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How This Tech Startup Drew the Attention of Gavi, Gates and Google
Google.org has announced a new partnership to support Nexleaf Analytics, a Los Angeles-based startup that builds wireless sensors turning everyday objects like refrigerators and cookstoves into connected devices.
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- Technology
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Unitus Seed Fund is clearing the decks for a second fund to support new-age social ventures
Unitus Seed Fund raised $23 million for impact investing in India, nearly a third of it from local investors. It is now gearing up for a second, larger fund. With internet penetration reaching critical mass, the 'base of the pyramid' is a serious investible asset class.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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- South Asia
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Bengaluru-based start-up wins Tata Social Enterprise Challenge
Pentavalent Bio Sciences Private Limited, a city-based start-up took to the winning stand at the 5th edition of Tata Social Enterprise Challenge 2016-17 held on Saturday (January 14) at the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIM-C). An initiative of the Tata Group and IIMC, the event recognized India's most promising early-stage social enterprises that would bring about long-term solutions to India's social needs.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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IFC, The MasterCard Foundation, and FINCA Support Expansion of Financial Inclusion in Democratic Republic of Congo
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, together with The MasterCard Foundation, on January 17 announced a cooperation agreement valued at $1 million with microfinance institution FINCA in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Under the agreement, FINCA will expand access to credit and digital financial services for low-income people and small-scale entrepreneurs.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Novel R&D tool to unravel genetic diseases in Africa
A new research tool — genomics array — developed specifically for genomic and epidemiological research in Africa could enable researchers efficiently look at genetic diversity of African populations.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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East Africa’s clean energy boom
Africa is very much in the firing line when it comes to climate change so the recently adopted Paris Agreement – where developed and developing countries alike are required to limit their carbon emissions to keep the global temperature increase to below two degrees celsius – is positive news, although the devil is still in the detail.
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- renewable energy, solar
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Center for Financial Inclusion at Accion, Institute of International Finance and MetLife Foundation Launch Project to Help Banking Industry Overcome Barriers to Financial Inclusion
The Center for Financial Inclusion at Accion (CFI), the Institute of International Finance (IIF) and MetLife Foundation, together with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) as a technical partner, announced today a two-year initiative to help advance the financial services industry’s ability to reach unserved and underserved populations. The project, titled Mainstreaming Financial Inclusion: Best Practices, will facilitate learning and action on how financial institutions can respond to the specific challenges of reaching lower income market segments. Through research, knowledge exchange, best practices, real world examples and expert insights, the project will identify and transmit practical guidance that financial institutions can use to expand quality services to the poor.
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- Uncategorized
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$48 Million Deal Signed for Nagaland Health Project
The Government of India, the Government of Nagaland and the World Bank have signed a massive 48 million dollars credit agreement for the ‘Nagaland Health Project,’ which aims to improve health services across the state.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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