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COVID-19 has put a strain on the systems that sustain livelihoods across Africa: The World Bank estimates that the pandemic will push an additional 30 million people in sub-Saharan African into extreme poverty. Millions of people lost their jobs, including more than 30% of employees in Kenya and Ghana. The resulting supply chain disruptions and…

Today, adelphi announced the winners of the Green Entrepreneurship Awards 2023. The awards scheme, a flagship event of adelphi’s Green Entrepreneurship programme, aims to recognise and celebrate the most innovative and promising eco-inclusive and circular enterprises in developing and emerging economies. The winners and runners-up, who hail from five countries across Africa and Asia, showcased…

My story began a few years ago when I was expecting my second child. I thoroughly enjoyed my demanding job as an international film producer and cast director. I was ecstatic after I got my second-born but my joy was soon replaced with frustration and despair. I had very little milk, so the baby cried…

Kenyan woman’s natural remedies company hopes to parlay prize into partnership with Chinese firm Botanical Treasures, run by a woman entrepreneur, is among 25 winners of a United Nations sponsored program known as SEED. The program recognizes small and medium-sized entrepreneurs whose innovations promote a green economy in developing nations. Now the herbal enterprise, which…