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Next Cohort Of Upaya’s Dignified Jobs Accelerator Focuses On Waste And Circularity
Upaya Social Ventures has announced the launch of the Circular Innovation Cohort under the Dignified Jobs Accelerator to support for-profit, post-revenue businesses in India’s plastics, and textiles & fashion waste management sectors.
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- Social Enterprise
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- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: Upaya Social Ventures Successfully Exits From Resham Sutra, Celebrates Creation Of Dignified Jobs In India’s Silk Industry
Resham Sutra is a New Delhi-based social business dedicated to empowering local artisan communities by providing solar-powered silk yarn production machines.
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- Social Enterprise
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- Asia Pacific
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Meta Gradually Opens the Door to Monetisation for Nigerian, Ghanaian, and Other African Creators
Content Creators in Nigeria and Ghana are now eligible to earn money on Facebook and Instagram.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- creative economy, startups, youth
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Federal Government Disburses 2nd Batch of ₦5 Billion Creative Fund to Nollywood
This funding presents a great local opportunity for Nigerian creatives, especially Nollywood filmmakers to make movies with Nigerians in mind as the primary audience.
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- Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nigeria’s National Economic Council Approves $617 Million Investment in Digital, Creative Enterprises
Omar said about 100,000 jobs will be created per state and 5,581,231 indirect jobs will be created through i-DICE interventions nationwide.
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- Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Universal Music Group Acquires Majority Stake in Mavin Global to Boost Nigerian Music Globally
This acquisition will boost the growth of Nigerian music companies by providing more opportunities to showcase talent globally.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nigeria’s Maliyo Games Becomes 1st African Developer to Collaborate With Disney
Nigeria’s Maliyo Games has partnered with Disney Games to release a mobile game inspired by the new animated series Iwájú.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Prime Video’s African About-Face, Netflix’s IP Frenzy and Why African Producers Are Pondering ‘What Comes Next’ as Streamers Shift Course
The anticipated goldrush for African creators sparked by Netflix’s 2016 entry into the market hasn’t entirely come to fruition.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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