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Press Release: Convergence Awards Design Funding to Accelerate Sustainable Forestry and Ecosystem Restoration in Indonesia
Blended finance network Convergence awards a feasibility study grant to PT. Kandelia Alam (KLIA) to explore a blended finance solution in Indonesia focused on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 15 – Life on Land.
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- Environment
- Region
- South Asia
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Kenyan E-Health Startup TIBU Raises Seed Funding Round to Help It Scale
Kenyan e-health startup TIBU, a digital platform that decentralises primary outpatient care to bring it directly to patients, has raised a seed funding round to help it scale its operations.
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- Health Care, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- impact investing, scale, startups
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Founders Factory Africa Partners With Small Foundation to Invest In 18 Agritech Startups
Johannesburg-based investment company Founders Factory Africa (FFA) today announced a partnership with Small Foundation that will see it select 18 agritech startups for an acceleration and incubation program.
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- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: DFC Achieves First Close of $100 Million Loan to WaterEquity’s Global Access Fund to Improve Access to Water and Sanitation
Transaction was first in accordance with the ICMA’s Sustainability Bond Guidelines and will expand access to water and sanitation for 5 million people in emerging markets, mostly women.
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- WASH
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Mobility Company Africa’s First to Become Carbon Neutral
South African-based Planet42 has become the first mobility company in Africa to be certified carbon neutral.
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- Energy, Environment, Transportation
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Malian Insurtech Startup OKO Raises $1.2 Million for Expansion Across Africa
Malian insurtech startup OKO, which aims to provide smallholder farmers with financial security, has raises US$1.2 million in seed funding for expansion into more African countries.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: ANDE Releases New Report on Relationships Between Accelerators and Investors in Central America
The Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) presents the second report on Central America from the Global Acceleration Learning Initiative (GALI). It explores startup data as well as qualitative findings on accelerators and investors.
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- Investing
- Region
- Latin America
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- impact investing
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Viewpoint: Powering Sustainable Food Systems
As world leaders mark Earth Day at a climate summit hosted by US President Joe Biden, they must remember what the largest greenhouse-gas emitters owe to the rest of the world. More than anyone, low-income countries dependent on agriculture need increased green finance and access to affordable clean energy.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Technology
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