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Analysis: The COVID-19 Response Has Shown What We Are Capable Of When We Work Together
When India entered into lockdown early in 2020, lives and livelihoods were thrown into disarray. Among those hardest hit were informal waste pickers. Unable to continue working, most lost their income overnight.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care, Social Enterprise
- Region
- Global
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Analysis: 6 Ways Social Entrepreneurs Are Saving Lives During India’s COVID-19 Crisis
With India bearing witness to the second wave of COVID-19 and one of the most serious health crises of all times, the situation on the ground is grim.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care, Social Enterprise
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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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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Press Release: Unite Us Announces It Has Raised $150 Million to Scale Nationwide Social Care Infrastructure
Unite Us, an enterprise technology company providing the digital infrastructure to power the integrated health and social care ecosystem, today announced that it has raised $150 million in a Series C financing led by ICONIQ Growth. The investment follows a record performance in 2020 for Unite Us that saw it expand into 42 states, including 16 new statewide networks, driving cross-sector coordination and improved health in community-based settings.
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- Health Care, Investing, Social Enterprise
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Burkina Faso to Get New Large-Scale Renewable Energy Plant
The West African country of Burkina Faso is to get a new large-scale renewable energy plant, it was announced today, 15th March.
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- Energy, Social Enterprise
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Deetken Impact and Pro Mujer Receive $1.3 Million From USAID to Advance Gender Equality and Promote Gender Smart Practices in SMEs in Latin America
Deetken Impact and Pro Mujer receive US$1.3 million from USAID to augment the Ilu Women’s Empowerment Fund through three main components—incremental capital, technical assistance, and knowledge dissemination and advocacy.
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- Finance, Social Enterprise
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Singapore’s Temasek Allots $500 Million for Impact Investing in LeapFrog Tie-Up
Singapore’s Temasek Holdings is committing $500 million to a partnership with private equity firm LeapFrog Investments, in what both companies said was the largest ever commitment to an impact investor.
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- Investing, Social Enterprise
- Region
- South Asia
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Google, Microsoft Invest Millions to Empower African Women
Tech giants Microsoft and Google have invested millions of rand to establish initiatives to help create pathways to prosperity for women and girls across Africa.
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- Social Enterprise, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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