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As she explains, the experience highlighted the kinds of challenges faced by social enterprises and other organizations navigating crises around the world. She shares lessons from three Miller Center partners operating in three different crisis zones, which show how resilient organizations can drive impact, even in the harshest conditions. Our MissioN NextBillion is an open forum for the development through enterprise community. Based at the William Davidson Institute, we publish original guest-written articles about the opportunities and challenges of doing business in low- and middle-income countries. We also provide a curated newsfeed, events calendar, business development page and jobs board. All our services are free of charge. Work with NextBillion Contribute an Article NextBillion is always looking for new voices to feature. Our original articles are written by entrepreneurs, investors, researchers and others working in emerging markets business. 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