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Report: Education Is in Danger of Collapsing in a Quarter of Countries. These 8 Are Most At Risk.
Education has taken a serious blow from Civil conflict, climate disasters, and COVID-19 says Save the Children’s report.
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- Coronavirus, Education
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- Global
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- climate change, youth
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Analysis: The 6 Ps of Empowering Youth Social Entrepreneurs
Youth social entrepreneurs are becoming pillars of resilience in the COVID recovery period.
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- Coronavirus
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- youth
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Financial Services That Work for Young People: How Social Norms Impact Financial Resilience Among the Youth in Africa
Financial service providers are capable of reaching young people in Africa, but not without a deep understanding of how social norms and expectations are impacting their financial access and usage, say Lise Paaskesen at Lise Consultancy and Weselina Angelow at the World Savings and Retail Banking Institute. They explore research that suggests how providers can improve young people's opportunities and resilience by offering services that foster autonomy, decision-making and bargaining power — which in turn can contribute to changing social norms in those areas.
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- Finance
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- financial inclusion, research, youth
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Research that Embraces the Messiness of Real Life: How an Innovative, Tech-Enabled Survey Method is Revealing the True Feelings of the Bottom Billion
Of any population in the world, the poor are the least likely to feel free to speak their minds, which makes it difficult to use surveys to understand and meet their unique needs. Daryl Collins, and Carolina de Miranda and Laura Morínigo of Fundación Capital, explore how tech-enabled research methods can provide a solution to this dilemma. They share how a unique, WhatsApp-based survey approach has helped Fundación Capital understand the nuanced meaning behind the responses of women who participated in a gender norms-focused messaging campaign in Paraguay.
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- Impact Assessment, Technology
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Analysis: WHO Pledges Extensive Commitments Towards Women’s Empowerment and Health
The World Health Organization announced multiple commitments to drive change for gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls in all their diversity at the Generation Equality Forum.
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- Health Care
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- Global
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Gates Foundation Commits $2.1 Billion over the Next Five Years to Gender Equality
With this $2.1 billion commitment, the Gates Foundation plans to focus on three core areas that are key to advancing gender equality: economic empowerment; family planning and health; and accelerating women’s leadership.
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- Investing
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- Global
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GrEEn Project Partners with Fidelity Bank and Viamo to Improve Access to Financial Services
Fidelity Bank and Viamo are partnering with GrEEn Projects to bring financial innovation to the Ashanti and Western regions.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- financial inclusion, youth
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Kenyan Ed-Finance Solution Ed Partners Africa Raises $1.9 Million Funding Round
Kenyan startup Ed Partners Africa, a non-banking financial institution serving affordable private schools, has raised US$1.9 million in funding as it bids to improve the quality of education received by learners from low-income communities.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- financial inclusion, youth