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Acumen Invests in Ghanaian Agritech Startup Wami Agro
Wami Agro, a new Acumen investee under the Trellis initiative, is pioneering innovative agricultural solutions in Ghana to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers, reduce poverty, and strengthen food security.
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- Agriculture, Social Enterprise, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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KOIS and MzN Launch Impact Accelerator to Bridge Gap Left by USAID at Humanitarian Finance Summit
Partnership launches, Human Planet - a global impact accelerator to convene humanitarian players and impact investors on projects fostering capital mobilisation.
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- Social Enterprise
- Region
- Global
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Analysis: How Entrepreneurs Can Navigate the Uncertainty of USAID Funding Disruptions
Regardless of whether your enterprise directly receives USAID funding, these shifts require immediate action and long-term strategic adjustments.
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- Social Enterprise
- Region
- Global
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USAID Watchdog Warns of Lack of Oversight of $8.2 Billion in Unspent Aid After Trump Moves
USAID has lost almost all ability to track $8.2 billion in unspent humanitarian aid over the Trump administration’s foreign funding freeze and idling of staff, a government watchdog warned Monday.
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- Agriculture, Education, Energy, Environment, Finance, Health Care, Investing, Social Enterprise, Technology, Telecommunications, WASH
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- Global
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Analysis: When Your Coworkers Got Laid Off — But You Didn’t
"If you’re a layoff survivor, how can you regain a sense of control over your work life? Once you have a solid understanding of the challenges you’re facing, you can take steps to navigate your new work situation with clarity and confidence."
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- Agriculture, Education, Energy, Environment, Finance, Health Care, Investing, Social Enterprise, Technology, Telecommunications, Transportation, WASH
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- Global
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- employment
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Building Better Business Advisory Programs: Five Lessons from an Inclusive Marketing Bootcamp
Inclusive business models involve integrating low-income communities into the value chain as suppliers, distributors, retailers or consumers. As this approach has gained traction, advisory programs have emerged to help companies adopt and scale these practices. Beryl Oyier, Catherine Mwangi, Eyerusalem Mitiku and Rakib Hasan Rabbi at Bopinc share insights from an inclusive marketing program in Africa, highlighting five key lessons for designing more impactful inclusive business advisory programs.
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- Agriculture, Social Enterprise
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Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship Awards Fundación Paraguaya with 2024 Social Impact Excellence Award
Fundación Paraguaya has been a part of the Miller Center social impact community for almost 20 years, participating in 5 programs since 2005.
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- Social Enterprise
- Region
- Global
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It’s Time to Talk about Founder Wellbeing in Africa: A Landmark Survey Highlights the Need for Greater Support
The pressure of building a successful business takes a mental, emotional and physical toll on entrepreneurs, and this can affect their business outcomes if they don’t make their own wellbeing a priority. Yet as Stella Klemperer at Flourish Ventures argues, the topic of founder wellbeing has not been given the attention it deserves. She shares insights from the first large-scale survey of entrepreneurs’ journey and wellbeing in Africa, including nearly 200 startup founders across 13 countries. As she explains, this research shows why supporting entrepreneurs' wellbeing is a strategic imperative for investors, founders and other stakeholders.
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- Investing, Social Enterprise
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- impact investing, research, startups
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