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Harpic and Sanergy to Boost Toilet Access in Mukuru and Mathare
The sanitation actors say improving Kenya’s state of sanitation requires more inclusive approaches and partnerships to save the country’s poorest, most remote, and the most marginalised populations
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- WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Arisaig Seeks To Maximise Impact ‘Bang for Buck’ With New Next Generation Emerging Markets Fund
Arisaig Partners made a bold foray into impact investing in emerging markets by launching its new public equities fund, the Next Generation Fund, in early September.
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- Health Care, Investing
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Emerging Markets Ripe for Climate Deals, but Come With Social Costs, Risks
There is huge need for financing climate-related projects in emerging markets, but the social costs and the lack of return are acting as deterrents to global lenders.
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- Energy, Environment
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M-Pesa Revenue Dip in Kenya Is Beyond Mobile Money Fee Waivers
While it’s logically a good move putting the health and the wellbeing of people first, this single directive is found to have also caused a significant dip in revenue for Kenya’s dominant mobile money service, M-Pesa, and by extension, the country’s leading telco, Safaricom, took a hit.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Microsoft Collaborates With Social Alpha to Accelerate Growth of Healthtech Startups in India
In its continued efforts to support the startup ecosystem in the country, Microsoft has launched a dedicated program for healthtech startups. The program is designed to help startups scale with advanced technology and joint go-to-market support. Microsoft is also collaborating with startup incubator Social Alpha to accelerate the growth of participating startups.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Women Entrepreneurship Day 2020: Measures To Encourage Enterprise Among Women
With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, our economy has been severely impacted and as physical distancing is the norm, the digital world has come to our rescue and the challenges and opportunities for women in the digital age are growing.
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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More Dough for Cocoa Farmers
Ice cream icon Ben & Jerry’s pioneers holistic approach to living incomes for cocoa farmers, in partnership with Fairtrade
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- Agriculture, Environment
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European Union Boosts Resilience in Northern and Western Bahr el Ghazal States
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a €6.1 million contribution from the European Union to strengthen the resilience of vulnerable communities in Northern and Western Bahr El Ghazal states.
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- North Africa & Near East
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