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Analysis: How An Income Share Agreement Can Improve Access to Quality Education For Sub-Saharan Africa
Tertiary education demand is outgrowing the current supply of quality tertiary education in sub-Saharan Africa.
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- Education
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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IDP Foundation Announces Launch of Ongoza Program in Kenya
Through Ongoza Dignitas will provide continuous professional development support to teachers and instructional leaders on classroom culture, learner engagement, and instructional leadership.
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- Education
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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India’s Bhanzu Secures $15 Million Series a Funding Led by Eight Roads Ventures
Bhanzu, an India-based math learning platform, announced Series A funding led by global investment firm Eight Roads Ventures.
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- Education
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- innovation
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‘Nearly Every Indicator of the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals Is off Track’: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s Report
This year's report, "The Future of Progress," especially noted the impact of the pandemic, wars in Ukraine and Yemen.
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus, Education, Energy, Environment, Finance, Health Care, Investing, Technology, WASH
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- Global
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- SDGs
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Edtech Company Sunstone Bags $35 Million In Series C in India
Sunstone is planning to utilize the fresh funds to expand its presence from the current 35+ cities to 100 cities across India.
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- Education, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Kenya Is the First Country in Africa to Teach Coding as a School Subject
Kenya’s president, Uhuru Kenyatta, announced coding will be added as a subject in primary and secondary schools.
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- Education, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- cybersecurity, employment
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Jodo Raises $15 Million In Series A Funding in India
The fund will be utilized to accelerate product innovation and sales, and further grow the Jodo team in India.
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- Education, Finance, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- fintech
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upGrad Closes Investment Round of USD $210 Million
upGrad, Asia's higher edtech major, has announced a fresh round of fundraise from marquee investors and Family Offices who join the company cap-table.
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- Education, Technology
- Region
- Global
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- edtech, skill development
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