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Collaboration for Impact: The 2018 Edition of SEEP’s Annual Conference
The SEEP Network's flagship event is less than a month away. The theme of this year's conference, "Collaboration for Impact," will highlight the importance of multi-sector changemaking and empower attendees with the insights needed to take their impact to the next level. The event will feature informative breakout sessions and prominent contributing orgs like Grameen Foundation, USAID and BRAC. Read more in this preview from SEEP program associate Mashal Amjad, including information on how you could win a free ticket from NextBillion.
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- Social Enterprise
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Press release: UN reveals global number of girls not in school is increasing
Equal education for girls is an unfulfilled promise for the majority of the poorest families in low-income countries. Around 131 million girls worldwide are still out of school, and for them equality remains elusive. According to the latest UN reports, the number of out of school girls at primary level grew from 32 million in 2015 to 34 million in 2016.
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- Education
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- global development, SDGs
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China is outpacing and outspending the U.S. on global development
China doubled its diplomacy budget over the last five years, proposing to increase its foreign affairs budget by 15 percent in 2018 alone, at the same time that the United States considers proposals to cut its funding for diplomacy and development by 30 percent.
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- Asia Pacific
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Purdue to be part of a $70 million consortium for global development
United States Agency for International Development, or USAID, is giving that $70 million over the next five years, contingent on congressional authorization. The agency aims for the consortium to fund research that can translate promptly and effectively into real-life solutions.
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Kenyan fintech Lendable secures $450k grant from Dutch development bank FMO
The convertible grant is being provided by the Dutch government through its MASSIF fund — which FMO manages. The fund aims to support small businesses, inclusive enterprises, women as well as youth entrepreneurs by financing local financial intermediaries and other institutions that contribute to development.
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- Finance
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Press release: African Development Bank, Nordic Development Fund and Partners launch Off-Grid Energy Access Fund with US$58 million
The Off-Grid Energy Access Fund (OGEF) had its first close on Thursday, 2 August 2018 with committed capital of US$ 58 million from the African Development Bank, the Nordic Development Fund, the Global Environment Facility, Calvert Impact Capital and All On.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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AI For Humanity: Using AI To Make A Positive Impact In Developing Countries
There is a lot of untapped potential in terms of AI usage, especially in humanitarian areas. The impact could have a multiplier effect in developing countries, where resources are limited. By leveraging the power of AI, businesses, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and governments can solve life-threatening problems and improve the livelihood of local communities in the developing world.
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- Technology
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How Africa can up its game on water management for agriculture
About 12 million hectares of land become degraded each year. Droughts and floods are becoming more frequent and larger. For a host of reasons Africa is at the eye of this storm.
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- Agriculture
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- Sub-Saharan Africa