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Airtel Africa, UNICEF Partner to Enhance Digital Learning in Nigeria, 12 Others
Airtel Africa and UNICEF have announced a five-year pan-African multi-million dollar partnership to scale-up digital learning for school children in Nigeria and 12 other countries in Africa.
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- Education, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- edtech, partnerships, scale
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Press Release: Opportunity International and Oikocredit Announce USD $100 Million Impact Investment Agreement to Advance the Education Sector in Low-income Countries
Opportunity International and Oikocredit announced an innovative, three-year collaboration to increase access to and quality of education in low-income countries through the investment of up to USD $100 million in financial institutions.
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- Global
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- ESG, impact investing
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Google Grants $2.5 Million to Three Indian Non-profits Working With Women and Girl Empowerment
Tech giant Google's philanthropic arm Google.org on Monday granted $2.5 million to three Indian non-profits to create pathways to prosperity for women and girls.
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- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: Opportunity International and Oikocredit Announce USD $100 Millon Impact Investment Agreement to Advance the Education Sector in Low-income Countries
Opportunity International and Oikocredit announced an innovative, three-year collaboration to increase access to and quality of education in low-income countries
- Region
- Global
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IBM Pledges to Reskill 30 Million People by 2030
IBM has pledged to give 30 million people worldwide new technology-based skills by 2030 through local partnerships with education providers, government departments and other organisations across 30 countries.
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- Education, Technology
- Region
- Global
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- edtech, partnerships
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Amazon Launches Its Global Computer Science Education Initiative in India
Amazon will partner with multiple education-focused non-profit organisations to take quality computer education to students of government schools across Karnataka, Delhi, Haryana, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, and Telangana.
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- Education, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- e-commerce, edtech, nonprofits
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Indian Online Learning Platform Vedantu Becomes Unicorn With $100 Million Funding
Online learning platform Vedantu has raised $100 million in a new financing round and has become the latest Indian startup to become a unicorn following a year of strong growth.
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- Education, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Ford, Macarthur Foundations Launch $5 Million Fund to Support ‘Youth Ecosystem’ in Nigeria
NYFF is a five-year collaborative fund seeded by $3 million from the Ford Foundation and $2 million from the MacArthur Foundation.
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- Education
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- youth
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