debbie Aung Din’s article, as part of the Climate Action for Smallholders (CASH) Coalition, in the following link: context.news/just-transitio… #regenerative #climateaction #smallholderfarmers #CASHcoalition #proximitydesigns

This year marks a big milestone for us–Proximity Designs just turned 20 years old! Now we'll share this journey with you. With every new month of #Proximity20, we’ll highlight Proximity Stories from our team, bringing the special moments and perspectives developed along the way.

2 data scientists, 3 product designers, 3 agronomists, 3 field staff, 4 solution architects, and 5 communications specialists. That’s the diverse team working together as we move our new conversational-AI chatbot forward for Myanmar farmers. #conversationalai #proximitydesigns

#Soil degradation is a major challenge across the developing world because it affects poor farmers' productivity and ability to withstand #climate shocks. That's why we've invested in Proximity Designs's #innovative soil regenerative method ⤵️ 🧵(1/4)

Proximity Designs's novel approach offers a low-cost alternative to field burning. It combines two easily accessible materials which allow stubble to decompose and nourishes the soil over a two-week period. 🧵(3/4)

With the help of our grant, Proximity will roll out their method to 46,000 rice farmers in Myanmar. Find out more about our partnership here: globalinnovation.fund/investments/pr… #climateadaptationresilience #innovatingtogether 🧵(4/4)

To kick off #Proximity20 Stories, we’re turning to Ko Zaw, who’s been with us since the very beginning. During his early days, Proximity was known as IDE, and working in the field looked quite different back then, but our mission with farmers stayed the same. #proximitydesigns