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Findings From Findex: Mobile Money Is Driving Financial Inclusion for Women, but More Work Needs to Be Done
Mobile money continues to be a driving force, transforming the financial inclusion landscape in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Global
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Putting Outcomes Above Ideology: Why the Development Sector Must Recognize the Critical Role of Low-Fee Private Schools in Addressing the Global Learning Crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the global learning crisis, with up to 70% of children in low- and middle-income countries unable to read and understand a simple text by age 10. Yet Corina Gardner and Stephen Caleb Opuni at the IDP Foundation argue that, despite the urgency of the situation, the development sector remains locked in an ideological debate over whether non-state schools should play a role in the global education landscape. They urge the sector to move past its resistance to private education options and instead work to ensure that these schools are properly regulated, integrated and supported.
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- Coronavirus, Education
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The Virtuous Cycle of Representation: Why Global Health Boards Must Include the People They Serve
Much of the global health sector’s work is concentrated in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, a new report from Global Health 50/50 reveals that just a quarter of board seats at global health organizations are held by nationals of these countries, and women from LMICs hold a shameful 1% of all seats. Anuradha Gupta at Gavi explores the decades-long, system-wide failure to ensure diversity in global health decision-making, and urges these influential bodies to do a better job of representing the communities whose health they are aiming to improve.
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- Health Care
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Indonesian Social Job Platform Atma Raises $5 Million in Oversubscribed Pre- Seed Round Led by AC Ventures
Atma, an Indonesia-based social job platform powered by community, said it has raised $5 million in an oversubscribed pre-seed round led by AC Ventures with participation from Global Founders Capital.
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- Technology
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- South Asia
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- jobs, LMICs, skills development, tech, technology
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WDI Partners with FSB in Vietnam to Provide Management Training
William Davidson Institute (WDI) is partnering with the FPT School of Business & Technology (FSB) to provide management training in Vietnam.
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- Education, Entrepreneurship
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- South Asia
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Press Release: Development Finance Institutions Pledge to Enhance Collaboration in Support of Infrastructure Development
DFI leaders reiterated the objectives of the DFI community to meet the infrastructure needs of low and middle-income countries.
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- Uncategorized
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- Global
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IMF Approves $45 Billion Fund to Support Economic Resilience in Poor and Middle-Income Countries
The Resilience and Sustainability Trust will 'amplify the impact' of the $650 billion special drawing rights allocation implemented last August.
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- Finance
- Region
- Global
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WaterEquity Raises Over $150 Million at Final Close of Global Access Fund
WaterEquity, the first asset manager exclusively focused on water and sanitation, announced the final close of its third impact investment fund, the Global Access Fund.
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- Global
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- impact investing, LMICs, microloans, sustainability, WASH, water
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