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African Development Bank Launches $50 Million Facility to Support Energy Businesses in Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) board of directors has approved a $20 million concessional investment from the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) to establish the COVID-19 Off-Grid Recovery Platform (CRP).
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- Coronavirus, Energy, Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Heifer International and SEAF Announce Agreement to Expand Impact Investing Globally
Partnership will enable Heifer International to leverage SEAF's global networks, experience and offices to increase access to capital for local farmers and food producers around the world.
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- Agriculture, Investing
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- impact investing
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Viewpoint: Beyond Grants and Impact Investments, There’s a Growing Interest in Africa
As at 2014, the UNDP estimated that at least $8 billion had come into Africa via impact investment. Yet, there’s still a huge gap of $100 billion annually needed to support Africa’s much needed growth.
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- Investing, Social Enterprise
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: DFC Announces Direct Equity Request for Applications
DFC seeks applications to invest in early, growth-stage companies committed to developmental impact
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- Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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UNICEF and Microsoft Launch Improved, Scalable Technology to Protect Vulnerable Children and Women Amid Rise in Domestic and Gender-Based Violence Due to COVID-19
Primero, an innovative online and offline application, empowers social workers to help more children.
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- Coronavirus, Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- impact investing, scale, youth
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COVID-19 Impact on Women-Led Micro Business Widens Socio-Economic Gap in India: Survey
The adverse effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on women-led micro businesses in India has exacerbated the vast socio-economic gap, finds a survey.
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- Coronavirus, Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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Indian Startups Appeal to Fewer New Investors in 2020
The number of such investors dropped to 24 so far this year from 71 last year, according to data by Venture Intelligence, a data aggregator firm for private sector.
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- Investing
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- impact investing, startups
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Press Release: U.S. Government’s Power Madagascar to Bring Electricity to 5,200 Rural Homes and Businesses
The United States Government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Power Africa initiative, has awarded three companies in Madagascar a combined $1.2 million in grant funding to develop mini-grids that will bring electricity to more than 5,200 rural homes and businesses. These grants are part of the U.S. Government’s $3 million effort to increase energy production and electricity access in Madagascar.
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- Energy, Investing, Social Enterprise
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa