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COMPETITION OUR FIRST EVER 24-HOUR CASE COMPETITION YIELDS ENERGETIC RESULTS Our founder William Our Mission. "To equip economic decision-makers in... emerging countries with the tools of commercial success."

— William "Bill" Davidson, 1922–2009 We Analyze. We analyzed more than 30 renewable energy enterprises in India, helping them and their investors grow the clean energy industry. We Analyze. We Launch. We helped launch an online payment system in a teaching hospital in Ghana—giving patients an easier option to settle their bills. WDI at work in a Ghana teaching hospital WDI interns at work in Africa We Empower. We have connected over 700 University of Michigan graduate students with internship opportunities in emerging markets—empowering new and rewarding career paths. We Build. We helped build monitoring, evaluation and learning tools at three social enterprises in Latin America—enabling them to tackle key business challenges. WDI at work in South America Our founder William Our Mission. "To equip economic decision-makers in... emerging countries with the tools of commercial success."

— William "Bill" Davidson, 1922–2009

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