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Clean Energy Startup? Apply for EEP Africa Trust Fund
Do you run a clean energy company, a startup, or a social enterprise in Southern or Eastern Africa? Apply right away.
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- Energy, Social Enterprise
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Unilever Seals $2 Million Partnership Agreement on Plastic Waste Collection
Expressing concerns over the increasing plastic waste, Unilever Nigeria and Bridges Outcomes Partnerships have entered a partnership to help social enterprise Wecyclers.
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- Social Enterprise, WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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ASEAN Social Enterprises Development Programme (ASEAN SEDP) 2023
This programme will provide social enterprises in the ASEAN region with access to opportunities to improve their ventures through increasing access to finance.
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- Social Enterprise
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: Miller Center & AlphaMundi Foundation Partner to Accelerate Scaling for High-Performing Enterprises
The partnership builds on AMF’s expertise in gender and climate investing to provide structured blended finance products to scale small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) in Africa and Latin America,
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- Education, Environment, Social Enterprise
- Region
- Global
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Bboxx Partners With Jibu to Provide Clean Water Using Iot Technology in Africa
With a heritage in sustainable energy provision, Bboxx has evolved into a super platform, accelerating access to a broader range of essential products and services for millions of people in hard-to-reach areas across Sub-Saharan Africa.
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- Social Enterprise, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: UpEnergy Issues World’s First Carbon Credits Linked to Electric Clean Cooking Devices Deployed in Sub-Saharan Africa
The new project provides a pathway for a growing number of African consumers to abandon the toxic burning of unsustainable, wood-based fuels and breathe cleaner air with healthier, zero-emissions electric cooking.
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- Environment, Social Enterprise, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Report: Social Enterprise Sector Failing Indigenous Businesses
A new report urges social enterprises to better support and value First Nations businesses, laying out practical recommendations for change.
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- Social Enterprise
- Region
- Global
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- failure, human rights
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Outgrowing the Flower Pot: Why Just Selling Productive Equipment to Smallholder Farmers is Not Enough
A new wave of companies are bringing equipment powered by renewable, decentralized energy to smallholders, and these devices can significantly boost farmers' yields and product quality. But as Daniel Waldron, Christopher Emmott, Priyanka Dudeja, Paraag Sabhlok and Chris Wayne at Acumen explain, just like a tree growing in a flower pot, this new growth can become a burden if it has nowhere to go. They argue that productive equipment must be combined with market access interventions to truly benefit smallholders, and highlight two innovative companies that are demonstrating the impact of this approach.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Investing, Social Enterprise, Technology
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