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HP and Girl Rising Debut Education Program for 10 Million Students and Teachers in US, India and Nigeria
A software suite of modules, focused on youth empowerment and life skills will be pre-loaded onto HP Education Edition PC to benefit up to 10 million students and educators.
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- Education, Technology
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The Stories That Change Our World: How Narrative Fiction Can Take the Development Sector to Greater Social Impact
Women's empowerment programs can play a critical role in improving lives and building local economies. But their impact will be limited unless there are changes in the social norms that perpetuate traditional gender roles. According to social impact producer Lara Storm, that's where narrative fiction can help. She explores how effective storytelling – from radio programs to soap operas – is being used to raise awareness around social issues and foster lasting change.
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- Finance
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Press Release: Kiva Deploys $1 Billion in Loans to Female Entrepreneurs Around the World
“The strength of these women who’ve put Kiva loans to work to benefit themselves and their communities is the reason that we exist today,” said Goldie Chow, Director of Impact at Kiva. “We will continue to empower female entrepreneurship, and do all that we can to generate greater financial inclusion for the next generation of female entrepreneurs worldwide.”
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- Entrepreneurship, Finance
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Meet the Social Enterprise Brand Providing Pepper Spray to At-Risk Women Around the Globe
With every KUROS product sold, pepper spray is distributed to a woman who could not otherwise afford it.
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- Entrepreneurship
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How To Design A Female-Friendly Toilet
Interviewing 312 girls in three provinces in Pakistan, the researchers found toilets showed "gender-insensitive design," lacked disposal options for menstrual products and were unsafely located.
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- WASH
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- South Asia
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Press Release: Bank of the West Invests $2 Million into Expanded Partnership with Grameen America
Once open, Grameen America's goal is to serve 500 women in its first year, disbursing $727,000 in microloans to low-income female entrepreneurs in Fresno. By year five, Grameen America aims to serve 7,000 women and cumulatively disburse $21 million in loans.
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- Finance
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- North America
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Press Release: ANDE, USAID and Visa Foundation Partner to Launch ANDE Gender Equality Initiative and Advancing Women’s Empowerment Fund
The initiative’s first activity, the Advancing Women’s Empowerment Fund, seeks to address the gap in access to finance for women-led businesses.
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- Entrepreneurship
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Press Release: Mary Kay, in Collaboration With UN Agencies, Launches Women’s Entrepreneurship Accelerator
The Accelerator will offer a guided digital curriculum supplemented by on-the-ground training and mentorship. In addition, it will serve as an advocacy platform to eliminate entrepreneurial roadblocks for women, ranging from digital literacy to legal reform—enabling women to fully participate in the growth of their local and national economies.
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- Entrepreneurship
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- accelerators, entrepreneurship, gender equality, SDGs, UNDP, Women
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