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The Role of African Philanthropy in Responding to Covid-19
A new report from Dalberg Advisors and the African Philanthropy Forum sheds light on how philanthropy in Africa is changing in response to Covid-19 and what steps are needed to drive a more effective response. Philanthropists focused on Africa have...
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Fortifying India: The Impact and Potential of Food Fortification in India
Food fortification can significantly improve nutrition and health. In India, access to fortified milk and Vitamin D fortified foods, for example, has transformative potential for the 70% of the population that was suffering from nutrient deficiency before the Covid-19 pandemic,...
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Inclusivity and the circular economy: leaders convene at the World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF) to discuss Africa’s post-Covid recovery
More than 5,000 business leaders, policymakers, and experts came together at WCEF, where Dalberg—in our role as secretariat of the African Circular Economy Alliance (ACEA)—moderated a discussion on ways to bring about more sustainable production and consumption across the continent....
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Mobilizing capital for East Africa’s under-financed agricultural SMEs
A new market incentive facility that will mobilize $700M in lending to agri-SMEs in East African economies through aligning capital supply and demand, is piloting a new data-driven approach to encouraging investment in underserved sectors. A joint report from Aceli...
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Intersectionality in Organizations: Why ‘Bringing Your Whole Self to Work’ is Not Sufficient
Earlier this year, Dalberg’s Americas offices brought together several leaders to discuss the LGBTQ+ movement through the lens of intersectionality. The talk covered why the intersecting experiences of oppression must be considered in evaluating both internal diversity and inclusion efforts...
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Debt-for-Nature Swaps: a possible solution to a “green and just recovery” from Covid-19
As the Covid-19 crisis deepens funding gaps for environmental projects, Dalberg sees that debt-for-nature swaps may provide new avenues for financing—and a ‘win-win’ opportunity for developing countries to trade debt for investment in the environment. Across the globe, Covid-19 has...
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Shifting practices, sharing power? How the US philanthropic sector is responding to the 2020 crises
A new survey and report from Dalberg Advisors, Philanthropy California, and the Council on Foundations outlines the critical next steps and fundamental shifts respondents raised as necessary to build an equitable future. From an unprecedented global pandemic and associated economic...
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Global South countries have enacted a variety of lockdown measures, different from those in the Global North and from each other
Despite suggestions to the contrary, Global South countries have not replicated the measures of Global North countries in response to the Covid-19 crisis. A wide variety of country-by-country measures exist, suggesting that Global South countries have accounted for their distinctive...
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Africa’s Business Heroes 2020 finalists: diversity in the spotlight
Twenty companies from 14 African countries will go on to the next round of the Africa’s Business Heroes prize competition, for which Dalberg serves as an anchor partner. The Top 20 finalists of the 2020 Africa’s Business Heroes prize competition...
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Financing ‘Missing Middle’ enterprises in the age of Covid-19: leveraging nontraditional finance pathways in emerging markets
Can Small and Growing Businesses in emerging markets not only survive—but also adapt and thrive post-Covid19? Dalberg's Kusi Hornberger and Triple Jump's Julia Kho share approaches that can help finance Missing Middle enterprises and provide a clear pathway for supporting inclusive economic...
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The impact of Covid-19 on governance, peace and security in the Horn of Africa
Covid-19 has had a moderate impact on the region to date—but stability is at risk if political reforms stall, or people lose livelihoods. The African Union (AU) and UNDP have published a report, drafted by Dalberg, titled “The impact of...
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Insuring India’s poor through this pandemic—it’s time for Citizens to pick up the mantle
With the recent announcement of free rations for 800 million Indians until November, the Indian Prime Minister took an important step in ensuring a basic level of food support for families that are struggling to make ends meet as the...
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