Devex @ SXSW: These doctors turned entrepreneurs are using tech to transform health
Vitala Global Foundation is a nonprofit organization that works with girls and women to develop digital solutions for stigmatized sexual and reproductive health issues, including abortions.Last week, ...
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Devex @ SXSW: Technology's role in the future of food systems
There’s no question that artificial intelligence will have a massive impact on the future of food systems, but it remains to be seen whether it will address or perpetuate inequities.“I think the quest...
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Devex @ SXSW: How 3 organizations are leveraging technology for a more equitable future
The world needs new approaches, not just more funding, as it faces a financing gap of an estimated $4 trillion annually to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs.“We’re either going to fin...
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Devex @ SXSW: How Emerson Collective prioritizes causes and partners
It’s no surprise that Anne Marie Burgoyne, managing director of Emerson Collective, had a long line of people forming to meet with her following her session at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas Wedn...
14 Mars 202426min
Innovation at SXSW and food as a weapon of war
On this week's episode, we go behind the scenes at SXSW with Devex Executive Editor Kate Warren, who brings us the latest on the innovations in food and agriculture being discussed at the wide-ranging...
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Devex @ SXSW: Comfort Ero on the world's conflicts, and the trends driving them
Next year marks 30 years since the start of the International Crisis Group, which conducts research and analysis to prevent and resolve global conflict. Comfort Ero, president and CEO of Crisis Group,...
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A look at USAID’s spending, and the Africa CDC’s wishlist
This week we published an article on how USAID spent its money last year. We noted that the agency spent $38.1 billion through its assistance and acquisition mechanism in the fiscal year that ended in...
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Leaked trade agreements, and the development organizations to watch
This week Devex published an exclusive story on how Ghana-based NGO Youth Opportunity & Transformation in Africa, or YOTA, is embroiled in a dispute with CARE Ghana over a decision to raise staff sala...
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