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Press Release: Bboxx Secures Loan With FEI OGEF to Accelerate Energy Access in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Bboxx, a next generation utility, has secured a $4 million loan from the Facility for Energy Inclusion Off-Grid Energy Access Fund (FEI OGEF), a debt fund managed by Lion’s Head Global Partners (LHGP).
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Kimberly-Clark Continues Crucial Work Amidst Pandemic To Address the Global Sanitation Crisis
Kimberly-Clark Continues Crucial Work Amidst Pandemic To Address the Global Sanitation Crisis
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- Coronavirus, WASH
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- entrepreneurs, global development, sanitation, SDGs, toilets, WASH, Women
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Analysis: Utilities of the Future: How To Build Universal and Resilient Water Supply and Sanitation Systems
Over the last two decades, countries around the world have achieved important improvements in their water and sanitation sector governance and utility performance - which has resulted in significant increases in the number of people provided with sustainable services.
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- WASH
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- coronavirus, sanitation, SDGs, sustainability, water
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Press Release: The State of Blended Finance 2020 Addresses Ways To Turbocharge the Market To Achieve Scale and Advance the SDGs
Convergence, the global network for blended finance, launched the 4th edition of the State of Blended Finance today.
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- Investing
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Viewpoint: The United Nations, 75 Years Young: Engaging Youth Social Entrepreneurs To Accelerate the SDGs
This year, the United Nations is marking its 75th anniversary – a milestone of extraordinary economic and social progress in Asia and the Pacific. While the Organization enjoys a lifespan almost equal to the world’s improved average life expectancy, the future lies with those who have recently embarked on theirs: our young people.
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- Entrepreneurship, Investing
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Press Release: Aspire Impact & Aspire Circle Launch ‘Impact Future Project’ for India To Persuade India INC. To Embrace Impact Capitalism
Aspire Impact, a social enterprise and Aspire Circle, a non-profit trust, twin initiatives focused on leadership and ecosystem development in the social and environmental impact space, have announced the launch of a thought leadership platform, Impact Future Project (IFP) at the Sankalp Forum on 2 November 2020.
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- Entrepreneurship, Environment, Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: Villgro Africa Pioneering Social Entrepreneurship in Healthcare and Life Sciences
Villgro Africa, an impact investor that inspires, nurtures, and scales innovation by offering customized technical assistance and investments to early stage social entrepreneurs in Africa today celebrated its 5th anniversary as they go beyond their boundaries to serve the rest of Africa.
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- Entrepreneurship, Health Care, Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Mastercard Foundation and ICCO Cooperation Partner To Strengthen the Resilience of 80,000 Farmers in Senegal
ICCO Cooperation and the Mastercard Foundation have joined forces to support smallholder farmers in Senegal who were left reeling from the impact of COVID-19. The COVID-19 Recovery and Resilience Agrifinance Project (CORRAP), co-created with Senegalese producers, aims to support smallholders to recover from the pandemic and emerge stronger and more resilient to future crises and shocks.
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus, Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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