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Oikocredit investing for development zone
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Up to £4.8tn will be needed every year to achieve the sustainable development goals on infrastructure, clean energy, water, sanitation and agriculture. Governments alone won’t be able to handle this
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Much needed financing is helping communities in Africa, Latin America, India and Papua New Guinea harness the available power of the sun
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Living in rural Africa often means intermittent electricity supply, or none at all. With the help of Oikocredit, BBOXX has brought 65,000 affordable solar energy units to those in developing countries
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Over the past decade, the effects of climate change have exacerbated the hardships of alpaca farmers in the upper Andes. Many now rely on being a member of a cooperative for support
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Honduran coffee farmers are battling leaf rust and chronic drought, but being part of a co-operative provides much needed support
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In 2013, Typhoon Haiyan wiped out banana harvests and flattened trees in just two hours. Today, vulnerable communities are more prepared for such events