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Southeast Asia insurtech Igloo increases its Series B to $46M

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It now offers 15 products, including policies for gig workers, gamers, cars and farmers in Vietnam, and says it has facilitated more than 300 million policies and increased gross written premiums by 30 times since 2019. Another, more recent one, is is Weather Index Insurance product in Vietnam.

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Some Thoughts About Remote Presentations: Mekong ICT Camp

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This event is a biannual training workshop on information, communication, and technologies for citizen media, community health, and civil society development in Mekong Region and included participants are coders, journalists, and NGO staff from Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. The camp took place in Cha-am, Petchburi, Thailand.

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Kenya’s Wapi Pay raises $2.2M pre-seed for cross-border payments between Africa and Asia

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There’s much talk around sending money from Africa to the West, which has led to many startups using traditional (fiat) and nontraditional (crypto) means to facilitate cross-border payments between the two corridors. In Q1 2020, people spent an average of 8.9% to send money to the region, much higher than the global average of 6.8%.

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A History of How Modern ESG Came to Be

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196 0s – Anti Vietnam War protests and the push for peace in the United States is well-known for the actions taken by University students and protesters, but also involved outspoken members of the business community. A nti-war wasn’t the only movement that took place in the 1960s.

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HealthXCapital’s team joins Jungle Ventures

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Then, based on that plan, it used its strategic network to facilitate crucial partnerships across healthcare providers. Securing supply from providers was crucial to meet demand, so Jungle’s board partners worked with the startup to create a time-bound group level plan.

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What I Learned About Philanthropy, Fundraising, and Social Impact at IFCAsia in Bangkok

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Resource Alliance has been presenting the NGO Awards in Thailand, India and Vietnam for 10 years, but 2017 marked a substantial change in the award program’s focus and delivery. Not only is the content superb, but I also observed and took notes about some excellent participatory facilitation techniques.

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"It Is What It Is," and the Challenges of Dialogue-Focused Exhibits

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The Living Library has guest experts (the books), but it also has facilitators in the form of the "librarians" who help you sign up for a library card, browse the catalog, and select a book for discussion. Watch this amazing video of an older Sioux man reacting to the blown-out car and recalling Vietnam.