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Young, African, Employed – How A Ugandan Startup Aims to Mobilize the Continent’s Youth
Almost 80 percent of Ugandans are below the age of 30 – and many of them are struggling to generate a reliable livelihood. Hire the Youth is addressing this issue through online and in-person programs advancing youth employment and education, using a hybrid non-profit and for-profit model. Its founder, Ssenkubuge Kenneth, discusses the challenges the startup has faced – and how it has overcome them – as it aims to expand its services into other African countries.
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- Entrepreneurship
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Press release: Mindtree.org Launches Social Inclusion Platform to Democratize Technology for Micro-Entrepreneurs
The purpose of the Mindtree.org digital platforms is to make digital technology and professional services accessible to millions of local entrepreneurs working in the informal economy. These initiatives help to set up profitable micro-businesses, connected communities and networked marketplaces, improving their income and standard of living.
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- Entrepreneurship, Technology
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- South Asia
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US pension fund TIAA buys stake in social impact investor Aavishkaar-Intellecap
Pension fund Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA) has invested around $32 million (Rs 230 crore) for about 20% stake in social impact investor Aavishkaar-Intellecap Group.
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- Investing
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- South Asia
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UNICEF Backs Blockchain Projects, Bitmain Shutters Israeli Development Center
The organization, which is the charity effort of the United Nations for children, is reportedly putting $100,000 toward the effort.
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- Technology
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12 social enterprises share $2m Google Impact Challenge prize
Google has announced winners of the maiden edition of its Google Impact Challenge in Nigeria, where 12 non-profits and social enterprises shared $2m in grant funding.
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- Entrepreneurship, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Viewpoint: Why Social Entrepreneurs Are So Burned Out
Helping those most in need and running a commercially viable business at the same time can create conflicting of goals. Our research, which explores how this conflict manifests itself in the lives of entrepreneurs working within for-profit companies, provides the first robust evidence that it can have serious repercussions for their health and wellbeing.
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- Entrepreneurship
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How the Blockchain Brings Social Benefits to Emerging Economies
The technology promises to speed up and reduce the cost of transactions, and boost financial inclusion by providing more opportunities to farmers.
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- Technology
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Unilever picks insider as new CEO
The appointment of Mr. Jope, a Unilever lifer who currently heads its beauty and personal-care division, comes amid the company's push under Mr. Polman to bolster that higher-margin business and pivot away from slower-growing food.
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