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Rwandan Farmers and Private Sector Join Forces to Improve Maize and Soybean Value Chains for 4,000 Smallholders
Activities with farmers include carrying out an inclusive business analysis, setting up demonstration plots, investing in equipment, and conducting joint training by public and private partners.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Global
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The African Development Bank Approves a Grant of Over $5 Million to Strengthen Public-Private Partnerships in the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar and Togo
The project aims to strengthen the public–private partnership (PPP) environment in four countries, with the goal of catalysing private investment.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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NITI Aayog Launches India Electric Mobility Index to Accelerate State EV Progress
By integrating these dimensions, the IEMI presents a holistic picture of each state’s electric mobility landscape, identifying strengths to replicate and weaknesses requiring focused interventions.
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- Energy, Investing, Transportation
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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AfDB, Partners Launch $264 Million Infrastructure Project in Southern Nigeria
The five-year plan includes rehabilitating 248 km of roads, restoring two erosion sites, and implementing solid waste management through public-private partnerships.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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It’s Time to Rethink Universal Health Coverage in Africa: Introducing ‘Access-as-a-Service’
As global health funding contracts, traditional brick-and-mortar healthcare delivery models are becoming financially and operationally unsustainable, in Africa and across low- and middle-income countries. Joanne Peter at Jhpiego and Rob Beyer at Villgro Africa argue that this raises the need for innovative new pathways toward universal health coverage. They propose one such approach, developed through their work at the HealthTech Hub Africa: "Access-as-a-Service," a model that combines in-person care options with first-line healthcare provided through digital channels.
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- Health Care, Technology
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Analysis: Tropical Forest Countries Take the Lead to Mobilize Finance for Climate Action
Public-private, Global South-led initiatives like the TFFF are urgently needed in a world where official development assistance is declining and where solutions from those most affected by the climate crisis bring fresh impetus and ideas.
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- Environment
- Region
- Global
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Ghana Launches Groundbreaking National Business Agenda to Empower Youth and Women Entrepreneurs
"The initiative, unveiled at a high-level event in Accra, represents a rare collaboration between government agencies, business associations, civil society, and international development partners."
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Visa and Universal Postal Union (UPU) Collaborate to Help Boost Financial Inclusion
"The new collaboration builds on the success of the UPU Financial Inclusion Technical Assistance Facility (FITAF), an initiative supported by Visa and the Gates Foundation that helps postal operators in developing countries provide financial services to local communities."
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Global
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