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Analysis: Transforming a Supply Chain Into a Social Enterprise
Creating sustainability initiatives that can scale requires innovative balancing of social impact and profit seeking.
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Villgro Africa Pioneering Social Entrepreneurship in Healthcare and Life Sciences
Villgro Africa, an impact investor that inspires, nurtures, and scales innovation by offering customized technical assistance and investments to early stage social entrepreneurs in Africa today celebrated its 5th anniversary as they go beyond their boundaries to serve the rest of Africa.
- Categories
- Health Care, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- impact investing, scale, SDGs
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Federal Government To Invest in the Deployment of Mini-Grid Systems To Power 5 Million Homes in 2021
The Minister said the government will invest in Mini-grid systems that will provide power for 5 million homes in 2021.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Microsoft and Accenture Expand Commitment To Support Social Entrepreneurs
Companies extend program to support emerging technology startups with solutions focused on sustainability and skilling
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
- Tags
- startups
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How Governments Can Reach People in Extreme Poverty and Build Resilient Livelihoods During COVID-19
Governments around the world have taken fiscal measures that total almost $12 trillion in response to COVID-19. But Lindsay Coates at BRAC argues that most of these programs are short-term and reactive, and many do not reach those most in need of support. She proposes a more comprehensive response – and discusses how the Graduation approach to poverty alleviation can play a role.
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- Coronavirus, Finance, Investing
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Indonesia’s ‘Militarized Agriculture’ Raises Social, Environmental Red Flags
Observers and activists have raised concerns about the leading role the Indonesian government plans to give to the military and to big corporations in a program to establish vast crop plantations across the country.
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- Agriculture, Environment, Investing
- Region
- South Asia
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Microsoft, NSDC Collaborate To Empower 1 Lakh (100,000) Women in India With Digital Skills
Microsoft on Wednesday said it has collaborated with the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to impart digital skills to more than one lakh underserved women in India over the next 10 months.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: Angaza Raises $13.5 Million in Series B Financing
Fintech innovator receives funding as it crosses milestone of impacting 12 million lives globally.
- Categories
- Energy, Finance, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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