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GSBI Social Entrepreneurs Get Funded
In September, the Global Social Benefit Institute’s (GSBI®) partner Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves announced the winners of its grants to spark business growth and empower women. Nearly US$2 million in grants were awarded to entrepreneurs working to create a global market for clean and efficient household cooking solutions, saving millions of lives, creating livelihoods, and restoring human dignity. This year the Alliance awarded 16 grantees from a diverse range of initiatives falling under three main funding mechanisms: the Women’s Empowerment Fund, Spark Fund, and the Catalytic Small Grants Program. The focus of all of the grants is to empower women and help small businesses scale their operations.
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ImpactAssets Releases Annual IA 50 Impact Investment Fund Showcase
ImpactAssets has released its 2015 impact investing showcase, the ImpactAssets 50 (IA 50), a free online resource for investors and financial advisors. The fifth annual guide features fund managers representing private debt and equity investments that deliver social and environmental impact as well as financial returns.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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Boost for Global Health as UK and China Agree £2 Billion of Healthcare Trade and Investment Deals
More than £2 billion of healthcare trade deals and collaborations have been signed between Chinese and UK companies, universities and organisations during President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Britain.
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Nigeria to Link Bank Customers’ Biometric Verification Numbers With National ID Card By 2016
The federal government has disclosed its plan to link bank customers' bank verification numbers (BVN) with their national identity card data from next year.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Eco-Friendly Bio-Toilets Improving Health and Dignity for India’s Poor
Banka BioLoo, an Indian social enterprise that provides solutions for human waste treatment, has joined the Business Call to Action (BCtA) with a commitment to expand distribution of environmentally-friendly bio-toilets to low-income people across India. BCtA is a global initiative that encourages companies to fight poverty through inclusive business models. It is supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and other international organisations.
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- Environment, Health Care
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4 Innovations That Are Reducing the Shame of Menstruation
Finally, a women’s cycle has made the news cycle. For roughly 250 million adolescent girls in the world living in poverty, having a period means having to carry a heavy burden of shame. In addition, a shortage of sufficient clean water, toilets and sanitary products in schools can limit their ability to attend school and participate in daily life activities.
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Bankers Call for Mobile Money Regulation in Zimbabwe
For all its successes in the mobile money sector, Zimbabwe does not have regulatory frameworks for restitution of users should any of the mobile money platforms collapse, the Bankers Association of Zimbabwe (BAZ) said Tuesday.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Flexible ‘Kit Yamoyo’ Pack Counters Diarrhea in Developing Countries
ColaLife has partnered with Amcor Flexibles to develop a lightweight Flexi-pack, or pouch, now being distributed in remote areas within Zambia to help battle childhood diarrhea (watch a video on the pack here).
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- Agriculture, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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