PLUS: Covid-19 updates you may have missed; ANDE invests $1.2m in women-led businesses; Africa’s Novastar Ventures raises $108m; Acumen backs Peruvian edtech platform, and more.
UPDATED 15 MAY A list of funding for social enterprises and other social sector organisations throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. We'll add to this as new funding is confirmed.
SNAPSHOTS FROM ADDIS Maisha Technologies has won the respect of major funders and potential clients. It’s now set to become the first company to manufacture drones inside Ethiopia – but it’s a long, and occasionally turbulent, journey to get there.
The mighty Gates Foundation commits $80m to close the gender data gap, Scottish social entrepreneurs are given a start-up boost and the role of Islamic Social Finance in dealing with critical social issues is highlighted in Istanbul.
