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Western philanthropies, including foundations, funds, and others, spend billions of dollars annually to help countries adapt to climate change by investing in clean energy. However, compared to the funds dedicated to projects in poor countries in the world, the disparities are so huge that one gets a sense of an apartheid-like culture.
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Like many parts of Africa, motorcycles are the most popular form of transportation among Rwanda’s 13.3 million people. Whether they’re commuting to work or school, transporting jugs of water from the local taps or just running everyday errands, people on “motos” can be found zipping up and down most busy streets in the East African nation.
Many bakeries are unaware of the extent of deforestation linked to their ovens: image courtesy of Hassana Sulaiman Salisu and Professor Tanimu Abubakar Salisu
Bakeries in Nigeria which use traditional open ovens fuelled by hardwood cut from local forests are contributing to rapid deforestation and climate change, according to a study from academics working in Nigeria and from the University of York and UCL.
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Let’s start with a simple thought experiment – imagine a young girl (27) delivers a baby in a typical off-grid rural village in Kenya. One day, she’s highly excited about her new baby girl. The next day she’s highly anxious because she can’t find a place to vaccinate her baby.
When one GOGLA member developed a gender action plan for their distribution operations, they noticed for the first time that women were self-excluding from lease-to-own offers due to perceptions that they did not meet traditional bankable criteria such as land-ownership or other cultural aspects.

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