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Oct 10 2023October 10, 2023

Climate crisis costing $16m an hour in extreme weather damage, study estimates

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Climate Change, Efforts, Pollution, Save Earth / By SLSV / October 10, 2023 October 10, 2023

Analysis shows at least $2.8tn in damage from 2000 to 2019 through worsened storms, floods and heatwaves The damage caused by the climate crisis through extreme weather has cost $16m (£13m) an hour for the past 20 years, according to a new estimate. Storms, floods, heatwaves and droughts have taken many lives and destroyed swathes …

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MTN Uganda CEO Sylvia Mulinge (centre) taking the lead in the AWE project

Oct 9 2023October 9, 2023

9 corporate firms team up to uplift women-led enterprises

1 Comment / ChangeMaker, Efforts, purpose, Women Empowerment / By SLSV / October 9, 2023 October 9, 2023

Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | MTN Uganda together with several corporate entities is participating in a new programme – Advancing Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) aimed at supporting formal women-led enterprises to thrive. The AWE project aspires to usher in a new era of improved business ownership, enriched diversity, and enhanced equality in the supply chain. It …

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Oct 5 2023October 5, 2023

National Women’s Enterprise Day: Encouraging entrepreneurship

2 Comments / ChangeMaker, Efforts, purpose, Women Empowerment / By SLSV / October 5, 2023 October 5, 2023

Breege Cosgrave, head of enterprise at the Wexford LEO, said that NWED 2023 is not just for women who own their own business, but also for those who want to. It is no secret that women around the world are underrepresented in business and entrepreneurship. And while a lot of progress has been made in …

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Oct 4 2023October 4, 2023

A New Start Choir to offer fun, music and community for Emporians of all abilities

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, DifferentlyAbled, Efforts, purpose / By SLSV / October 4, 2023 October 4, 2023

A choir welcoming teens and adults of all abilities is coming to Emporia. The A New Start Choir is “a choir for those that are differently abled and their allies,” founder Lydia Scott and director Anna Ryan said. Scott, the brains behind the new choir, said she wanted to create a space where people of …

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Oct 3 2023October 3, 2023

How Boundless Futures Foundation Is Empowering Women Entrepreneurs

2 Comments / ChangeMaker, Education, Efforts, purpose, Women Empowerment / By SLSV / October 3, 2023 October 3, 2023

The world of entrepreneurship is undergoing a welcome revolution thanks to a record number of women starting businesses. According to recent statistics, 50 percent of new companies are led by women, who show their skills and leadership abilities in unprecedented ways. The number of women-owned businesses has increased globally by 114% since the early 2000s, yet there …

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