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Disrupting Waste Management in Emerging Markets: Four Lessons for Strengthening Businesses While Empowering Women and Communities
Early-stage companies in emerging markets whose workforces and value chains are dependent on women face several common challenges. According to Yaquta Fatehi at the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan and John F. Akwetey, these issues are especially relevant in the waste management sector. They share insights from a study of waste management businesses and practices in Kenya, which show the impacts of treating women’s empowerment and community engagement as integral elements of business strategies rather than peripheral concerns.
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Press Release: New ActionAid Report Reveals Rich Polluting Countries Owe Africa US $36 Trillion in Climate Debt
The findings reveal that Africa alone is owed at least US$36 trillion, far exceeding the continent’s total foreign debt.
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- Environment, WASH
- Region
- Global
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Google Eliminates DEI Goals
"Google was an early proponent of diversity, equity and inclusion, setting its first DEI goals in 2009, followed by new targets in 2020 to improve leadership representation of underrepresented groups by 30% by 2025."
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Ceniarth Leads USD 10 Million Commitment to Deetken Impact’s Ilu Women’s Empowerment Fund
This funding will support the deployment of gender-smart capital in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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Viewpoint: Gender Equality Cannot Be Last on the Agenda at COP29 Climate Talks
Women can be powerful agents of climate action if included in decision-making processes and given access to the right resources.
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- Agriculture, Education, Energy, Environment, Finance, Health Care, Impact Assessment, Investing, Social Enterprise, Technology, Telecommunications, Transportation, WASH
- Region
- Global
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Navigating the Financing Paradox for WSMEs: Workable Solutions for Increasing Financial Inclusion Among Women-Owned or -Led Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
In Africa, an estimated $42 billion financing gap exists for small and medium-sized enterprises owned or led by women (WSMEs). According to Nathalie Gogue-Ebo, Crystal Mugimba, Millie Maina and Shiemaa Ahmed at Open Capital, this gap has persisted despite the fact that women own the majority of the continent’s SMEs, and that globally, they default on their loans at a rate 53% lower than men. They explore the main roadblocks facing African WSMEs, and share some solutions that can ensure that these women entrepreneurs have access to the capital they need to thrive.
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African ‘Gender Equal’ VC Janngo Capital Closes Second Fund at $78 Million
The firm stylizes itself as a “gender equal” investor and has so far lived up to its name.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Camco Signs USD $50 Million Funded Activity Agreement With Green Climate Fund
The GCF’s investment in REPP 2 will be a cornerstone of the fund’s blended finance structure.
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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