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Development Research and Projects Center Offers ₦150 Million in Grants for Local NGOs in Nigeria Impacted by U.S. Funding Cuts
NGOs registered in Nigeria that suspended activities on gender equality, women’s economic empowerment, school safety for girls, women’s health, gender based violence, and social justice, will be considered for the grant.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Human Planet Acquires Advisory Division of KOIS to Jumpstart New Innovative Finance Force
"Human Planet, following its acquisition of the Advisory Division of KOIS, becomes an integrated advisory firm offering a full spectrum of services from programme design to innovative finance. "
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- Investing, Social Enterprise
- Region
- Global
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New Gates-Backed Fund Targets Maternal and Newborn Health in Africa
The fund is backed mainly by philanthropy, at a time of declining donor government foreign aid budgets.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: The Data Crisis Following USAID’s Withdrawal: Opportunities to Reimagine Data Systems
Without investment in country data systems, there will be limited data to power AI solutions and drive the longer-term digital transformation of public services.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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Bezos Family Announces an up to US $500 Million Challenge for Unicef’s Child Nutrition Fund to Address Global Child and Maternal Undernutrition
This fundraising challenge to individuals, governments, and philanthropies will provide essential nutrition programmes and urgently needed supplies for the most vulnerable children and women.
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- Global
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Historic Declaration On Artificial Intelligence Launched At Global AI Summit On Africa To Drive Continental Governance And Innovation
Africa's AI landscape is changing quickly. By 2030, AI is projected to contribute a staggering $2.9 trillion to the African economy.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Are Accelerators on Borrowed Time?
The top-down and bottom-up pressures are only building on an accelerator model that for years now has been driving in neutral rather than innovating as its portfolio companies are told to strive for.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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Press Release: GOGLA and IKEA Foundation Unveil New Resources to Enhance Off-Grid Solar’s Climate Impact
These resources can be used by companies, climate funds, governments, and development organisations to design and implement off-grid solar business models, investments and programmes to improve resilience and adaptation.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Global
- Tags
- climate change, NGOs, off-grid energy, solar
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