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Social Entrepreneurs Pitch For Change at Ashoka SEAChange Even
In the audience at the Ashoka Sea Change Event, more than 140 impact investors, diverse supporting organisations, and leaders in the African ecosystem together at Bowmans in Sandton, South Africa.
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- Uncategorized
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Ghana’s Budding Health Tech Sector is Finally Getting Deserved Global Recognition
Ghana’s long unsung health tech sector is getting global validation with two of its most promising startups being named among five winners for one of the most prestigious social enterprise awards in the world.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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UN Announces New CEO Alliance to Fund Sustainability
It announced the Global Investors for Sustainable Development (GISD), a new alliance of chief executives coordinated by UNCTAD and the UN’s Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), at the UN’s SDG Investment Fair in New York on April 15.
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- Investing
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Mahindra, Ford to co-Develop Mid-Sized SUV for India, Emerging Markets
The new agreement reinforces the steady progress made since the announcement of a strategic alliance between the two companies in September 2017.
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- South Asia
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Report: West Africa’s Mobile Money to Hit $70bn in 2023
The study attributed the expected rise in mobile money contribution to the rising mobile phone ownership and the ongoing migration to mobile broadband networks and services across the West African region, Nigeria inclusive.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Kuaishou Technology, Following $2.8 Billion USD Generated for Rural Entrepreneurs, Launches ‘Social Impact Institute’
Following the success of Kuaishou Technology's pilot programs to alleviate poverty, the 'Social Impact Institute' furthers research that will support the development of sustainable businesses for entrepreneurs hailing from low-income households
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- Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Press release: Earth Day: Joining Forces to Get Renewable Energy to 1 Million Tanzanians
WE SOLVE is committed to improving employment and economic opportunities for women and providing access to clean energy in rural Tanzania.
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- renewable energy, SDGs
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WHO releases first guideline on digital health interventions
“Harnessing the power of digital technologies is essential for achieving universal health coverage,” says WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “Ultimately, digital technologies are not ends in themselves; they are vital tools to promote health, keep the world safe, and serve the vulnerable.”
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- Health Care, Technology
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