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Zeraki, a Kenyan edtech providing digital solutions for school admin, raises $1.8M

TechCrunch

Save the Children Impact Investment Fund, Verdant Frontiers Fintech and Logos Ventures participated in the round, as did the Nairobi Business Angels Network (NaiBAN), and Melvyn Lubega, co-founder of Go1, an Australia-based edtech unicorn. million seed funding in a round led by Acumen Fund, for product catalog growth and regional expansion.

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Vietnam and Indonesia Join TechSoup Asia’s Growing Family

Tech Soup

YCAB is the abbreviation for the organization’s full name in the Indonesian language, Yayasan Cinta Anak Bangsa, which translates to "loving the nation’s children foundation." This was happening at the same time as a rising rate of junior high and high school dropouts. The country spans eight time zones.

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Interview with Leana Mayzlina, NTEN's Digital Inclusion Campaign Manager

NTEN

What was your favorite children's book when you were young? And guinea pigs. I'm excited to work on a project that will give more visibility to this issue and provide tools for communities to truly harness the power of technology. Незнайка," or in English, "Dunno." Dogs or cats? No, just kidding. Star Wars or Star Trek?

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A ‘thorn forest’ once covered 1 million acres in the Rio Grande Valley. This man is trying to bring it back

Fast Company Tech

That doesnt necessarily doom an ecosystem, but it does create opportunities for guinea grass and other nonnative fauna to push out endemic plants. Ive been in the [community center] working with children and they ask, What is that over there? Removing them is a hassle, so it is best to avoid letting them take root.

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What You Need to Know About the Largest Vaccine Operation in History

Saleforce Nonprofit

We work in over 190 countries and territories with the goal of saving children’s lives, defending their rights, and helping them fulfil their potential. We support children and their families from pregnancy to early childhood through to adolescence, and many live in some of the world’s most rural, vulnerable, and remote communities.

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[VIDEO] 5 Must-Do’s of Year-End Fundraising Success

Bloomerang

And I know you’ve got a little cold, but that’s what children give you. I have one organization that serves children and they show the smile or the eyes of the child, but we don’t see the actual whole person. As Steven knows and a few of you on the session here know, I don’t have children. Steven: Yes.

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