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Kenya Is the First Country in Africa to Teach Coding as a School Subject
Kenya’s president, Uhuru Kenyatta, announced coding will be added as a subject in primary and secondary schools.
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- Education, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- cybersecurity, employment
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Indonesian MSME Enabler Majoo Raises $10 Million Series a Funding
Majoo will act as a driving force for digitization and continue empowering and growing MSMEs with its end-to-end solution.
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- Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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- MSMEs
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Press Release: United States Announces $30 Million Commitment to Advance Women and Girls’ Rights in Afghanistan
The “Enabling Essential Services for Afghan Women and Girls” activity will increase Afghan women and girls’ access to social protection services
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- Investing
- Region
- North Africa & Near East
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Jodo Raises $15 Million In Series A Funding in India
The fund will be utilized to accelerate product innovation and sales, and further grow the Jodo team in India.
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- Education, Finance, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- fintech
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upGrad Closes Investment Round of USD $210 Million
upGrad, Asia's higher edtech major, has announced a fresh round of fundraise from marquee investors and Family Offices who join the company cap-table.
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- Education, Technology
- Region
- Global
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- edtech, skill development
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J-Pal Expands Evidence-To-Policy Government Partnerships to Fight Poverty Worldwide
In collaboration with Community Jameel and Co-Impact, rigorous research will inform social policies and programs.
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- Social Enterprise
- Region
- Global
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SaaS Firm SquadStack Raises $17.5 Million led by Bertelsmann India Investments
The startup aims to utilise the funding to hire top talent and strengthen its workforce for expansion. It also plans to increase its sales experts base and further expand into new verticals.
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- Investing
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Nonprofits Launch $100 Million Plan to Support Local Health Workers Mostly in Africa
A new philanthropic project hopes to invest $100 million in 10 countries, mostly in Africa, by 2030 to support 200,000 community health workers.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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