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Press Release: A $7 Million Gift from MacKenzie Scott Will Help Village Enterprise End Extreme Poverty for 20 Million People in Africa
As Women’s History Month comes to a close, Village Enterprise is thrilled to announce a gift of $7 million from MacKenzie Scott.
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- Agriculture, Environment, Health Care, Technology
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Senegal Cement Giant Secures €242 Million From IFC
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has provided €242m in financing for Sococim Industries, Senegal's leading cement producer, to build a new production line at its Rufisque cement plant and reduce its carbon footprint.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- infrastructure
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AFRICA: The Green Climate Fund Commits $240 Million to Climate-Resilient Infrastructure
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has committed $240 million to the Infrastructure Climate Resilient Funds (ICRF). Launched by the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), this facility aims to finance climate-resilient infrastructure in Africa.
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- Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nigeria Begins Work on Solar Cell Production Factory to Boost Power Supply
Work has begun in Nigeria on the construction of a solar-cell production factory aimed at increasing power supply in the West African country.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology
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- 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
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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IPPC Report Highlights Rich Nations’ Failure to Help Developing World Adapt to Climate Change
Scientists say funding needs to increase ‘many-fold’ in order to reach climate goals and protect communities disproportionately affected by global warming.
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- Environment, Impact Assessment
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- Global
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Faulu Microfinance Bank Targets Farmers with Sh1.5 Billion Loan in Kenya
Rising input prices, climate change and limited market access have left farmers struggling to meet planting expenses.
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- Agriculture, Environment, Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Viewpoint: Your Thinking About ESG is All Wrong. Here’s What it’s Really About
Blaine Townsend, director of Bailard Wealth Management says attacks on ESG lean heavily on false economics and myths.
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- Environment, Investing, Technology
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- Global
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- data, ESG, governance, greenwashing