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Indonesian Sustainable Village Project Wins Grand Prize at Social Enterprise Forum in Taiwan
The unique approach of addressing civil society issues with design ingenuity won an Indonesian social enterprise organization the Grand Jury prize at this year’s Asia Pacific Social Enterprise Summit (APSES) in Kaohsiung.
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- Asia Pacific
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- creative economy
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A Kenyan-based Social Enterprise, Yusudi, Raises $250K in Grant Capital
The program seeks out learners with innovative ideas between the ages of 18 and 30 years old, offering the opportunity to join online training on career-start or entrepreneurship depending on their interests.
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- Education
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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India Is Shutting Down ATMs Even as People Use Them More
India already has the fewest ATMs per 100,000 people among BRICS nations, according to the International Monetary Fund.
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- Finance
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- South Asia
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Narrowing The Gender Gap: Meet The Women Scintillating Africa’s Tech Scene
With the emergence of many female-focused establishments such as TheBoardroom Africa (TBA) – who raised USD 2 Mn in January – and other groups delivering STEM courses to young girls, females are increasingly having a voice in Africa’s tech space.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- gender equality
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Uganda Shakes up Electricity Access Amid Global Infrastructure Reset
About 1 billion people worldwide still lack access to electricity, according to the latest data, with efforts moving too slowly to meet a U.N. goal of providing clean, affordable power to everyone on the planet by 2030.
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Viewpoint: Reforming Microfinance to Alleviate Poverty, Foster National Development
About 90 per cent of Nigeria’s businesses are considered microenterprises. Despite this huge number, easy access to funds has remained a challenge for most Small and Medium Enterprises, in spite of several government funding initiatives.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Microsoft Opens First $100 Million Africa Development Centre in Kenya and Nigeria
“The Africa Development Centre will be unlike any other existing investment on the continent. It will help us better listen to our customers, develop locally and scale for global impact,” Phil Spencer, Executive Vice President at Microsoft said.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- fintech, off-grid energy
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India’s Technology Sector Driving Economy
The shift is attributed to a sharp rise in hiring by existing and new global in-house centres (GCCs) due to technology innovation activities in India for their global markets.
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- Technology
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- South Asia
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- employment
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