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Skills Development in Africa: How Wide is the Skills Gap?

Transformify

70% of Africa’s population is under the age of 25 shaping one of the largest untapped talent pools in the world. What are the drivers behind these figures and why Africa is so polarized when it comes to skills development and unemployment rates? Kenya: Youth Fund Targets Young People in Business Start-Up Loans Plan.

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Paul Herdsman Of NICE Global: The Benefits Of Utilizing Nearshore Outsourcing For Your Business

YoungUpstarts

Everything from customer service, technical support, to back office operations are able to be outsourced as a way to reduce costs, keep up with the evolving consumer expectations, and drive a faster return on investment. Here are four major reasons why nearshore is often a solution that provides the best of both worlds: Cost Effectiveness.

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[INTERVIEW] David Mimran, Director Of The Mimran Group

YoungUpstarts

For the most part, African farmers currently import fertilizer at great cost, putting them at a competitive disadvantage to farmers in Latin America and Asia. And, because Africa has vast nitrogen, phosphate, and potash deposits , this cost is unnecessary. You’re involved in another big project in West Africa.

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There’s Something Abuzz With GoodBuzz

YoungUpstarts

Africa is not known to generate many technology talents – the country is far more prolific in its music, sport and art – but here’s one young African who intends to buck the trend. Mawuna Koutonin was born in a small village in Togo, West Africa to a father of 36 children. Peer-To-Peer Referral Network.

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CRISPR advances Sickle Cell disease treatment

ReadWriteStart

Cost and accessibility of the CRISPR treatment However, the cutting-edge treatment carries a substantial cost of $2 to $3 million. Additionally, Vertex has not expressed intentions to provide the therapy in Africa, where sickle-cell disease is most widespread and continues to take the lives of children.

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The Midas List Then and Now

View from Seed

One of the weaknesses of the Midas list methodology (so I’ve heard) is that it under-emphasizes the impact of one’s cost basis and ownership relative to fund size. This number is probably low vs the reality of actual performance. I think we’ll also see continued diversity from a geographic and demographic standpoint.

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When Third is First

thebarefootvc

The ingenuity of a rural farmer in Africa is on par with some of the greatest innovation I’ve seen in the heart of Silicon Valley, particularly in light of the lack of “formal” training and mentorship many of us experience in the developed world. Telemedicine: The United States and much of Europe has over 2 doctors/1000 people.

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