Africa: World Refugee Day: Energising Potential – £270,000 Awarded to Refugee Entrepreneurs in Africa

Africa: World Refugee Day: Energising Potential – £270,000 Awarded to Refugee Entrepreneurs in Africa

On World Refugee Day, climate solutions charity Ashden has announced grants totalling £270,000 (US$365,000) for refugee entrepreneurs bringing affordable, low carbon technologies to their communities in three countries in Africa. Ashden’s grants and technical assistance will boost the growth of 18 refugee-led social enterprises in Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia – innovators who are already driving…

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Africa: Mexico, Spain, East Africa, Awarded for Their Ecosystem Restoration Programs

Africa: Mexico, Spain, East Africa, Awarded for Their Ecosystem Restoration Programs

Nice — At the 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) recognized three countries and regions for their large-scale programs to restore their native ecosystems. Mexico, Spain, and East Africa are the first three regions named as World Restoration Flagships. They have been…

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