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Press Release: First Impact Investing Fellowship for Asset Owners and Managers in Asia and Africa
An Africa-Asia Fellowship was created to nurture capital managers and asset owners in becoming impact investing practitioners.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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- impact investing
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Daystar Power Receives $20 Million in Funding to Boost Operations in West Africa
Nigeria-based, Daystar Power, has received an investment from the International Finance Corporation(IFC), a subsidiary of the World Bank Group.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Turning Crisis into Opportunity: World Leaders Meet at UN to Help Drive Pandemic Recovery
Leading figures from government, business and civil society are preparing to take part in this year’s High Level Political Forum on sustainable development (HLPF), where they will discuss ways to recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Coronavirus
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- Global
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- SDGs
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Press Release: Billions of People Will Lack Access to Safe Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in 2030 Unless Progress Quadruples – Warn WHO, UNICEF
Latest estimates reveal that 3 in 10 people worldwide could not wash their hands with soap and water at home during the COVID-19 pandemic
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- Coronavirus, WASH
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- Global
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- hygiene, sanitation, water
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Magic Fund Raises $30 Million, to Give $100 – $300k Checks to Founders in Emerging Markets
MAGIC Fund, a global collective of founders that backs other founders to solve business challenges, has announced a $30 Million Fund II raise to continue backing early-stage startups.
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- Investing
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Analysis: Rural India Sinks Deeper into Debt as COVID-19 Wipes Out Work
The coronavirus and a lockdown aimed at stopping it last year saw millions of people thrown out of jobs in cities and towns and forced back to their villages, and ever higher levels of debt.
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- Coronavirus
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- Asia Pacific
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- employment
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Press Release: Heifer International and IBM Work with Coffee and Cocoa Farmers in Honduras to Increase Access to Data and Global Markets
Smallholder coffee and cocoa farmers and their cooperatives in Honduras are harnessing the power of technology to access new markets and make better business decisions.
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- Agriculture, Technology
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- Latin America
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Analysis: Why Africa’s Push to Make Vaccines Should Look Further Than COVID-19
It’s unlikely that vaccine manufacturing will offer Africa a quick fix for COVID-19. Countries on the continent are grappling with a diverse array of challenges.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- nonprofits, vaccines
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