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Flour power: Addressing food shortages in Burundi with new businesses
Despite being surrounded by lush farming valleys and lakes full of fish, the commune of Busoni, a northern border district in Burundi, has been recently…
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PROSPECTS for refugee jobs: 250 stakeholders summit on next steps
For refugees living in the hosting countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), getting a job and becoming financially self-sufficient is the key…
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Between wars, rural farmers in Yemen and South Sudan become entrepreneurs
Celebrating 25 Years of SPARK Rural farmers and illiterate people living in fragile or conflict affected regions often bear the brunt of poverty, compared…
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We won! SPARK awarded PIEoneer of the Year
For the third time, international educators and practitioners from different backgrounds, gathered at London’s prestigious Guildhall to attend the global PIEawards hosted by The PIE…
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In Gaza and the West Bank, personal commitment boosts entrepreneurship
Celebrating 25 Years of SPARK “Back in 2008, no one was engaged with entrepreneurship in the Palestinian universities”, recalls Ibrahim Kteish. At the time, Kteish…
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Facing famine: a woman’s mission to bring quality seeds to South Sudan
Across South Sudan, millions of people suffer from food insecurity; some households can only afford one meal a day, some none at all. While much…