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Africa Is the Next Frontier for the Internet
Expanding network connectivity across sub-Saharan Africa will open up digital services that many of us now take for granted. Mobile Banking, Whatsapp Chatting and video, e-health, e-education are key services only possible with reliable internet connectivity.
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- Coronavirus, Education, Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- e-commerce
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Viewpoint: Financial Inclusion Will Be Vital in a Post-Pandemic World
The world will never be the same as Covid-19 has created a springboard for the fourth industrial revolution
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- Coronavirus, Education, Finance
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Press Release: Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative Joins Forces With Ecosystem of Partners for the 2020 “Africa’s Business Heroes” Competition
The Jack Ma Foundation’s Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI) has joined forces with local partners from across Africa to identify and mobilise innovative, resilient, and mission-driven African entrepreneurs, as well as support them throughout the application and selection process of the second edition of the Africa’s Business Heroes prize competition (ABH).
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- Education
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Facebook Backs Indian Education Startup Unacademy
Unacademy, one of India’s fastest growing education startups, has just received the backing of a major technology giant: Facebook.
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- Education, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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- startups, venture capital
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Press Release: Microfinance Provider Esperanza Selects EdApp to Help Educate in the Dominican Republic
Esperanza, in partnership with MoveUp, has announced the deployment of EdApp to transform the way their not-for-profit organisation workforce engages in business training and social support.
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- Education
- Region
- Latin America
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Press Release: Executive Director of Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship Leaving to Join Executive Leadership Team of New Impact Enterprise Entity
After nearly 10 years leading Santa Clara University’s Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship, Executive Director Thane Kreiner will be leaving April 30 to join a new impact enterprise as a founding team member.
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- Education
- Region
- North America
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The Results of Liberia’s Experiment to Outsource Education Are In
The Partnership Schools for Liberia (PSL), now called the Liberian Education Advancement Partnership (LEAP), handed the operation of 93 public schools to a group of eight private organizations, including a mix of both for-profit companies and non-profit charities, as well as local and international organizations.
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- Education
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: New RCT Reveals That Liberia Significantly Improves Primary School Learning Outcomes in Three Years
A new independent three year study released today shows that Liberia’s innovative public private partnership (PPP) – the Liberian Education Advancement Program (LEAP) – has significantly improved learning outcomes for children across the country.
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- Education, Impact Assessment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa