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FinDev Canada Proposes $33 Million Investment in BlueOrchard Initiative
BOCAMF is structured as a 12‑year private debt blended‑finance fund designed to channel capital into climate‑focused interventions across low‑ and middle‑income countries.
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- Environment, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Proparco Grants Wema Bank a First €5 Million Guarantee to Finance Impact-Driven MSMEs in Nigeria
Proparco is granting a NGN 9 billion ARIZ portfolio guarantee (equivalent to €5 million) to Wema Bank in Nigeria. This marks the first collaboration between the two institutions.
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- Investing, Social Enterprise
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: The Broken Narrative About Nonprofit Sustainability at Scale
The dominant narratives about sustainable financing at scale can leave nonprofits questioning many of their foundational decisions.
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- Agriculture, Education, Energy, Environment, Finance, Health Care, Investing, Social Enterprise, Technology, Telecommunications, Transportation, WASH
- Region
- Global
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Polysmart Invests $60 Million in Nigeria’s Largest Plastic Recycling Plant
The plant will be the biggest of its kind with an input capacity of 100,000 tons of mixed plastics, significantly increasing the region’s overall recycling capacity and diverting vast amounts of plastic waste from landfills and waterways.
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- Environment, Investing, WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- circular economy, recycling, waste
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How Melinda French Gates Plans To Fund “Chronically,” “Unconscionably” Underfunded Programs For Women And Girls
Gates is part of a cadre of women philanthropists who are using their wealth not only to support underfunded groups but to also influence how much is given away and how quickly.
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- Health Care, Investing
- Region
- Global
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- human rights, philanthropy, youth
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Delta40 Raises $20 Million to Expand Venture Studio–Led Startup Financing Across Africa
Backers include development finance institutions, foundations, family offices, and 25 startup founders, with 14 investors located on the African continent.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: IDB Lab to Invest $8 Million in AgVentures III Fund to Advance Agtech Innovation
Fund manager SP Ventures' impact thesis is to generate social benefits for vulnerable populations by supporting technologies that democratize access to productivity and efficiency for small- and medium-sized farmers.
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- Latin America
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Press Release: SMFG and IFC Partner to Launch the World’s First Digital Inclusion Bond, Supporting Growth and Job Creation through MSMEs in Emerging Markets
This landmark transaction marks IFC’s first investment in a thematic bond focused on digital inclusion as well as its first investment in Total Loss-Absorbing Capacity (TLAC)-eligible instruments in the Asia Pacific region.
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- Finance, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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