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  1. Altech Group: Scaling up solar energy

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    Published by: Swiss Re Foundation Content Type: Project 

    The Challenge More than 90% of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are not connected to the electricity grid, while ...

    Conference Location: Democratic Republic of Congo

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  2. Semilla Nueva.: Making maize more nutritious

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    Published by: Swiss Re Foundation Content Type: Project 

    Targeting commercial farmers, this social enterprise sells biofortified hybrid maize seed that provide more zinc and protein than ...

    Conference Location: Guatemala

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  3. Ignitia: Weather intelligence for smart water use

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    Published by: Swiss Re Foundation Content Type: Project 

    The Challenge The tropics are home to over a billion farmers, many of whom live on less than USD 2 a day. Their fields are ...

    Conference Location: Nigeria

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  4. African Leadership University

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    Published by: Swiss Re Foundation Content Type: Project 

    African Leadership University (ALU) looks beyond delivering solid academic grounding to instill in its students the skills needed ...

    Conference Location: Rwanda

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  5. Clearwater Farms: Producing more food with less water

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    Published by: Swiss Re Foundation Content Type: Project 

    The Challenge Sub-Saharan Africa has recently experienced below-average rainfall due to climate change, resulting in ...

    Conference Location: Zambia

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  6. Grootbos Foundation: Employability through enterprise

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    Published by: Swiss Re Foundation Content Type: Project 

    The Challenge In South Africa, unemployment and income inequality are very high. In a population of about 55 million, 7.5 million ...

    Conference Location: South Africa

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  7. SPOUTS: A filter with a fountain of benefits

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    Published by: Swiss Re Foundation Content Type: Project 

    The Challenge According to the World Health Organisation, more than 30% of Ugandans lack reliable access to clean water. The ...

    Conference Location: Uganda

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  8. Hand in Hand International: Mutual support for microentrepreneurs

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    Published by: Swiss Re Foundation Content Type: Project 

    The Challenge The effects of climate change and rapid population growth increase food insecurity and environmental degradation. ...

    Conference Location: Kenya

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  9. MSABI: Improving lives one pump at a time

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    Published by: Swiss Re Foundation Content Type: Project 

    The Challenge Despite a quadrupling of funding for water and sanitation since 2002, 53% of Tanzania’s population does not have ...

    Conference Location: Tanzania

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  10. Sanergy: Affordable sanitation

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    Published by: Swiss Re Foundation Content Type: Project 

    The Challenge About 2.5 billion people in the developing world lack access to adequate sanitation. The resulting diarrheal ...

    Conference Location: Kenya

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