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The Federal Government of Nigeria Boosts World Bank-Assisted Girls’ Education With $700 Million
Nigeria is boosting World Bank’s $500 million funding for Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE).
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- impact investing, youth
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Delta and JA Africa Further STEM and Business Education
Delta Air Lines and Junior Achievement Africa have renewed their partnership to advance business and STEM.
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- Education
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- partnerships, youth
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African Development Bank Launches Multinational Project for Youth Empowerment in Nigeria, DRC, Uganda
The initiative will support young farmers who are attracted to urban farming
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Microsoft, African Development Bank Partner to Promote Youth Entrepreneurship
Through a public-private partnership model, the alliance aims to assist the creation of national institutions that will scale up financial and technical support for young entrepreneurs.
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- partnerships, youth
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Getting Children Back to School: Lessons Learned from Uganda as it Ends the World’s Longest COVID-19 Shutdown
Uganda recently reopened schools after the world’s longest COVID-19 shutdown. Due to limited access to online education, most young people had not been learning for nearly two years – and officials estimate that roughly a third won't ever return to school. Atul Tandon and Andrew McCusker at Opportunity International explore the impact of pandemic closures on low-cost private schools in the country, discuss the particular risks of school closures for girls, and share three key lessons that can help schools successfully reopen and bring students back to the classroom.
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- Coronavirus, Education
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- COVID-19, gender equality, youth
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Nigeria Sets Up $149 Million Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS
Nigeria on Tuesday launched a 62 billion naira ($149 million) fund to help fight HIV/AIDS, especially targeting the prevention of mother-to-child transmissions as foreign funding for such programmes was under strain due to focus on COVID-19.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- youth
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Vietnam’s Con Cung Secures $90 Million Investment From Quadria Capital
The maternity and baby care retailer intends to use the proceeds to bolster its local footprint.
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- Health Care
- Region
- South Asia
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- youth
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Press Release: Xylem Partners with UNICEF to Create a Brighter Future for 3.4 Million Children in India’s Most Vulnerable Communities
Partnership to Improve Access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Awareness, Accelerating Progress Towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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- WASH
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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