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UNFCU Foundation grants $50,000 for sustainable development projects benefitting marginalized women and youth in 2024

UNFCU Foundation grants $50,000 for sustainable development projects benefitting marginalized women and youth in 2024
05/02/2023 | Companies
The UNFCU Foundation has announced its call for submissions for grant applications for the year 2024, inviting interested parties to apply for funding support up to a maximum of $50,000. Eligible organizations must exhibit a robust correlation with the UNFCU Foundation's virtuous objective of...
501(c)(3) organization, fiscal sponsor, funding support, grant applications, grant guidelines, impact reporting, ineligible projects, Kenya, marginalized women, mission alignment, Senegal, sustainability, sustainable development, Sustainable Development Goals, track record, Uganda, UNFCU Foundation, United Nations, United States, youth

Revolutionizing Data Collection in Kenya with Radio and Text Messaging Surveys

Revolutionizing Data Collection in Kenya with Radio and Text Messaging Surveys
05/01/2023 | Companies
In the realm of development work, data is typically gathered through a methodical process. Let us consider a scenario where a project is launched to increase the income of small-scale farmers or provide safe water access to a particular region. To gauge the impact on the affected communities,...
Africa's Talking, Akvo, API, best practices, Central FM Kenya Radio, challenges, Cisco Foundation, citizen-centered approach, community engagement, data collection, data visualization, in-person data collection, Kenya, opportunities, radio, remote data collection, survey, text messaging, USSD

Medtronic advances health equity through increased access to underserved patients

Medtronic advances health equity through increased access to underserved patients
01/20/2023 | Companies
Medtronic is committed to advancing health equity, from closing health gaps in Kenya with Medtronic LABS to assisting health systems in the United States in advancing access to quality care for underserved patients. Because more than half of the world's population lacks access to basic healthcare,...
access to basic healthcare, GHEN, Global Health Equity Network, health equity, health gaps, health systems, Kenya, marginalised populations, Medtronic, Medtronic LABS, strategic partnerships, underserved patients, US, World Economic Forum

Afriagrimark is Cisco’s Global Problem Solver Challenge, People's Choice Award

Afriagrimark is Cisco’s Global Problem Solver Challenge, People's Choice Award
11/14/2022 | Companies
The Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge is a cash-awarding online competition for early-stage tech entrepreneurs who solve the world's most difficult problems. Since 2017, the competition has awarded $3.25 million USD to 78 start-ups from 25 countries. In this article, we highlight...
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Mobile Payments And Traditional Methods Reshape Kenyan Microfinance

Mobile Payments And Traditional Methods Reshape Kenyan Microfinance
06/25/2019 | Economics
Whole Planet Foundation pledges “$500,00” in support of the M-Nawiri digitized loan product. Dailycsr.com – 25 June 2019 – The regional director of Whole Planet Foundation’s east and south African units, Zoe So informs that when the Whole Planet Foundation organises a meeting of microfinance...
accountability, Cashless Economy, Kenya, Microfinance Industry, Mobile Money, Musoni Microfinance, Responsible Investment, Sustainable Finance, Transparency, Whole Planet Foundation

Kenya’s Lesson On Land Restoration 2030 Commitment

Kenya’s Lesson On Land Restoration 2030 Commitment
12/12/2018 | Environment
“African nations committed to 100 million hectares” and they are sincerely following it up. Dailycsr.com – 12 December 2018 – The earth is going through a biodiversity crisis at present, writes Leigh Ann Winowiecki, as one third of global lands have fallen prey to “deforestation, soil erosion, loss...
Africa, Biodiversity, Environment, ICRAF, Kenya, Land Rehabilitation, Natural Resources, Remediation, Research, Restoration, Soil Erosion, Soil Health, World Agroforestry Centre

Promoting Bamboo Trees For Soil Restoration In Kenya

Promoting Bamboo Trees For Soil Restoration In Kenya
08/23/2018 | Environment
Smallholder farmers in Kenya are planting bamboos in landslide prone areas to bring in soil stability. Dailycsr.com – 23 August 2018 – This year, the flood that hit Kenya followed by landslides left their trails of devastation on many of the communities in the country. And the sad part is that,...
Bamboo, Disaster Preparedness, Environment, Flood, Investment, Kenya, Landslide, Natural Disaster, Natural Resources, Smallholder Farmers, Soil Erosion, Trees, Water, World Agroforestry Centre

‘Talent Is Evenly Distributed, But Opportunity Is Not’

‘Talent Is Evenly Distributed, But Opportunity Is Not’
11/25/2017 | Citizenship
Cisco makes digital literacy and education accessible to the youth of Kenya in association with “Learning Lions and Startup Lions”. Dailycsr.com – 25 November 2017 – Novato Africa’s consultant as well as the co-founder of BRCK Inc., Juliana Rotich, recalls an “oft-quoted line” which goes like this...
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