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Analysis: A Social Enterprise Must Help a Billion People, Say Aavishkaar Group Founders
The Faces of Vibrant Bharat, Vineet and Swati Rai have been offering knowledge and capital for ventures that are solving problems for low-income households in India.
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- Investing, Social Enterprise
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- impact investing
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Uruguay-Based Fintech Platform dLocal Raises $150 Million
dLocal, the Uruguay-based fintech platform, announced that the company has raised $150 million in the latest investment round at a valuation of $5 billion.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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John Deere Foundation Pledges $200 Million in Philanthropic Initiatives
John Deere Foundation President Nate Clark said. "By increasing our annual investment to $20 million per year, we think we're in an opportunity to help folks that have pretty significant needs today. ... It represents our highest level of investment ever."
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus
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- nonprofits, philanthropy
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Press Release: A Win-Win for Social Impact: Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Releases New Guide on Prize Philanthropy
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA) today published Prize Philanthropy: Benefits, Challenges, and Winning Approaches, a guide for philanthropy on when and how a competition makes the most sense for driving impact, inspiring innovation, or recognizing achievement.
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- Investing
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Accel-Backed Mobile Money Platform Nala to Start Offering Remittance Services to East Africa
In Tanzania, mobile money services can be relatively difficult to use due to unstable internet and high service fees.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- cash transfers, fintech, remittances
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Press Release: Water Unite Announces Sanivation as First Investee of the Water Unite Impact Investment Vehicle
The Water Unite Impact Investment Vehicle, which has a planned capitalisation of US$ 100 million, invests into private sector water, sanitation and plastics pollution reduction SMEs globally.
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- circular economy, scale
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Analysis: How the Governments of Africa Are Prioritizing Resilience in the Pandemic Era
Digital access, data-sharing and modernized systems are making a difference in the fight against Covid-19.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Niti Aayog Forecasts Healthcare Sector to Reach $372 Billion by 2022 in India
India’s healthcare sector is expected to reach $372 billion in 2022, registering a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of around 22% since 2016, more so with the pandemic opening up several opportunities, NITI Aayog said in a report on Tuesday.
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- Health Care, Investing
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