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How one social enterprise is leading the fight against malaria
Living Goods, a social enterprise based in San Francisco, has built a network of door-to-door salespeople in Uganda.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Banishing poverty through banking
Access to financial services could pull millions of people out of poverty, so where does microfinance fit in?
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How solar panels are leading the fight against malaria
Kenyan island aims to become free of the disease thanks to solar-powered, insecticide-free mosquito traps
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Meet The Entrepreneur Working To Challenge Nokia, Blackberry And Samsung In Africa
Alpesh Patel, a Ugandan-born entrepreneur, served as director of sales in Africa for Motorola before quitting the American telecommunications giant to launch Mi-Fone, an African mobile phone brand.
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‘We believe strongly in the power of entrepreneurs to transform Africa’
As of March 2013, Omidyar Network has committed more than $611 million to for-profit and non-profit companies that foster economic advancement, including entrepreneurship.
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Vaccines shunned by some as others struggle for access
For parents in Somalia, giving their children immunizations is not a choice.
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Malaria resistance – it’s in the parasite’s genes
Tracking malaria resistance is imperative if it is to be prevented, say scientists who have been genotyping the parasites.
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IFC, Others Invest $20m In Ghanaian Microfinance Bank
The IFC, the German Investment and Development Corporation (DEG), and the African Capitalisation Fund (ACF) have together invested about GH¢46 million ($20 million) into one of Ghana’s leading microfinance banks, UT Bank.
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