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PRESS RELEASE: British government and Unilever join forces to help world’s poor
Justine Greening has signed a joint letter of intent with Unilever CEO Paul Polman, committing to a new partnership.
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GE Foundation Expands ImPACT Africa program to Address Critical Shortage of Health Workers in Kenya
The GE Foundation announced today a new Commitment to Action with the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) to expand the ImPACT (Improving Perioperative & Anesthetic Care Training) Africa program in Kenya.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Sorry, Kids, Changing the World Takes More Than a Killer App
On Wednesday, Bill Clinton will present the Hult Prize at the Clinton Global Initiative meetings in New York. The $1 million award will go to a team of young social entrepreneurs with a business idea to improve lives in developing countries.
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- Education, Technology
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- research
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Ebola Death Rate 70 Percent, WHO Says in Dire New Forecast
World Health Organization researchers issued a dire new forecast for the Ebola epidemic Tuesday, one that sees 20,000 cases by November, much sooner than previous estimates. And 70 percent of patients are dying.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Use of Thin SIM technology approved in Kenya
The use of thin SIM technology has been approved in Kenya paving way for new Mobile Virtual Networks Operators (MVNOs) to use them for new services among them mobile money transfer.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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M-Kopa Solar Powers Up 100,000th Home in East Africa
M-KOPA Solar announced on Friday that it has powered up to 100,000 homes in Kenya and Uganda within two years of its commercial launch.
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- Energy, Environment, Impact Assessment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- solar
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Why isn’t the Reserve Bank of India excited about Modi’s financial inclusion scheme?
The central bank warned last week that a faulty rollout could create more problems than it could fix.
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- South Asia
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PRESS RELEASE: CGAP CEO Ehrbeck Will Join Omidyar Network As Partner
Omidyar Network today announced that Tilman Ehrbeck will join the philanthropic investment firm as a partner. Based in Washington D.C., Ehrbeck will oversee Omidyar Network's Financial Inclusion, Impact Investing, and Property Rights initiatives. Omidyar Network Managing Partner Matt Bannick made the announcement during the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting in New York.
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