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Electricity Access in Africa: Why a Green Energy Innovation Competition?
This report explores the challenges and opportunities surrounding accessible energy in Africa, emph
asizing sustainable solutions that drive progress and prosperity.
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Milken-Motsepe Innovation Prize in AgriTech
The Milken-Motsepe Innovation Prize Program is a series of multi-year, multimillion-dollar prize c
ompetitions for technological solutions that accelerate progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with a spotlight on Africa.
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Winners of the Milken-Motsepe Prize in Green Energy Announced During Opening Session of Milken Institute Global Conference
Prize program awards Aftrak the $1 million Grand Prize to advance green energy in Africa; OMNIVAT aw
arded runner-up prize of $250,000
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The Role of Philanthropy in Supporting Partnerships and Organizations Combatting COVID-19
Peter Laugharn,
It is our collective responsibility in philanthropy to continue to stay vigilant an
d learn from our experiences in real time as we all address this challenge together, both locally and abroad.
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Stepping Off the Sidelines to Build Back Better
The confluence of crises spurred by the spread of COVID-19 and concurrent social upheavals demanding
racial justice present a wealth of opportunity for philanthropists to rethink their current strategies and create enduring change., Explore issues that are being deeply felt by the most vulnerable in society. You will often find that’s where the need is greatest., On the one hand, this matches with past trends.
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Longevity and Philanthropy: Wallis Annenberg GenSpace on Reimagining Aging
The writer Martha Beck once said this of growing old: “Everybody has to do it, but I always believed
an exception would be made in my case.”, We have to start seeing and valuing older people as the very embodiment of the strength, wisdom, and spirit of society.
, The simple fact is that aging is a cultural and social phenomenon as much as it is a biological one. But unlike those societies that actually revere the elderly for their experience and wisdom, our American culture too often regards them with pity.
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Creating Food Systems Change Through an Impact Campaign for a Documentary Film
Iowa is the equivalent of the 10th most populous country in the world in terms of the amount of feca
l waste produced. How is this possible, when the human population is only around 3 million?
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Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s: A Collaborative Model for Accelerating Biomedical Research
Around the globe, biomedical research has advanced dramatically since the end of the Second World Wa
r when government support for basic science in the US began.
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Mental Wellness: A Key to More Prosperous Communities
If we want to create a prosperous future, we need to invest in our young people—not just in their ac
ademic success, financial literacy, or physical health but also in their mental and emotional wellness.
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Businesses Can be Financially Successful While Also Doing Good
I appreciate that there are a variety of ways to view prosperity and that it has different meanings
to different people.
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Announcing the Milken-Motsepe Prize in FinTech
Accessible, tech-forward digital solutions are key to fostering financial inclusion. The Milken In
stitute and the Motsepe Foundation are proud to announce the Milken-Motsepe Prize in FinTech.
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