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Press Release: Sarah Malm Announced as New Executive Director of GOGLA, the Global Association for the Off-Grid Solar Energy Industry
GOGLA represents companies, investors, and development actors working to build sustainable markets for off-grid solar technologies.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Beyond Illumination: An Off-Grid Energy Provider in Indonesia Innovates to Maximize the Impact of Solar Home Systems
Indonesia, a vast archipelago of 18,000 scattered islands, faces unique energy access challenges. Hanko Scheffers at All Solar World discusses the obstacles to rural electrification in the country, and explores how All Solar World has addressed them through its unique take on solar home systems (SHS). He explains how the company has innovated on the technology itself (through features like Wi-Fi integration), while also optimizing its dissemination network and financing options, in an effort to maximize the reach and impact of SHS in rural communities.
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- Energy, Technology
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Kenyan Agritech Startup, Shamba Pride, Secures $3.7 Million for the Expansion of Its Merchant Network
Shamba Pride uses digital technology to equip agro-dealers, empowering them to manage their businesses and order inventory efficiently.
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- Agriculture
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: What Can Be Done to Reduce Waste Pollution in Africa by 2024?
According to the World Bank’s What a Waste 2.0 study, less than half the waste produced in Africa is formally collected.
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- Technology, WASH
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Asian Development Bank Greenlights $650 Million Investment for Indonesia’s Health System Transformation
The investment aims to equip over 10,000 primary healthcare facilities and 500 public health laboratories across the nation, ensuring they meet the government’s minimum service standards.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- South Asia
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USD 26.5 Million to Bridge Energy Gaps in Sub-Saharan Africa
Oikocredit’s investment will support multiple solution providers with funds to procure, construct and maintain DRE generation and distribution assets in rural Africa.
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- Global
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Promoting Financial Inclusion in Colombia’s Rural and Post-Conflict Areas
The debt facility provided by Triodos Microfinance Fund and Triodos Fair Share Fund will enable UNI2 to further expand its loan portfolio.
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- Finance
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- Latin America
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A Pay-As-You-Go Electric Truck Is Making Deliveries on Rwanda’s Dirt Roads
The Global Vehicle Trust launched OX Delivers in 2020 and although it’s headquartered in Warwickshire, England, the company describes it as an African-led operation.
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- Transportation
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- Sub-Saharan Africa