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Cuba to Boost Uganda’s Healthcare
Visiting Cuban Vice president has said his country is keen on reactivating its historic ties with Uganda and help boost Uganda’s healthcare and university education.
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- Education
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Bridge Schools Re-Open Amid Uncertainty, Controversy
On a rainy Monday afternoon, Bridge International Academy (BIA) in Nsumbi in Wakiso district is abuzz with activity. A number of children, dressed in their light green school uniforms, playfully gait about the school compound.
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- Education
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Finalists Announced for 7th European Microfinance Award on Access to Education
On Wednesday 21st September 2016, the Selection Committee for the 7th European Microfinance Award, on “Microfinance and Access to Education”, composed of members of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, European Microfinance Platform (e-MFP) and Inclusive Finance Network Luxembourg (InFiNe.lu), chose the three finalists who will go on to compete for the €100,000 prize: Fundación Génesis Empresarial from Guatemala; Kashf Foundation from Pakistan; and Opportunity Bank of Uganda. This year, the Award recognises the role of microfinance in enabling access to education for children and/or skill-training for youth and adults to enhance their employment and self-employment opportunities.
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- Education
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- microfinance
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Maternal Health in Masaka Receives Boost
In a country where the number of patients outmatches the number of nurses and midwives by mindboggling ratios, becoming a mother qualifies as a matter of life and death.
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- Education, Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Weekly Roundup: Dubious Controversy, Outrageous Pricing and Angels in South Africa
Among the week's highlights (and lowlights): Grameen Foundation and Muhammad Yunus make an unwelcome entrance into U.S. presidential politics, Mylan Pharmaceuticals defends itself from price-gouging accusations, and a business angel network launches in South Africa.
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- Education, Health Care, Investing, Social Enterprise
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Liberian Nurses Learn to Spot Danger Signs in Babies as Healthcare Gets Shot in Arm
The Well Baby clinic in Buchanan is busy. But that’s not unusual. The clinic, a two-hour drive from Liberia’s capital, Monrovia, sees between 700 and 1,000 mothers and children each week.
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- Education, Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- public health
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A Bridge Too Far? Bridge International Academies Responds to Ugandan Government’s Allegations and Closure Plans
The Ugandan government recently announced plans to close Bridge International Academies, the celebrated for-profit school company operating in Africa. Uganda's education minister claims that the schools “showed poor hygiene and sanitation which put the life and safety of the school children in danger.” Bridge vehemently denies these charges, and we talked to the company about where things stand.
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- Education, Social Enterprise
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- regulations
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Is Ultra Poverty Graduation Working?
The graduation approach centers on creating effective pathways for the ultra-poor living at the bottom of the poverty pyramid. In countries like Bangladesh, India, Ethiopia, Peru, Ghana and Pakistan, studies have documented the approach's impact in causing (yes, causing) broad and lasting economic impacts and improvements in psychosocial well-being.
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- Agriculture, Education
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