Tag #Social Entrepreneurship

elmundo.es
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Low-Cost Incubators Save Premature Babies in Developing Countries

Spanish engineer Pablo Sánchez Bergasa's ONG, Medicina Abierta al Mundo, uses open-source, low-cost (€350) In3bator incubators to reduce premature infant mortality in developing nations, reaching 30 countries including Ukraine and Nepal, with plans to expand to Palestine.

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Good Health and Well-being
forbes.com
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Childcare Costs Curb Women's Social Entrepreneurship

A King's College London study found women are three times more likely to start socially responsible businesses but face significant obstacles in their late 30s and early 40s due to childcare and eldercare, impacting the $2 trillion social enterprise sector.

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44% Bias Score

Gender Equality
pda.kp.ru
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Record 12,114 Social Entrepreneurs Registered in Russia

Russia's social entrepreneurship register reached 12,114 companies in December 2023, a record high showing an 11.7% increase year-over-year; Moscow Oblast leads with 1137 registered businesses, while regional disparities highlight the need for broader support and promotion.

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Reduced Inequality
cnn.com
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Soma Bags: Solar Backpacks Illuminate Education in Rural Tanzania

Innocent James' Soma Bags company in Tanzania sells 36,000 solar-powered backpacks annually, providing affordable light for children to read at night, replacing kerosene lamps and improving education in areas with limited electricity.

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44% Bias Score

Quality Education
noordhollandsdagblad.nl
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TommyTomato Expands Nationwide, Providing Healthy School Lunches and Employment

TommyTomato, founded in Haarlem during the COVID-19 pandemic, provides healthy, affordable vegetable lunches to 16,000 elementary school children in Eindhoven, aiming to expand nationwide and integrate food education into the school curriculum, employing individuals distanced from the labor market.

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44% Bias Score

Zero Hunger
jpost.com
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Tel Aviv Cafe Employs Displaced Israelis, Honors Victims of October 2023 Attacks

Cafe Otef-Re'im, a Tel Aviv cafe staffed by displaced residents from southern Israeli communities targeted in the October 2023 Hamas attacks, sells regional products and provides a sense of community and economic recovery for its employees, many of whom lost family members.

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40% Bias Score

No Poverty