(IN BRIEF) Scientists have identified the first instances of genetic mutations in Anopheles funestus mosquitoes that confer resistance to DDT, a previously widespread insecticide now banned due to environmental concerns. This discovery, made by researchers from the University of Glasgow … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Education, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged DDT, Dr. Francesco Baldini, Fredros Okumu, Genetic Resistance, Ifakara Health Institute, Insecticide Use, Joel Odero, malaria, Mosquitoes, Tanzania, University of Glasgow
(IN BRIEF) Last Friday, NMB Bank Plc celebrated the listing of its dual-currency sustainability bond, named the NMB Jamii bond, on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE). The bond, showcased on the Luxembourg Green Exchange (LGX), raised approximately USD 157 million … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Tanzanian leatherworkers from the Bulawayo Leather Cluster showcased their craftsmanship and commitment to business development at the 2023 BIO Africa Convention, a premier event for innovation and scientific advancement in Africa. The Bulawayo Leather Cluster, supported by Solidaridad’s … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) In Tanzania, where over 40 million people reside in rural areas with limited access to healthcare, Vodafone’s m-mama initiative is making a significant impact by providing affordable emergency transport services for expectant mothers in need. The challenges of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Non Profit, Society, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged Healthcare, m-mama, partnership, society, sustainability, Tanzania, vodafone, Zanzibar
(IN BRIEF) Vodafone Foundation has expanded the m-mama maternal and newborn emergency transport system to Kenya with a $14 million investment. The collaborative effort between Vodafone Foundation, the Kenyan Government, USAID, Safaricom, and M-Pesa Foundation aims to improve maternal and … Read the full press release
Launched on 6 March 2007, originally as an idea part-funded by the UK Department for International Development in partnership with Vodafone, M-Pesa – Africa’s first mobile payments service – has been a major driver of financial inclusion, and now has … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, News, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged Democratic Republic of Congo, EGYPT, fintech, GHANA, Kenya, Lesotho, M-Pesa, M-Pesa Super App, mobile money service, money transfers, Mozambique, Nick Read, Safaricom, Tanzania, Vodacom, vodafone
(PRESS RELEASE) BERKSHIRE, 2-Feb-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Vodafone announces that a project run by the Vodacom Tanzania Foundation and the World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) plans to improve the lives of around 12 million people in Tanzania (20% of the population) … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, News, Non Profit, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged biodiversity, climate change, conservation initiative, desertification, Dodoma Region, droughts, ecosystem, global warming, Ismani Nsamila, reforestation, reforestation programme, Tanzania, Vodacom Tanzania Foundation, World Wildlife Foundation, WWF, ‘Greening Dodoma’
(PRESS RELEASE) UTRECHT, Netherlands, 2-Jan-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Solidaridad announces cooperation with Dutch-based gold company Aunexum Precious Metals Group on artisanal and small-scale (ASM) gold mining. The investment will look into suitable methods for mercury-free gold mining in Ghana and … Read the full press release
Posted in Industrial, Investment, Metals and Minerals, Netherlands, News, Society
Tagged ASM gold mines, ASM gold mining, Aunexum Precious Metals Group, female miners, GHANA, gold, gold mining, Golden Line programme, Healthy Entrepreneurs, Heske Verburg, mercury-free gold mining, mining, responsible gold, Simavi, Solidaridad, Stephen Kithuka, Tanzania, Vincent Kersten
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