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FSD Africa expands insurtech accelerator program to Ghana and Nigeria

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But the market might soon change as innovative products that run on micropayment or pay-per-use frameworks emerge under the support of institutions like the U.K.-funded And we’re excited to support the development of similar programs like this across the region,” Massingham said. funded Financial Sector Deepening (FSD) Africa.

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Making Stories Work for Your Org: What the Data Says

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By Colin Holtz and Steve Daigneault, M+R Strategic Services Everyone is talking about "the power of stories" — social scientists, nonprofit directors, your mother, you name it. Connect emotionally to your supporters and they'll give! Non-profit supporters can sniff out when we're playing with their emotions. Fund for UNICEF.

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Sun King raises $260M to widen clean energy access in Africa, Asia

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“BeyondNetZero is excited to back Sun King, an industry-leading company that offers consumers accessible and affordable solar products, supported by fair and sustainable business practices,” said Eli Aheto, managing director, General Atlantic’s climate initiative BeyondNetZero. “We

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Tiger Global leads $3M round in Zambia’s Union54 for its card-issuing API

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The Zambian fintech also received checks from angel investors such as Babs Ogundeyi, the CEO of Nigerian neobank Kuda; Risana Zitha, managing director of Renaissance Capital; and Gbenga Ajayi, former director of SMB Growth at Wise. . It currently has a lean team of 10 located in Nigeria, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia, and Europe.

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mPharma raises $35million in round participated by Tinder co-founder’s JAM fund, Bharti executive

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The new funding, mPharma co-founder and CEO Gregory Rockson told TechCrunch, will be used to build the startup’s data infrastructure, triple its talent pool over the next three years and support expansion plans in its current and new markets. It is also rolling out an e-commerce platform for pharmaceuticals. “We

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How Faith-Based Hope Endeavors Effectively Fights the AIDS Epidemic and Changes Lives in the U.S. and Africa

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Two 14-year-old girls, one in the US and one in Malawi, had their lives changed when they joined forces to fight the AIDs epidemic in Africa. Through the creation hope-giving projects that serve the most vulnerable in Malawi, the organization connects U.S.-based The two girls met at Hope Village Orphan Care Center in Malawi.

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Mobile Innovations for Social Good

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million patients in Malawi and Uganda, they've seen that text messages and cheap mobile phones are great tools on the front-lines of global health. We talked to Isaac Holeman, R&D Director for FrontlineSMS:Medic for some updates from the N2Y4 Mobile Challenge first prize team: What can you look forward to soon from FrontlineSMS:Medic?

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