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IBM and Digital Opportunity Trust Partner to Equip Middle East and Africa’s Youth With Digital Skills
Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) has announced its collaboration with IBM, a multinational technology company, to among others empower youth in Africa and the Middle East with hi-tech digital skills.
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- Education, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Emeritus Expands Into K12 Through Acquisition of iD Tech Bringing Equitable STEM Education to Adults and Youth Globally
Emeritus Expands Into k12 Through Acquisition of ID Tech Bringing Equitable Stem Education to Adults and Youth Globally
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- Education, Technology
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- Global
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- edtech, employment, youth
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USAID and DTI Partner for Youth Entrepreneurship Training
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) have signed a partnership to enhance entrepreneurship training programs for Filipino out-of-school youth.
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- Education
- Region
- South Asia
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Analysis: How COVID-19 Is Likely to Slow Down a Decade of Youth Development in Africa
Until COVID-19 hit, the quality of life of youth (age 15-24) in sub-Saharan Africa had been steadily improving.
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- Coronavirus
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- youth
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Kenya’s Kidato Raises $1.4 Million to Take Quality and Affordable Education Across Africa
Kidato is an edtech startup that brings education to students in the comfort of their homes using an online platform built around Zoom.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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COVID-19 Pandemic Leads to Drop Of Maternal Health Care in Africa
While almost every country has experienced disruption to its health services since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, several countries in Africa have been severely impacted, leading to the suspension of maternal, neonatal, and child health care.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Atal Innovation Mission, Amazon Web Services Collaborate to Accelerate Ed-Tech Entrepreneurship in India
The Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) of NITI Aayog and Amazon Web Services (AWS) Thursday collaborated to promote ed-tech entrepreneurship through incubation centres and build ed-tech solutions using cloud computing.
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- Education
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- edtech, innovation, youth
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Press Release: One in Five Children Globally Does Not Have Enough Water to Meet Their Everyday Needs – Unicef
Globally, more than 1.42 billion people, including 450 million children, live in areas of high, or extremely high, water vulnerability, according to a new analysis released by UNICEF. This means that 1 in 5 children worldwide does not have enough water to meet their everyday needs.
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- WASH