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Deploying Gender Lens Investing to Create Inclusive Economic Opportunities in Latin America
Gender lens investing has the potential to drive inclusive economic opportunities for women, their families and communities in Latin America. As Carmen Correa at Pro Mujer explains, the need for these efforts is clear: Only 5% of investment fund capital in the region goes to companies led by women, and just 14% of Latin American companies are women-owned. She shares three emerging insights that will be crucial to the success of gender lens investing in Latin America, and discusses how Pro Mujer is working to expand investments and advance women’s equality in the region.
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- Entrepreneurship, Investing
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Press Release: UNDP and the Tony Elumelu Foundation Partner for Youth Entrepreneurship in Rwanda
This new partnership will position entrepreneurship as a driver of business growth and job creation, empowering young people through an intensive programme.
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- Entrepreneurship
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Bloomberg to Set up Regional Studio in Rwanda
Kigali is set to host a permanent studio of Bloomberg in 2023, following the latter's decision to expand its television presence on the African continent.
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- Entrepreneurship
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Social Commerce Startup Elenas Secures $20 Million to Help More Latin America Women Sell Online
Elenas estimates that 11 million women in Latin America sell consumer items via catalogs and door-to-door sales methods.
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- Entrepreneurship, Investing
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- Latin America
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Supporting a Sustainable Dream
Deutsche Bank helping Swades Foundation transform village in Maharashtra into a Dream Village.
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- Entrepreneurship, WASH
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- Asia Pacific
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Overcoming the Limitations of Donations: An English Education Nonprofit in India Transitions to Social Enterprise
Access to quality English language instruction has become a key to upward mobility in the developing world. But as Andrew Spearing and Nilabh Agrawal at Instilt Educate point out, for nonprofits in the English education space that are looking to rapidly scale, the donation-only model is a non-starter. They discuss the limitations of the nonprofit revenue model, and explore how Instilt Educate has navigated the challenges it has encountered in launching a paid element to complement its usual donation-based fundraising.
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- Education, Entrepreneurship
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Membership-Driven E-Commerce Platform for Essential Goods Cosmart Raises US $5 Million
Cosmart has already partnered with over 80+ principals and 500+ brands and has delivered over 100,000 products in Indonesia
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- Entrepreneurship, Technology
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- South Asia
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U GRO Capital Raises $5 Million in Partnership With Enabling Qapital in India
U GRO Capital, a listed entity that operates a Fintech lending platform for MSMEs (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises).
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- Entrepreneurship, Finance, Investing
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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