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Geoff Livingston Guest Post: Follow @childfund and Help Feed Children

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

These efforts will directly benefit children in Gambia, Zambia, Kenya and Ethiopia. Each country has different needs so the gifts vary: Chickens for a school in the Gambia. By simply following @childfund we can all make a difference in a child’s life. A goat for a family farm in Zambia. Mango trees in Kenya.

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How to Promote Matching Gifts to Your Audience: 4 Best Practices

CauseVox

For example, on the campaign Together For Gambia, anytime someone donates $8, another care package is added to their impact metric counter. So instead of $8, together for Gambia would write $4 in the amount box so it counts double the care packages.

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Nigerian fintech Appzone raises $10M for expansion and proprietary technology

TechCrunch

Appzone clearly plays a different game from other African fintechs. Other countries with a presence include the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Tanzania and Senegal. This is where Appzone has found its sweet spot.

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Google Maps makes it easier to share your location without an address

The Verge

An example of somewhere where a Plus Code could be useful can be found in this BBC article from last year, where a journalist describes the process of giving their address to set up a bank account in The Gambia. What3Words takes a similar approach, but it displays its digital addresses in the form of three words separated by periods.

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African edtech startup uLesson raises $15M, backed by Nielsen Ventures and Tencent

TechCrunch

What we want ultimately is different strata of free users that can use the app and can pay for a premium experience to attend live classes or get the homework helper,” said the CEO, who also founded e-commerce platforms DealDey and Konga. Nigeria remains uLesson’s largest market by far, said Shagaya.

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How foreign workers helped spur Spain’s rapid economic growth

Fast Company Tech

Representatives of workers from different countries meet regularly to discuss issues related to cultural differences. Snchez toured Mauritania, Senegal, and Gambia last year to promote a temporary work scheme whereby African workers could get legal and safe passage to Spain. Countless die in the attempt.

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