TechCrunch

DECEMBER 5, 2021

The startup has today announced entry of RejaReja, the B2B retail marketplace, into Ethiopia, Ghana, Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda, after successful pilot programs, coming about two months after it grew beyond Kenya by launching in Nigeria.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 20, 2021

It currently covers some 20 countries for receiving money, some of the very poorest and/or least developed places in the world including Bangladesh, Cameroon, DRC, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Morocco, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Republic of the Congo, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Senegal and Zambia.

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TechCrunch

JULY 19, 2022

As highlighted this March and reiterated in the interview, Bloom’s founders say this seed round will help the Sudanese- and Dubai-based startup execute its expansion plan across the Anglo-East African region such as Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Zambia. A few competitors in the region include YC-backed Fingo, Koa and Finclusion.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 3, 2025

Discovered more than a century ago in South Sudan, excelsa coffee is exciting cash-strapped locals and drawing interest from the international community amid a global coffee crisis caused mainly by climate change. Coffee as a way out of poverty Still, for locals, the coffee represents a chance at a better future.

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TechCrunch

MAY 4, 2021

Also, the company helps local studios that find it difficult to create games with a global appeal by pairing them with strong operators. It also handles localization, distribution, user acquisition, monetization, customer experience for studios and licenses their games on exclusive, long-term contracts.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 3, 2022

Its platform is active in 10 African markets; however, it fully supports six countries — Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Nigeria, Ghana and Ethiopia, where more than 100 banks and mobile money accounts are available for customers to use. Stax describes itself as a remote team with employees working from the U.S., Nigeria and Kenya.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2022

Location : Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Promises include : beU delivery says it offers a “great selection of local restaurants and door-to-door food delivery” that allows customers to have their favorite food from the “comfort of their homes or offices.” beU delivery. Website : [link]. Founded in : 2021.

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NTEN

APRIL 24, 2012

In the early years, we were working in China, Nepal, Cambodia, and Ethiopia, where we now purify water for over 200,000 kids daily. There’s another piece that, while it is a cornerstone of our organization, complicates the picture even more: we hire local talent. The children living here are our exclusive focus.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The accelerator backed beU delivery, a food delivery app in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and an identical platform, Heyfood , based in Ibadan, Nigeria. Off the back of DoorDash’s IPO, YC seems set on replicating that success in other markets, including Africa. Chowdeck and Foodcourt mark YC’s third and fourth bets in successive batches.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Marie Nielsen, founder of a paper recycling company in Ethiopia called Penda Paper Recycling, is a partner at the firm. They include Amsterdam, Berlin, London, Nairobi, New York, Oslo, Singapore, Stockholm and Sydney. Antler’s only office in Africa is in Nairobi , and it is run and led by women.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 17, 2012

In case you're wondering, Charity Water "invested (my) money with local partners, Relief Society of Tigray (REST) and Action Against Hunger (ACF) in Ethiopia and Pump Aid in Malawi, to build and rehabilitate freshwater wells and spring protections for people in need."

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TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2021

There has been an uptick in local acquisitions in Africa from startups within a single country and between two countries in the past three years. Nigeria’s Paga acquires Apposit, confirms Mexico and Ethiopia expansion. I think there’s a huge opportunity in Africa if you want to solve complex problems by acquisition.”

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TechCrunch

JUNE 22, 2022

At the same time, Stambolis said it was pretty clear that more developed ecosystems such as Silicon Valley didn’t care much about meeting struggling regions’ local health and development targets. “What I saw after a while was a missing pillar there, and that was technology innovation,” he said. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

There are now 990 actively engaged Fellows— across the five focal countries of Ethiopia, Nigeria, India, Pakistan, and the Philippines—regularly participating in the Leadership Development for Mobilizing Reproductive Health network activities. However, the local culture was to cover your body up. 1) Everybody is People.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

Scott Harrison, founder of charity: water was enroute to Ethiopia when we discussed Twestival. The feedback so far has been incredible and many cities feel disappointed that they couldn't reach their goal this time; but the amount of awareness they were able to generate through their community or local press is a testament to their hard work."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 12, 2006

In Ethiopia, she did organizational capacity building work for a local network of NGOs. The tools can be useful for in-country connections, in local languages, or north-south connections. She notes, "I started in Kenya working with a water users association, living in a thatched hut!" Through my blog I see what???s

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 21, 2014

From local athletes and community members in Boston it quickly became a national movement. Before the age of computers and social media, the broadcasting of live imagery from Ethiopia culminated in Live Aid, one of the most successful charity events at that time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 25, 2007

Save the Children has just launched an inspiring and informative catalog that lets you and your child explore a map of the world and imagine how simple gifts, vitamins for infants, library books for kids in rural America, or an apple tree in Ethiopia are extraordinary resources. "Time, enthusiasm, expertise, skills.it

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 30, 2008

Whether you want to raise money for clean water in Ethiopia, vaccinations for children in Haiti, or a safe home for a puppy in Mississipi, with a Birthday Cause your friends can give in honor of your special day. Looking for new challenges, they will champion causes ranging from gay marriage to local school improvements.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

State/Local / #MCNAC16 / @SmartNonprofits. State/Local. It’ll open with candid stories about the ups and downs of working in social good and close with an afternoon of action and volunteering with local nonprofits. State/Local / #MadisonNonprofitDay / @nonprofitday. State/Local. State/Local. State/Local.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

Here's some inspiring stories, tips and resources: Some Inspirational Stories Last week I wrote the Columbus Foundation's recently launhced Match Day 2.0 , a giving stimulus plan created to matching gifts to PowerPhilanthropy organizations and raise $1 million in 48 hours to support local needs in their community.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 8, 2023

The platform allows users to receive money in their wallets in cryptocurrencies or convert it to local currencies. The startup has over 20 large-scale devices and 10 small-scale devices producing over 300,000 liters of water monthly to over 2,500 beneficiaries in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia.

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Whole Whale

OCTOBER 8, 2021

They generate more personal buy-in , especially if they include the ability to contact local elected officials. Congressional offices and local elected officials may actually engage with your cause. They have a clear target, a clear action, and are low-lift. They can generate real responses.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2021

For most of its local clients, TalentQL mainly assists with recruitment. First is how it operates going forward in a crowded tech talent marketplace with the likes of Ethiopia’s Gebeya and Nigeria’s Decagon and Semicolon. According to CEO Yusuf, the company, which is also U.S.-based,

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Whole Whale

JUNE 19, 2024

They generate more personal buy-in , especially if they include the ability to contact local elected officials. Congressional offices and local elected officials may actually engage with your cause. They have a clear target, a clear action, and are low-lift. They can generate real responses.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 25, 2021

They created dashboards to analyze network activity and alerted local election officials to any problems. Other countries, such as Ethiopia, may not even have the company’s community standards translated into all of its official languages. Brazil, India, and the United States were placed in “tier zero,” the highest priority.

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