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Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship Awards Fundación Paraguaya with 2024 Social Impact Excellence Award
Fundación Paraguaya has been a part of the Miller Center social impact community for almost 20 years, participating in 5 programs since 2005.
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- Social Enterprise
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- Global
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Africa’s Startups Need Patient Capital: Could the African Diaspora Help Provide it?
African startup funding amounts to a tiny fraction of global venture capital (VC), and these investments are often concentrated on sectors like fintech and e-commerce. As a result, as Kristin H. Wilson at Innovate Africa Fund argues, African founders often lack the capital and incentive to tackle the continent’s biggest development challenges. She proposes a new approach to funding innovative African-made solutions to these issues — one that leverages the capital and entrepreneurial expertise of the African diaspora.
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- Health Care, Investing
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Microsoft Announces US $3 Billion Investment Over Two Years in India Cloud and AI Infrastructure to Accelerate Adoption of AI, Skilling and Innovation
Microsoft shared a comprehensive plan to train and skill 10 million people by 2030, reinforcing its commitment to partnering with India on its journey to become an AI-first nation.
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- Investing, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: Goldman Sachs, IFC Partner With African Banks to Empower Women Entrepreneurs in Africa
Under the partnership, nine financial institutions from across Africa have agreed to join the 10,000 Women initiative.
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- Education
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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FMCIDE Announces N2.8 Billion Google Fund to Accelerate AI Talent Development in Nigeria
This support, which is provided through a N2.8billion grant from Google.org to Data Science Nigeria, will bolster the Ministry’s ongoing AI-driven initiatives to upskill youth and under- and unemployed Nigerians.
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- Education, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Coca-Cola Beverages Africa Invests $50 Million in Namibia, Boosting Production Capacity by 30%
The investment also includes the installation of a water treatment plant with state-of-the-art water recovery technology, designed to reduce water consumption.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Google to Give Ksh. 749 Million Funding for AI Training in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa
The latest funding builds on the $20 million of Google.org support for organisations helping Africans develop digital skills.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Report: Mobile Internet ‘Usage Gap’ Comprises More Than 3 Billion People
The GSMA estimates investment of $418 billion will be needed to achieve universal mobile internet access.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
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- Global