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Press release: Prodigy Finance Launches Refinance Product for International Working Graduates Looking to Reduce Financial Costs
Prodigy Finance, the pioneer in cross-border finance, announces the launch of a loan refinance product for international working graduates looking to reduce their student debt. The product will allow these alumni, who previously had limited options available to them, to save at least US$20,000 over the life of the loan, by accessing lower rates and choice of terms.
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- debt, education, finance, financial health
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Oxford Expands Support For Social Entrepreneurs
Oxford University has announced it will be launching new support programmes for social enterprises in an effort to expand the impact of startups incubated at the University.
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- Education
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Ripple Announces $105 Million Charity Venture for Education, Financial Inclusion Projects
Ripple for Good will reportedly operate in collaboration with RippleWorks, an existing non-profit that connects social ventures and volunteers with expertise in diverse fields, and counts Ripple executive chairman Chris Larsen as a co-founder. RippleWorks has to date reportedly “worked on 70 projects in 55 countries.”
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Queen Rania Foundation launches education entrepreneurship award
The Award includes a grant worth $200,000, which will be given to the top three start-ups, allowing the winners to accelerate the growth plans of their businesses.
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- Education, Entrepreneurship
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- North Africa & Near East
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Press release: UN reveals global number of girls not in school is increasing
Equal education for girls is an unfulfilled promise for the majority of the poorest families in low-income countries. Around 131 million girls worldwide are still out of school, and for them equality remains elusive. According to the latest UN reports, the number of out of school girls at primary level grew from 32 million in 2015 to 34 million in 2016.
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- Education
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This class helps developing-world solutions reach people in need
The innovations emerging from Stanford University’s Design for Extreme Affordability course are both viable business models and sensitive to local needs.
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- Education, Entrepreneurship, Technology
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Are impact bonds and outcome funds a solution to the global learning crisis?
A related and relatively new phenomenon, Outcome Funds for Education, may further help address issues of fragmentation and inequities in funding.
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- Education
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Food For Good: 4 Social Enterprises That Are Transforming The Food And Beverage Industry In South East Asia
From compostable coffee capsules to rice berry, these social ventures have made it their mission to create more social and environmental awareness around our food and drinks consumption by empowering local communities and championing sustainable production practices.
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- Agriculture, Education, Environment
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- South Asia
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