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Press Release: WDI Receives Grant to Connect Young People Through Virtual Exchange
Today, the Stevens Initiative announced the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan is one of nine schools, higher education institutions, and nonprofit organizations to receive funding to run virtual exchange programs that connect young people in the United States and the Middle East and North Africa. The programs will help reach 8,000 young people along with the new J. Christopher Stevens Virtual Exchange Initiative Grantees, supported by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
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- Education, Environment
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- Global
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- academia, business education, youth
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Global Alliance to Scale Up Investments in Smallholder and Family Farming to Combat Hunger and Poverty
The initiative prioritizes smallholder farmers and family farming systems, which are vital to local food security, climate resilience, and poverty reduction.
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- Agriculture
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- Global
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Global Coalition Pledges $10 Billion for Brazilian Forest Restoration and Conservation
This public-private partnership brings together major financial institutions, conservation organizations, and government entities to support Brazil’s environmental goals, making it one of the most comprehensive forest restoration programs in the world.
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- Environment, Technology
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- Latin America
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Press Release: BP, Equinor, Shell and TotalEnergies Join Forces to Help Increase Access to Energy
Despite ongoing efforts, progress towards universal energy access has stalled, particularly amidst recent macroeconomic shocks and rising energy prices.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology
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- Global
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Global Partnership Channels More Than USD $1 Billion to Scale Up Weather Services for Hundreds of Millions of Farmers Across Asia, Latin America and Africa
A consortium of global partners has committed to mobilizing significant investments over the next three years to drive the implementation of the AIM for Scale Weather Package.
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- Agriculture, Environment
- Region
- Global
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ECOWAS Transport Ministers to Slash Air Travel Charges and Taxes by 25% by January 2026
This landmark move aims to lower travel costs, drive economic growth, and strengthen regional integration, significantly impacting the region’s aviation industry and enhancing ease of movement for people and goods across ECOWAS states.
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- Transportation
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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African NGO Wins Luxembourg’s €100,000 Microfinance Award
The European Microfinance Award, established in 2005 by Luxembourg’s foreign ministry is jointly organised with the Inclusive Finance Network Luxembourg (InFiNe) and the European Microfinance Platform (e-MFP).
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- Finance
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- Global
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UK to Help Give $10 Million People Worldwide Access to Clean Cooking
Globally, around 2.1 billion people still have to cook on firewood, charcoal or other polluting fuels, often worsening the health of many women and girls in particular, and damaging forests.
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- Energy, Health Care
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- Global
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