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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. FOKO was created after the TED Global conference: ???Africa The project was funded by Rising Voices , the outreach arm of Global Voices. s development.

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

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This investment in Sun King marks an incredible inflection point for the global off-grid solar industry,” said Walsh. Countries like South Sudan, Burundi, Chad, Malawi, Burkina Faso, Madagascar and Tanzania are among the least electrified in the world and could benefit from clean energy technologies.

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

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Cross-border remittances — when people living and working abroad send money back home to friends and family — continues to be a huge part of how those living in developing countries, off the global financial grid, can be helped. on 2020, as parts of the global economy started to claw back growth after a tough 2020 due to Covid-19.

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

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This TikTok by Charity: Water, below, educates viewers on the lack of clean water in Madagascar. By stringing together a series of marketing videos and adding statistics on the availability of clean water, Charity: Water does an excellent job educating viewers on the need they’re addressing in Madagascar.

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Clean energy firm Husk signs UN energy compact as it begins solar mini-grid expansion in Nigeria, rest of Africa

TechCrunch

The commitment is contained under the 24/7 Carbon-free Energy Compact , by leading energy buyers, suppliers, equipment manufacturers and governments, representing a global effort to accelerate the uptake of carbon-free electricity as a way of averting the perilous effects of climate change.

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Jambo raises $7.5M from Coinbase, Alameda Research to build “web3 super app” of Africa

TechCrunch

The mix of positives such as a fast-growing population–the youngest globally–, solid smartphone penetration, increasing crypto adoption, and negatives like low GDP per capita across board and unemployment makes Africa the next ripe ground for web3.

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Green Technology Summit Heads to Europe (and It's Kind Of a Big Deal)

Tech Soup

The events draw nonprofit and commercial refurbishers, environmentalists, policy makers, and green technology innovators, as well as international refurbishers who offer a global view of electronics refurbishing and recycling. Jim says he particularly enjoys the opportunity for spirited debates about industry standards for electronics reuse.

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