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Press Release: Saudi Arabia and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Announce Landmark Push to Eradicate Polio and Lift Millions out of Poverty
Saudi Arabia and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today pledged to work together to help protect 370 million children annually from polio and lift millions out of poverty across 33 Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) member countries.
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- Health Care, Investing
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- North Africa & Near East
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Global Poverty Measurement is A Mess, And it’s Holding Back the World’s Anti-Poverty Efforts
A recent Stanford University study on the impact of poverty measurement found vast differences between four common approaches, affecting both how anti-poverty programs define and measure poverty — and who qualifies for assistance. As Martin Burt at Fundación Paraguaya argues, this lack of coordination is hindering global poverty alleviation efforts. He proposes a different approach to poverty measurement: one based on listening to the perspectives of the people who are experiencing poverty, and providing them with customized strategies to address the specific challenges they face.
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- Social Enterprise
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Entrepreneurs in Africa Win $400,000 to Fight Poverty
Inaugural FINCA Ventures Prize Competition Supports Women and African Entrepreneurs.
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- Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Energy Poverty is Not Gender Blind: How Companies, Funders and Policymakers Can Empower Female Energy Consumers Across Africa
While both men and women in sub-Saharan Africa lack access to electricity and clean energy technologies, women pay a bigger price for this lack of access in nearly every imaginable way. Mutale Ngaba, Katie Brauer, Nathalie Gogue-Ebo and Duda Slawek at Open Capital argue that this crucial aspect of the energy access conversation is often overlooked. They explore the gender inequities in energy poverty, and share learnings from Open Capital's work that can guide the efforts of energy companies, funders and policymakers to put women’s needs at the center of energy access efforts in the region.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology
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Investing in Women Can Accelerate Progress for Malawi’s Resilient Food Systems
The agri-food sector, contributing 22% to Malawi's GDP, 64% of the labor force, and 80% of export earnings, is the backbone of the nation's economy.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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As Nobel Laureate Yunus Skirts Jail in Bangladesh, Fears for His Future
The pioneer of microfinance now faces scores of legal charges, but his supporters say they're part of a campaign of political intimidation and harassment.
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- Finance, Social Enterprise
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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World Bank Allocates Nearly $300 Million to Support Renewable Energy Projects in Eastern and Southern Africa through Partnership with TDB
This platform aims to facilitate electricity access for up to 5 million people, clean cooking access for up to 1 million people, and add up to 35MW of energy capacity to the region.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Report: 10 Million Reasons for the Private Sector to Invest in Social Enterprise
New data suggests over 10 million enterprises put purpose before profit, tackling pressing issues like climate change and poverty.
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- Investing, Social Enterprise
- Region
- Global