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How to better support girls globally?

Fast Company Tech

For example, our new report shows that 221 rape cases in Sudan against children have been recorded since 2024 began. Nations like Burkina Faso and Liberia are cutting the share of girls subjected to the practice over the last 30 years by half. In Senegal, the government increased resourcing for FGM elimination in 2023 by 50%.

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Could this rare bean be the solution to the global coffee crisis?

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The farmer had never grown coffee in her village in western South Sudan, but now hopes a rare, climate-resistant species will help pull her family from poverty. Native to South Sudan and a handful of other African countries, including Congo, Central African Republic, and Uganda, excelsa is also farmed in India, Indonesia, and Vietnam.

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Sudan Activist Conference Call: What You Can Do to Make a Difference in Darfur

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In an effort to understand why the violence there is still happening, and what I can do to help, I've called in for two of the monthly conference calls for Sudan Activists produced by ENOUGH , the Genocide Intervention Network , STAND: A Student Anti-Genocide Coalition , and the Save Darfur Coalition.

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

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The renewable energy firm revealed the plans today when it announced the signing of a voluntary commitment with the United Nations to grow its energy market in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. They also provide cleaner and cheaper alternatives of energy, which could transform the lives of millions of people living in darkness.

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Daily Crunch: Discord and Spotify resuming service after widespread outage

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It turns out that Bloom, the company in question, is the first startup from Sudan to take part in the U.S. state governments fell prey to hacking from China’s APT41 group, which, we’re sure, will aid in trade talks between the two nations. accelerator. China’s APT41 hacking group compromised state govs : At least six U.S.

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What Can I Do About Genocide? An Interview with Janessa Goldbeck

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Some of the programs that we have currently running are the Sudan Divestment Task Force , which is leading up the campaign to divest state pensions from companies doing business in Sudan on a recently passed Federal legislation to ban future state contracts. From there, I moved into the position of National Outreach Coordinator.

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Peace Games & International Efforts

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

" Came to the idea that if people play together, they tend not to think of people as different nationalities. We announced a contest to create a game to address issue in Sudan. We decided to ask Europeans who were playing the game whether or not they knew they were playing with Americans. They think of each other as gamers.