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Spotlight on South Africa: Nonprofit Profiles from SANGONeT

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The goal of these case studies is to raise awareness of the impact these nonprofits are making in South Africa. This township is one of the poorest areas in South Africa. There's also a library at the center with a cyber café for the students and the local community at large. Art and Media. Environment.

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Founders Factory Africa partners with Small Foundation to invest in 18 agritech startups

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Johannesburg-based investment company Founders Factory Africa (FFA) today announced a partnership with Small Foundation that will see it select 18 agritech startups for an acceleration and incubation program. With Small Foundation, we are setting up a new dedicated agritech sector,” said Truhina.

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Smile Identity expands African footprint with acquisition of Appruve to strengthen ID verification services

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The four-year-old digital verification upstart has received less than $500,000 in venture capital funding since its inception as well as $450,000 in grant money from DFS Lab through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , Google’s launchpad studio accelerator , and others.)

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New report examines Africa’s growth in the digital economy and VC investment landscape

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The dynamics that play into this forecast, aside from the impact of COVID, include a youthful population (the youngest globally), rising smartphone adoption and internet penetration that has led to a burgeoning tech ecosystem backed by local and international VC dollars. For investors, it hopes to help them build local market intelligence.

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Nigerian restaurant management platform Orda gets $1.1M, wants to be the Toast of Africa

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Other institutional investors include Techstars Boulder, Magic Fund, Hustle Fund, Norrsken Foundation, Microtraction, DFS Labs, Oxford Seed Fund, Enza Capital, Agrolay Advisors, and angel investors such as Buycoins’ Ire Aderinokun, Jesse Ovia and Ademola Adesina. Orda was built from a near 18 months of a collaborative customer feedback loop.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Education

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Foundations in the United States focus their funding priorities on many different issues. If your nonprofit is seeking funding, it’s critical to identify the foundations whose interests and funding priorities align with your own. Education is one of the more popular issues that many foundations focus on. Mellon Foundation.

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Global VC Flourish launches Madica, an Africa-focused program to back pre-seed stage startups

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Madica said it is also keen on reaching underserved markets in the continent, outside the well-established hubs of Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa. This is part of its push to ensure a pan-African reach by supporting local, and women founders. Application and admission to the program will be on a rolling basis.

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