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Across Africa, young people are using digital tools to turn creative skills into real careers. In music, design, gaming, and storytelling, they're finding new ways to reach audiences, earn income, and build livelihoods that reflect their talent. Jobtech Alliance has launched the Digital Creative Industry Sector Scan (2025), mapping over 60 platforms across Kenya, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Senegal, and Uganda that are redefining how digital platforms create work opportunities for Africa's creators. The scan highlights how these platforms are helping creators own their work, use AI responsibly, and build inclusive, sustainable income pathways in one of the continent's most dynamic sectors. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dKuWkBfb

🚀 Just launched: New gender brief on innovating and investing at the gender–climate nexus in Africa. Women are helping design and deliver the climate solutions of the future, and their inclusion can transform entire markets. When women's perspectives shape design, distribution, and investment decisions, climate solutions become more relevant, more widely adopted, and more sustainable. This brief captures that opportunity. It explores how women are already participating across climate value chains and outlines how funders, policymakers, accelerators, and ecosystem actors can build inclusive and resilient climate markets. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/dAMJCgFh 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒂 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝑩𝑭𝑨 𝑮𝒍𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒍, 𝑪𝒂𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒚𝒔𝒕 𝑭𝒖𝒏𝒅, 𝑭𝑺𝑫 𝑨𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂, 𝑼𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝑫𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑶𝒓𝒈𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒛𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 (𝑼𝑵𝑰𝑫𝑶) 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑮𝒍𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒍 𝑬𝒏𝒗𝒊𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑭𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 (𝑮𝑬𝑭). FSD Africa | UNIDO Climate Tech Innovation | UNIDO | Global Environment Facility | KawiSafi Ventures | Altree Capital | MCE Social Capital | Agro Supply | MazaoHub | Medikea | Keep IT Cool | Earthshot Prize Winner 24 | Bekia inc | Farm to Feed | Maelis Carraro | Eleonora G. | Juliet Munro | Maureen K. | Phoebe K. | Wanjiku Ngunjiri (Ph.D)

𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚! The TECA Heat Action Wave (THAW) is now open for nominations across three venture types, each designed to accelerate traction, growth, and investor readiness in Nigeria’s heat and climate resilience space. 1️⃣ Early-Stage Ventures – With prototypes and early traction 2️⃣ Concept-to-Prototype – Turning ideas into working models 3️⃣ Tech Transfer Ventures – Proven solutions from other markets ready to localize and scale in Nigeria Selected ventures will receive seed investment, access to targeted growth-focused support, and expert guidance to strengthen market and investor readiness. If you know entrepreneurs or small businesses developing impactful solutions across: 🏥 Health Services | 👷 Worker Tech & Safety | 🌾 Food Systems | 🏘️ Housing & Infrastructure | ⚡ Energy Systems 🗓️ Nominate a venture by 30th October 2025 https://lnkd.in/dTtpApPN #TECA #THAW #HeatResilience #ClimateResilience #Nigeria #ClimateTech #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #ImpactInvestment #Sustainability #ClimateAction

As digital transformation accelerates across Africa's financial sector, the question isn't just how fast we can innovate, but how we ensure innovation remains inclusive. At this week's SAM 2025, our Director of Advisory, Africa, Shirley Mburu, will join other industry leaders on a panel, “Balancing Innovation & Inclusion: Staying Competitive Without Losing the Human Touch,” to explore how inclusive finance actors can stay competitive while keeping people at the center of digital transformation. Drawing on BFA Global's experience supporting innovators, regulators, and investors across Africa and Asia, Shirley will share insights on how to blend technology and trust, ensuring digital solutions grow with people, not ahead of them. 📅 Wednesday, October 15 | 11:15 AM – 12:30 PM (EAT) 📍 Amphitheatre, Second Floor If you're attending #SAM2025, don’t miss this session and be sure to connect with Shirley to learn more about BFA Global's work advancing inclusive digital economies. ADA asbl

For millions of gig workers across India, a single accident can mean days without income and repair costs that strain already tight budgets. Insurance isn't a luxury; it's a lifeline that protects their ability to work and earn. Yet, for many, access to meaningful coverage remains out of reach. To address this, BFA Global, in partnership with Entitled Solutions, conducted research with gig drivers, platforms, and insurers to understand the barriers they face, from low awareness and affordability challenges to rigid payment structures and mistrust. Based on these insights, we're developing a commercial motor vehicle insurance blueprint that focuses on solutions that are inclusive, practical, and aligned with the realities of gig work. Learn more about our findings and how inclusive insurance can protect livelihoods and strengthen resilience for India's growing gig workforce: https://lnkd.in/dQvJfVuP Priyanka Kapoor Ambika Chopra Anshul Khurana Arpan Jain

𝐁𝐅𝐀 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐲𝐚 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬 10! Yesterday, the BFA Global Kenya team came together with partners, stakeholders, alumni, and friends to celebrate ten years of innovation, resilience, and impact. It was a chance to look back on how far we’ve come and chart an inspiring path forward. We also took a moment to welcome our new Managing Director, Prateek Shrivastava, as he leads BFA Global into its next chapter of growth, and to celebrate Amolo Ngweno as she steps into her new role as Chair, continuing to shape our mission and vision. From our beginnings in 2006, when David Porteous founded 𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 to make financial systems more inclusive, our journey has evolved to embrace #climateresilience, #sustainablelivelihoods, and #inclusiveinnovation. Here's to the next decade of inclusive innovation and impact. Learn more about BFA Global: https://bfaglobal.com/

Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and severe, putting small businesses and vulnerable communities at risk. Building resilience requires more than recovery funding. It means providing financial tools that help entrepreneurs prepare, adapt, and rebuild quickly. At Climate Week NYC 2025, our CEO, Amolo Ngweno, joined leaders from PayPal, Women's World Banking, The Aspen Institute Financial Security Program, and Mercy Corps Ventures to discuss how inclusive finance can strengthen small business resilience in the face of climate shocks. This blog highlights key insights from the panel, including how financial innovation, collaboration, and tailored solutions can help small enterprises recover faster and emerge stronger after disasters. Read more: https://lnkd.in/etqieFBP Jaxon Love Nelly Ramírez Moncada

Yesterday, our TECA Director, Tyler Ferdinand, attended the Tech for Impact Summit in Tokyo. The summit brought together experts, investors, startups, and changemakers who are using technology to solve humanity's biggest challenges. Participants explored AI-powered health solutions and breakthroughs in biomedical computing, offering valuable insights into how innovation will define the next era of progress. Key takeaways: - The world is shifting toward preventative health systems that prioritize access, early action, and resilience. - Technology acts as an enabler, driving progress across critical areas such as health access, chronic disease management, and infrastructure development. - African markets face similar realities, where resource shortages and fragmented markets create both challenges and opportunities, including telecare and cross-border medical support. For TECA Nigeria's Heat Action Wave, these lessons are especially relevant. Extreme heat is increasingly a health systems challenge, not just an environmental one. By expanding access, strengthening prevention, and enabling early action through technology and shared expertise, we can build heat resilience before crises hit. Learn more about TECA Nigeria: https://lnkd.in/dTtpApPN

Coastal communities across Latin America are on the frontlines of climate change. Innovators are developing solutions that restore ecosystems and create sustainable livelihoods. Through TECA México, BFA Global supports startups and advanced ideas that create positive social and environmental impact in marine and coastal ecosystems in Mexico, driving a more resilient and sustainable blue economy. This October 8, our Senior Climate, Ecosystem and Innovation Architect, Nelly Ramírez Moncada, will speak at the Institute of the Americas Annual Meeting to share more about TECA México, the program’s outcomes, and what’s next for the blue and green economies in Latin America. Learn more about TECA México: https://lnkd.in/dBswkYcf

Happening today! 🚀 Attending the Delta40 Venture Studio x BESTSELLER FOUNDATION Circular Economy Scale Summit? Our Senior Venture Builder, Mide Alonge, MSc MA, will be joining a fireside chat on the Intersection of AI & Climate, exploring how frontier technologies can drive scalable climate solutions across Africa. If you're there, be sure to connect with him!