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Rwanda Launches $13 Million Outcomes-Based Early Childhood Education Programme
Building on its early childhood reforms, the Government of Rwanda is pioneering outcomes-based financing as a core part of its national strategy, linking funding to measurable improvements in the quality and inclusivity of early learning.
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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UNICEF and Co-Develop Announce Strategic Partnership to Advance Safe and Inclusive Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) in Tanzania and Lesotho
This strategic collaboration aims to accelerate digital transformation while placing children’s rights and inclusion at the heart of national DPI efforts.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Malengo Secures $12.9 Million from The Shapiro Foundation to Expand International Education Pathways & Financial Security
Malengo is a non-profit organization enabling international educational migration and economic empowerment for young people from East Africa.
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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TerraCycle Foundation Launches Green School Program to Help Thai Students Address Plastic Pollution in Their Communities
The TerraCycle Global Foundation is bringing environmental education into the classroom with the launch of its Green School program—an immersive initiative that gives Thai students living near some of the world’s most polluted waterways the tools, knowledge, and confidence to lead change in their own communities.
- Categories
- Education, Environment, WASH
- Region
- South Asia
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- hygiene, sanitation, waste, youth
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The Bank of Industry and Bumpa to Empower 200 Youth-led MSMEs
"The collaboration, implemented under the youth and skills thematic area of the bank, aims to address the critical challenge of market access for young entrepreneurs . . . "
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Chocolate City Launches $1 Million Fund to Back Early-Stage Creative Startups in Nigeria
By offering equity investment and mentorship, the initiative aims to help young entrepreneurs scale sustainable businesses rather than rely on short-term funding.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- creative economy, scale, startups, youth
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Viewpoint: Are We Connecting Communities to 3G Student Learning Failure?
"3G internet coverage leads to substantial increases in smartphone ownership and internet usage among adolescents, but also results in significant declines in test scores . . ."
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- Education, Technology
- Region
- Global
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Temasek Foundation and UNICEF Venture Announce Partnership
Catalyzing a new generation of frontier tech femtech solutions improving health and wellbeing for girls and women in Southeast Asia.
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- Health Care, Investing
- Region
- South Asia
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