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In October 2020, Instiglio, an anonymous donor and the Global Development Incubator launched the COVID-19 Adaptation Fund, which supported the efforts of nine non-profits in Kenya and Rwanda to adapt their programming to the challenges of the pandemic. These non-profits recently shared their experiences utilizing the funding, and Mateo Zárate and Sebastian Chaskel at Instiglio highlight some key takeaways that can be useful to other impact-focused organizations working to maintain services during the pandemic – and prepare for future crises.
The Key Ingredients of COVID-19 Adaptation: How Non-Profits Leveraged Flexible Funding to Navigate the PandemicSachin Nijhawan
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India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has signed a strategic partnership agreement with IRENA, signaling its intent to further strengthen its collaboration with IRENA in the field of renewable energy.
India and IRENA Sign Renewables AgreementNews
As a result of the Twitter ban, local Nigerian businesses lost out both on online revenues and on potential sales to mass audiences.
Nigeria Lost $26 Billion to Twitter Ban, Businesses SayCalendar Event
CE Incubator 2021/2022 – National Demo DayNews
Tedros said the inability of world leaders to work together to increase vaccine coverage in poorer nations with less-developed health systems was one of the biggest failures of 2021.
WHO Says Vaccine Inequity Undermines Economic Recovery: It’s ‘a Killer of People and Jobs’Nikhil Goel
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While plastic refuse littering beaches and oceans draws high-profile attention, the Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Assessment of agricultural plastics and their sustainability, suggests that the land we use to grow our food is contaminated with even larger quantities of plastic pollutants.
Plastics in Soil Threaten Food Security, Health, and Environment: FAO
