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How Timberland, Vans, VF Corporations Are Making Sure Their Cotton Isn’t ‘Greenwashed’
VF Corp., which owns Timberland, Vans and The North Face, bought the first-ever verified regenerative cotton crop in Haiti earlier this year with the help of the Smallholder Farmers Alliance.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Ecobodaa and 4 Other Start-Ups Get $1.1 Million for Their Green Solutions in Africa
The funds were secured through a grant from the Powering Renewable Energy Opportunities (PREO).
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- agtech, renewable energy, startups
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Togo Secures $100 Million From the World Bank to Boost Access to Drinking Water in Greater Lomé
The funds will help the West African nation bolster access to drinking water in Greater Lomé and improve sanitation services in the surrounding area.
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- WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- water
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SME Growth Lab Partners with Shecluded to Empower African Female Entrepreneurs
As part of the 2023 IWD, SME Growth Lab Africa and Shecluded launched an only-female accelerator to provide a ₦1 million shared grant to five African entrepreneurs.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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AstraZeneca Launches Africa Health Innovation Hub to Increase Access to Healthcare
This network seeks to tackle current healthcare challenges through collaborative innovation, promote affordable and equitable healthcare access.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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African Development Bank Group Earmarks $8 Million to Establish Interoperable Bank ID System in 4 West African Countries
The purpose of the new bank ID system is to enable the linkage of bank accounts across different financial service providers in what is seen as a financial inclusion push.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Report: ‘Fully Financing’ HIV Response in Africa Will Save Millions of Lives: UNAIDS
The report demonstrates that failing to mobilise the required funding to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 has substantial health, social and economic costs.
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- Education, Health Care, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- failure, public health
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USAID Plans $45 Million Lagos Urban WASH Scheme
To ensure potable and safe water supply, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched an intervention programme in Lagos, which will promote operational reforms, infrastructure improvements and institutional capacity building.
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- WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- hygiene, sanitation, water
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