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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. In Senegal, the government increased resourcing for FGM elimination in 2023 by 50%. Sobering data from other regions illustrate the prevalence of gender-based violence.

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Sudanese fintech Bloom nabs $6.5M, backed by Y Combinator, GFC and Visa

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Bloom , a Sudan-based fintech that offers a high-yield savings account and adjacent digital banking services, has raised a $6.5 They say the platform has been launched in Sudan but declined to give specific numbers of customers actively using the product. Our product is live in Sudan. million seed round.

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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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Sustainable community-led solutions shaping disaster philanthropy 

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Similarly, in Sudan, we supported Sudanese-led humanitarian efforts focused on mutual aid among those directly affected. A robust disaster response ecosystem requires collaboration across government, business, and civil society.

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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 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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This is what your life will be like when the world hits a dangerous climate tipping point

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Other hard-hit countries will include Nigeria, Indonesia, the Philippines, Pakistan, Sudan, and Niger. Since then, new government policies, and the meteoric rise of renewable energy, seem to have made a dent. In India, the most populated country in the world, some 600 million people will feel unprecedented heat outside this niche.

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