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Zypp Electric Partners with e-Sprinto to Transform Last-Mile Delivery with 30,000 New EVs in India
The new fleet of electric vehicles will enhance the efficiency of last-mile delivery operations, helping 30,000 delivery drivers achieve higher earnings and greater productivity.
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- Energy, Transportation
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: CEI Africa Receives EUR 24 Million from KfW to Boost Clean Energy Access
This grant will be distributed across the various investment and grant windows of CEI Africa, offering financing for green mini-grid developers and companies in the off-grid solar sector.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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IFAD, Nepal Launch US$120 Million Programme to Help Over 250,000 People Improve Rural Food Production
Two-thirds of Nepal’s population are engaged in agriculture, contributing approximately a quarter of the national GDP.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Airtel, Mobihealth to Provide Telemedicine Services for Nigerians in Rural Areas
Mobihealth’s platform offers various services, including 24/7 teleconsultations, prescription services, delivery of genuine medications, and access to international medical specialists.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Rockefeller Foundation Advances African-Led Energy Transition Solutions at COP29
The Rockefeller Foundation announced $US10.9 million for the African Climate Foundation; African School of Regulation; Clean Cooking Alliance, via UN Foundation, in Kenya; GOGLA; SEforALL, via UNOPS, in Zambia.
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- Global
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IFAD and Sierra Leone Partner to Boost Farm Productivity With Livestock and Livelihoods Development Project
Beyond investment in Livestock production and productivity the LLDP also aims to boost market access for smallholder farmers.
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- Agriculture
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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One Village at a Time: A Women-Led Model for Bringing Digital Services and Financial Inclusion to Rural Bangladesh
Women customers constitute a huge market in rural Bangladesh, where many men have migrated to cities or foreign lands in search of work. Garima Singh at FinValue Advisors explores how the Bangladeshi financial services company Zaytoon Business Solutions is expanding access to digital financial and government services in rural communities — while boosting women's empowerment and employment — by extending its agent network to include "village digital booths" staffed by local women.
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- Finance
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Replacing Old Technologies or Creating New Markets?: The Pros and Cons of Two Paths to Impact for Productive Use of Energy
Productive use of energy (PUE) technologies have the potential to unlock higher incomes and reduce reliance on more costly, non-renewable energy sources in rural and low-income communities. Dan Waldron, Chris Emmott, Yash Vardhan Gaddhyan and Ruth Wairimu at Acumen discuss the advantages and disadvantages of two different paths to impact for PUE: replacing inefficient, fossil fuel-based incumbent technologies, vs. disrupting entire markets with innovative PUE approaches.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing, Technology, Transportation
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