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Clean energy firm Husk signs UN energy compact as it begins solar mini-grid expansion in Nigeria, rest of Africa

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Husk is one of the companies participating in the Nigeria Electrification Project, which provides performance-based grants, a sort of capital subsidy, to mini-grid developers — part of the national effort to solve the country’s chronic power supply issues.

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Green Technology Summit Heads to Europe (and It's Kind Of a Big Deal)

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The organization's Clic Vert program is a French West African digital inclusion project that supplies refurbished phones and PCs to people who need them and also develops recycling capacity in the region. spanhidden. greentech electronics waste mobile phone Recycled and Refurbished Computers mobile phones event'

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Solutionary Women: Heddy Nam

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The next big project on the horizon is working on AIUSA’s next strategic plan. This project will tackle big questions such as: What are the most pressing human rights problems in our world? Describe the work you do with Never Again and maybe a bit about the project.

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