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Kimberly-Clark, Kotex To Mentor Startups Focused on Women’s Health, Access To Sanitation
The Toilet Board Coalition (TBC), with the strategic support of Kimberly-Clark and its Kotex brand, has launched the Women in the Sanitation Economy Innovation Lab — which seeks to cultivate and catalyze early-stage ideas and businesses within the Sanitation Economy that are led by women and/or focused on women’s health.
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West African Energy Startup Easy Solar Raises $5 Million Series A Round To Scale Operations
West African energy startup Easy Solar has raised a US$5 million Series A debt and equity funding round to help it scale operations and launch new products in Sierra Leone and Liberia.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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When the Economics Don’t Work: Realigning Capital Markets with Development Impact
Agricultural SMEs in Africa face a daunting finance gap, and as Brian Milder, founder and CEO at Aceli Africa points out, current lending approaches aren't enough to fill it. He explores Aceli's solution: taking blended finance a step further by creating a mechanism to align impact with financial sustainability for capital providers across the entire marketplace.
- Categories
- Agriculture, Finance, Investing
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Press Release: 40,000 Young Women and Men in Nigeria Will Be Equipped Annually With Entrepreneurial Skills Through EDC Partnership With the Mastercard Foundation
The Enterprise Development Centre (EDC) announced a partnership with the Mastercard Foundation to launch the Transforming Nigerian Youths program.
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- impact investing, MSMEs
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Good Nature Agro Closes Series A Funding of $2.1 Million
Good Nature Agro, a Zambian company working from end-to-end within the specialised legume value chains, has announced that it closed Series A equity funding totalling $2.1 million.
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Tideline Launches Impact Verification Business, “Bluemark,” To Strengthen Trust and Accountability in Impact Investing
The Rockefeller Foundation and Radicle Impact have agreed to be founding investors in BlueMark
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- Environment, Finance, Impact Assessment, Investing
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AirAsia Teams up With Google Cloud To Drive Digital Skills Training in Malaysia
Redbeat Academy aims to up-skill AirAsia employees; corporate and SME customers; government agencies, universities and public individuals.
- Region
- South Asia
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The Nepal Banking Sector Deposits Rs 280 Million (USD 3.8 Million) in COVID-19 Fund After Central Bank Directive
As per revised unified directives, banks and financial institutions can also contribute the fund to protect and treat their employees.
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- Coronavirus, Finance, Investing
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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