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Africa’s Firms are Not Growing—New Data Reveal a Jobs Challenge
Across 48 Sub-Saharan African economies, a firm that has operated for nearly three decades employs barely twice the workers it had at birth. The gap relative to high-income economies is large, structural, and costly.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Finance, Health Care, Investing, Social Enterprise, Technology, Telecommunications, Transportation, WASH
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Pope Leo XIV Makes $100,000 Donation to CRS Safe Water Project in El Salvador
The project, promoted by the Apostolic Nunciature in El Salvador and His Excellency, Apostolic Nuncio Luigi Roberto Cona, addresses the crisis of diseases transmitted by contaminated water in rural communities across the country.
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- Health Care, WASH
- Region
- Latin America
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World Bank Group Launches Initiative to Improve Water Security for 1 Billion People
The platform will align policy reforms, financing, and partnerships to expand reliable water services and strengthen systems against droughts and floods—essential conditions for job creation.
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- WASH
- Region
- Global
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Three Questions for Five African Businesses: Insights from Sankalp Africa Summit’s ‘Enterprise Showcase’
The recent Sankalp Africa Summit featured an “Enterprise Showcase” where up-and-coming African businesses shared information about their work and missions. NextBillion interviewed five of these entrepreneurs and company representatives, asking each of them three questions: What are the main challenges you’re facing in running your business? What kind of support would help you overcome these challenges? And what’s one thing you wish funders understood about your business needs? Their responses reveal some of the innovative approaches and key issues that are emerging in Africa’s vibrant ecosystem of small and medium-sized enterprises.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Environment, Social Enterprise, Transportation, WASH
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Dangerous Deliveries: Alarming Rise in Mothers Giving Birth Without Clean Water, WaterAid Research Finds
Investing in clean water, toilets, and handwashing in healthcare facilities could cut maternal and newborn deaths in half, for only $1 per person.
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- WASH
- Region
- Global
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Global Water Crisis Aggravated by Gender Inequalities According to New UN Report
Despite decades of progress, inequalities continue to compromise global water security, disproportionally impacting women and girls, who despite of being the main collectors of water, continue to be excluded from water management and leadership roles.
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- WASH
- Region
- Global
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World Bank Approves $35 Million for Djibouti as Water Crisis Deepens Across Horn of Africa
Djibouti has secured fresh World Bank funding to tackle one of the most severe water shortages in the Horn of Africa, as climate pressures deepen across the region.
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- WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Navigating India’s Waste Management Transition: New Rules Move Towards Digital Traceability and Stronger Compliance Systems
The rules introduce a centralised digital portal for registration, reporting and tracking waste flows across the country.
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- Technology, WASH
- Region
- Asia Pacific
- Tags
- regulations, waste
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