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Foko Madagascar: It Takes A Village To Raise An Idea

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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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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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TikTok for Good: The Nonprofit’s Guide to Marketing on TikTok

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unitedway The app you are on right now is helping fund this work! This TikTok by Charity: Water, below, educates viewers on the lack of clean water in Madagascar. charitywater About 50% of Madagascar’s population lacks access to clean water, but we’re on a mission to change that! Check out the examples below!

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Taptap Send raises $65M to build cross-border remittances focused on the most underserved markets

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In one development of that theme, today, Taptap Send — one of the startups building tools to manage these money transfers — is announcing $65 million in growth funding as it continues its mission to enable remittances specifically to the most overlooked countries.

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Vanilla Vida wants the world to eat more natural vanilla

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About 70% of the vanilla we consume is grown in Madagascar, and if you saw the weather news lately, the area was hit by not one, but two cyclones in the past 10 days. The latest round gives the company about $15 million in total funding to date. To aid in the scaling, Vanilla Vida raised $11.5