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Kenyan Influencer Marketing Startup, AIfluence Nets $1 Million in Seed Funding for Regional Expansion
With this funding, the startup plans to expand to the rest of Africa, the Middle East, and Asia by the end of 2021.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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The Bita Drinking Water Megaproject in Angola Registers $500 Million in Financing
Financed by The World Bank and the French Development Agency, this project will benefit 7.5 million people in Luanda and its surroundings.
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- WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: What We Know and How to Scale Up Sustainable Agriculture in India
The Green Revolution has ensured India’s self-sufficiency for our cereal needs and has touched most Indian farmers, but its long-term impacts are now visibly evident.
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- Agriculture, Environment
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- climate change
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Analysis: India’s Microfinance Sector Hit As Defaults Surge In Pandemic
Small loan specialists in India that typically cater to people without bank accounts are facing a jump in pandemic-related defaults that could force some of them out of business, industry experts warn.
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- Coronavirus, Finance, Health Care
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Analysis: COVID-19 Socioeconomic Impact Worsens For Refugees in Uganda
The post-COVID-19 recovery for refugees will be fragile, amidst a projected return to growth for Uganda in 2021.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care, Impact Assessment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Bridging the Gap: SAP and UNDP Foster Digital Skills and Social Entrepreneurship in Rural Karnataka
In an initiative to empower women and youth, SAP Labs India and the United Nations Development Programme India have collaborated with the Government of Karnataka to facilitate increased access to career guidance, employment, and entrepreneurship
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- Education, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- employment
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Analysis: A Kenyan Home of One’s Own
A mortgage remains a rare and frightening prospect for most Kenyan families, even many wealthier ones, due to the long-term financial implications it poses
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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R.K. Mellon Foundation to Invest $1 Million in Companies’ Best ‘Social-Impact’ Ideas
The Richard King Mellon Foundation is looking to invest $1 million in three companies whose members can pitch the best ideas for making a social impact in areas like economic development, economic mobility, health and well-being and environmental conservation.
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- Investing
- Region
- North America
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