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Opportunities abound in off-grid appliances market
Originally published by African Business Magazine. There has been a significant growth in clean energy technology markets globally and regionally – mostly focusing on solar lanterns and solar home systems – that have benefited millions of electrified homes. However, only...
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How building a market for toilet loans can help fix India’s open defecation woes
Originally published in Huffington Post. About a third of all rural households in the country defecate in the open. It has long been assumed that low-income families in rural India do not want or cannot afford a household toilet. New research suggests...
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Dalberg launches an initiative to support start-ups in Nairobi
In recent years, Kenya has established itself as a centre for innovation, with a range of initiatives started in support of this culture. Incubators such as Nailab, iLab and iHub provide space for entrepreneurs to interact, bud and thrive. It’s...
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What it means to lead now: social impact leaders respond to uncertain times
Massive global migration and the ongoing refugee crisis; disruptive technology increasing information access; and rapid job automation are contributing to profound social and economic changes. Social impact leaders are used to shifting priorities and strategies as the social and economic...
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Dalberg Announces New Research Business
Dalberg is proud to announce that Research Solutions Africa is joining the Dalberg Group as Dalberg Research, expanding Dalberg’s research capabilities. Research Solutions Africa, now Dalberg Research, brings 21 years of experience in primary research and has a strong commitment...
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Meeting People Where They Are: Smallholder Farmers
There are an estimated 500 million smallholder farmers who live and work in low- and middle-income countries and are highly underserved by critical services. For example, lending currently reaches no more than 2% of demand contributing to low farm productivity. As a result...
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Delivering Key Government Initiatives in Guinea
Dalberg is working closely with the Prime Minister of Guinea to design, launch, and lead a Delivery Unit (DU) to improve delivery of key government initiatives. As part of the DU’s strategy to strength Guinea’s agricultural sector, Dalberg is supporting...
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Meeting People Where They Are – Smallscale Fisherfolk
Ocean fisheries are one of our most important and resilient resources, yet they are in crisis. Nearly 40% of fisheries have collapsed or are overexploited, risking the livelihoods 350 million people, the food security nearly of 3 billion people, and...
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The role of multi-stakeholder initiatives in promoting the resilience of smallholder agriculture to climate change in Africa
SMALLHOLDER FARMING AND CLIMATE CHANGE Efficiency gains alone, by reducing food loss, increasing productivity and optimizing markets, have the potential to feed many of the additional two billion people expected worldwide between now and 2050. One billion of those will...
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Meeting People Where They Are – Underemployed Youth
Of the 420 million youth aged 15 to 35 in Africa today, the majority are unemployed, discouraged, or marginally employed in informal sector, where jobs are typically less stable and have lower earnings potential. Women are particularly impacted, often facing even...
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Meeting People Where They Are – Expecting Mothers
Expecting mothers struggle with access to quality information and care for their newborns. This contributes to a high number of infant deaths worldwide - as many as 2.8 million in 2013 - within the first 28 days of life. Informing...
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Entrepreneurship and inclusive growth
Is entrepreneurship going to create the mass-scale jobs we need, or should we give up the notion that those that have the most reason to be risk averse should be the ones leading the charge on risk-loving new business ventures?...
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