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Foko Madagascar: It Takes A Village To Raise An Idea

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Foko Blog Club, Foko Madagascar Flickr Photo Joan Razafmaharo is an amazing blogger, social change activist, and woman working in Madagascar and other parts of the world. They project has several components, including: Foko Blog Club is teaching young people in Madagascar blogging skills (See photo above). s development.

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Cleantech Qotto embarks on growth plan backed by $8M funding

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The Off-Grid Energy Access Fund (FEI-OGEF), Cordaid, and Qotto’s existing investors also participated in the round. Cleantech Qotto embarks on growth plan backed by $8M funding by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch

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Shell-founded startup fund receives $13 million from Canadian DFI to accelerate clean energy access in Africa

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FinDev Canada has injected $13 million into Energy Entrepreneurs Growth Fund ( EEGF ), which invests in early and growth-stage energy startups in sub-Saharan Africa. Part of the funding will go toward increasing access to clean energy for off-grid households and businesses in the region. million mezzanine investment from the fund.

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Subscription carbon offsetting platform Ecologi hits $8M total raised, includes General Catalyst

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startup Ecologi , which uses the funds to plant 1 million trees every 10 days in places like Africa and Latin America, as well as doing things like protecting peatlands in Indonesia. The majority of these trees were planted across Madagascar, Mozambique, Nicaragua, the United States, Australia, the U.K. million ARR.

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

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One of the largest solar companies in Africa and Asia, Sun King , has raised $260 million in series D funding to deliver off-grid energy technologies to more people across the two continents. Part of the funding will be used to expand the business’ presence. Sun King has previously raised $170 million in equity and debt funding.

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Kenyan insurtech startup Pula raises $6M Series A to derisk smallholder farmers across Africa

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Social enterprises like One Acre Fund, startups like Apollo Agriculture, and agribusiness giants like Flour Mills and Export Trading Group are also among Pula’s clients. “With our latest funding, now is the time to break into new ground. Co-CEOs with agricultural backgrounds. million farmers.

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Paris-based Koolboks closes $2.5M seed round to scale solar refrigeration across Africa

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million in seed funding. Nigeria-based growth equity fund Aruwa Capital Management led the round with participation from Acumen, Blue Earth Capital, All On, GSMA and other investors. Companies such as Koolboks are providing an alternative by creating a solution that can generate refrigeration without power. Koolboks has raised $3.5

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