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Kenya Is the First Country in Africa to Teach Coding as a School Subject
Kenya’s president, Uhuru Kenyatta, announced coding will be added as a subject in primary and secondary schools.
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- Education, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- education, employment, jobs, skills training, technology
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African Development Bank Grants $1.4 Million to Export Trading Group to Strengthen Entrepreneurship Skills of Women-Owned & Led Businesses in Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia
The project will enable 600 women-led businesses in Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia (200 in each country), to improve their entrepreneurship skills through training.
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- Entrepreneurship
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Newton School Secures $25 Million in Funding Led by Steadview Capital
The capital raised will be used to accelerate the company's growth and expand its team, technology and brand building initiatives, the company said.
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- Education, Entrepreneurship, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Boosting STEM Training for African Women: Why Tech-Related Skills are Key to the Continent’s Progress
As the world becomes more reliant on digital technology, the importance of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) training is growing. But as Rachita Sharma at Girl Power Talk explains, there's a wide STEM skills gap between men and women – including in sub-Saharan Africa, where women’s lack of technical skills is undermining their capacity to achieve their economic potential. She explores some of the challenges that are preventing African women from pursuing STEM-related job skills or careers, and discusses some solutions to these issues.
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- Education, Entrepreneurship, Technology
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Improving Financial Solutions for Women Micro-Entrepreneurs: A Report Highlights Key Focus Areas for Microfinance Providers
The disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women is well-established – and for women micro-entrepreneurs, these impacts are compounded by existing business, financial and household challenges. Brit Heiring at Kiva and Liz Larson at UNESCAP explore how microfinance institutions and other providers can design financial solutions that meet these entrepreneurs’ unique needs. They share data from a report that focuses on the realities facing women micro-entrepreneurs, and explore how financial service providers can effectively support them.
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- Entrepreneurship, Finance
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Kinobi Nets US $1 Million Seed Funding To Support GenZ Career Development in Asia
Kinobi platform aims to bridge the "last-mile" education for Gen Z youths, helping them through the transition from school to work.
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- Education
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- South Asia
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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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- Entrepreneurship
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- Asia Pacific
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IBM Pledges to Reskill 30 Million People by 2030
IBM has pledged to give 30 million people worldwide new technology-based skills by 2030 through local partnerships with education providers, government departments and other organisations across 30 countries.
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- Education, Technology
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- Global
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