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When college is out of reach, this academy trains Ugandans to be entrepreneurs
Uganda has one of the world’s youngest, and highest growing populations; a whopping 68 percent of Ugandans are under the age of 24. Few of those young people have formal jobs. Less than 3 percent of the Ugandans aged 15 to 24 are officially employed, according to World Bank figures. About 90 percent work informal jobs, where they do not pay taxes but also receive no benefits and few worker protections.
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- Education
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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TPG Puts McGlashan on Leave After Charges in College Scandal
The indictment comes at an inopportune time for TPG. The firm planned to start raising money for its second Rise Fund last year.
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- North America
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Why Impact Investors Shy Away From Education
As the space has matured, investors have begun gravitating toward a few sectors, particularly financial services and energy.
Conversely, only 4 percent of impact investing dollars are spent on education, according to the latest survey by the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) — and even less on education in the global south. -
Paying for success: The story of how Utah became a leader in social impact investing
It's difficult to pin down exactly what the United States spends annually on social services, but a 2017 report from the Congressional Budget Office showed $1.2 trillion had been collected to fund social services. However, sometimes it can be difficult to tell if that money is being spent effectively or if real results are being achieved, said Jeremy Keele, former president and CEO of the Sorenson Impact Center, who was involved in implementing the preschool program. On the other hand, the Utah preschool program has measurable results.
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- North America
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- impact investing
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Syrian refugee finds purpose at business school – and in life
She defines herself as a social entrepreneur, a blend of “doing well for yourself but also doing good in the world.”
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- Education
- Region
- North America
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Press release: Young people to Davos leaders: more jobs, better education
“There are 1.8 billion young people between the ages of 10 and 24 today – the world’s largest-ever group of young people. Every month, 10 million reach working age – and they’re finding that yesterday’s skills no longer match today’s job market,” UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore said at a meeting today in Davos bringing together the Forum’s three communities: Global Shapers, Young Global Leaders and Schwab Social Entrepreneurs.
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- Education
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Perspective: Big Business Has a New Scam – The ‘Purpose Paradigm’
As a self-serving corporate fantasy, the purpose paradigm is designed to win trust that isn’t earned, perpetuate power that is not legitimate, and preserve a lack of governmental oversight under which corporations compete with each other for profits.
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- Agriculture, Education, Environment, Impact Assessment
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Viewpoint: Impact investing needs business schools to get on board
Top schools, most visibly in the West, are now introducing courses on impact investing and social entrepreneurship, teaching students how to use capital not just for financial gain, but social benefit as well... Because of the scale of the challenges facing economies in Africa, business schools on the continent have a unique opportunity – some would argue an imperative – to lead the way in developing such material.
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- ESG, impact investing
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