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Analysis: Has the COVID-19 Pandemic Effectively Ended in India?
When India went into lockdown in March 2020, the fear of Covid-19 swiftly spreading through a densely populated country of 1.3 billion people was dangerously real.
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- Coronavirus
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- Asia Pacific
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- employment
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Social Enterprises as Job Creators: Four Ways the Sector Can Boost Employment Opportunities in Africa
By 2030, there will be about 1 billion people in Africa of working age – an increase of approximately 40% since 2018. This means more jobs will urgently be needed to improve living conditions, reduce unemployment and create sustainable economic growth in the region. Carola Schwank at Siemens Stiftung argues that impact-oriented entrepreneurs can play a key role in creating these jobs – but they need backing to maximize their untapped potential. She shares four key recommendations on how to support social enterprise job growth in Africa, taken from a recent report.
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- Social Enterprise
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Coders Behind Bars: The Prisoners Training for Future Tech Jobs
Unemployment among former inmates in the US is five times higher than for the general population, according to Amazon Web Services (AWS). The company is involved in Justice Through Code, a project to bring coding qualifications to the convicted from Columbia University’s Center for Justice and The Tamer Center for Social Enterprise at Columbia Business School.
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- Social Enterprise, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: According To a New Siemens Stiftung Study, Social Enterprises Are Expected To Create Much Needed Jobs in Africa
The comprehensive analysis in 12 selected African countries estimates that, by 2030, 1 million new jobs can be created by local social enterprises (SEs).
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- Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Covid-19: Remittance Flows To Shrink 14% by 2021
International migration to fall in 2020 for the first time in recent decades
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- Coronavirus, Finance, Technology
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Press Release: Renewable Energy Jobs Continue Growth To 11.5 Million Worldwide
IRENA’s annual jobs review confirms long-term growth trend; strong policy action essential to ensure continued employment expansion in the COVID-19 era.
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- Coronavirus, Energy, Environment
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Microsoft, Partners Launch Program To Increase Employability for PWDs in Asia Pacific
Ryan Gersava, a Davao-based medical technologist, experienced first hand what it is like to face discrimination because of a chronic medical condition.
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- Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Analysis: How Powerful Is Financial Inclusion?
The story of the Freedman’s Bank suggests that fighting for trustworthy bank access can improve outcomes but isn’t enough to close the racial wealth gap.
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- Coronavirus, Finance, Impact Assessment
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- North America