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Press Release: Xylem Partners with UNICEF to Create a Brighter Future for 3.4 Million Children in India’s Most Vulnerable Communities
Partnership to Improve Access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Awareness, Accelerating Progress Towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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- WASH
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Universal Energy Access is Within Reach — If the Sector Survives COVID-19: Here’s How Funders Can Help
Before COVID-19 struck, the energy access sector was booming, delivering renewable power to 470 million people, creating 370,000 jobs and avoiding 74 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions over the past decade. But as Sarah Bieber at Acumen and Henry Gonzalez at Green Climate Fund point out, the pandemic has put that progress at risk, as dwindling investment, decreased customer income and dramatic price increases have created a crisis for energy access companies. They explore how funders can help get the sector back on track.
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Press Release: New Impact-linked Fund To Boost Inclusive And Equitable Education for Vulnerable Children And Youth in MENA and West Africa
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) Kickstart the innovative “Impact-Linked Fund for Education” which
Targets high-impact enterprises improving learning outcomes.- Region
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Press Release: Datavault® Contracts With Agri-fintech Company Tingo To Deliver Data Revenue to Its 10 Million International Members
Partnership will focus on the continent of Africa and data monetization strategies within the farming, agriculture, and finance sectors.
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- Agriculture, Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Report: COVID-19 Pushes 30 Million Africans into Extreme Poverty
The novel Coronavirus has pushed some 30 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa into extreme poverty and dwarfed more than five years of progress, according to a report released.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- SDGs
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Analysis: What We Need To Do to Really Empower and Enable Women in India
Institutions working for women empowerment need to look beyond the simple measures, and into gaps of skilling, financing, and a social safety net for women in rural and semi-urban areas
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: Global Off-Grid Solar Market Report Indicates Need for Further Climate Investment To Achieve Universal Energy Access
As world leaders prepare to meet at COP26, GOGLA, the global association for the off-grid solar industry, along with Efficiency for Access Coalition, just published its latest semi-annual Global Off-Grid Solar Market Report.
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A New $10.5 Billion Fund Aims To Spur Green Energy Projects in Poor Countries
A group of philanthropic foundations and international development banks on Wednesday announced a $10.5 billion fund to help emerging economies with growing energy needs make the switch from fossil fuels to renewable sources.
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- Energy, Environment
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- Global
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