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Viewpoint: Pandemic Is an Opportunity for Developing Nations
Now, dependence on China looks more and more dangerous.
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- Coronavirus
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Fragile Futures for Hidden Workers When Consumers Stop Buying
Now, since the COVID-19 lockdown, the home-based workers in this Meerut community are completely without income. Customers aren’t buying beaded jewelry and garments. Orders have stopped, while finished products sit in warehouses across India, Europe, and the United States.
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- Coronavirus
- Region
- South Asia
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- supply chains
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Cargill Advances Child Protection Efforts in Direct Cocoa Supply Chains Globally
Cargill’s approach involves training women and youth to conduct surveys on child labour and coordinate data collection systems in 56 communities where these farmers live.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Moving Past Traditional Philanthropy: A Q&A with Enterprise Development Pioneer Frank Giustra
Earlier this year, the Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership announced that it was spinning off from the Clinton Foundation, where it had been an initiative since its founding in 2007. The independent organization, now called Acceso, works to build businesses and connect them to the broader marketplace – particularly in Latin America. Its founder, Frank Giustra, discusses its new focus and ongoing work in this Q&A.
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- Agriculture, Investing, Social Enterprise
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How Will Last-Mile Distributors Adapt to and Survive the COVID-19 Crisis?
COVID-19 is creating major challenges for last-mile distributors around the world. And though these businesses are both nimble and resilient, they urgently need financial and technical support. Emma Colenbrander at the Global Distributors Collective explores how investors, NGOs and other stakeholders can help the sector to survive this crisis, and to continue to deliver impact as the pandemic subsides.
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- Coronavirus
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Press Release: Investors Back Field Intelligence on Transforming Healthcare Supply Chain
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- Press Release
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- supply chains
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Sokowatch Raises $14M to Digitize Africa’s Informal B2B Supply-Chain
Informal retail is still king in Africa — even with the emergence of shopping malls and well-funded e-commerce ventures, such as Jumia.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- e-commerce, startups, supply chains
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Saving Your Coffee and Avocado Toast: How Strategic Partnerships Can Build Smallholders’ Resilience to Climate Change
The climate crisis has spawned a new internet trend, as headlines like “America’s Favorite Fruit Could Go Extinct” spark panic in readers. And it’s true that the warming climate could affect the future supply of produce and other foods – but it's creating even more drastic problems for smallholder farmers. Camila Kauer Garcia at Fintrac explores initiatives that are helping farmers become more resilient to climate change, allowing consumers to confidently enjoy their favorite foods.
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- Agriculture, Environment
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