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    It feels like 2024 is going to be an unstable and volatile year

    Every January, the Shared Value and Impact (SVI) team at Genesis Analytics predicts ESG and public policy trends for the coming year. These predictions are based on what we see in global trends as they are relevant to African businesses and governments in the year ahead. Here are our predictions for 2024 ...

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    Navigating a Just Transition

    The landmark COP28 agreement to set up the $700 million Loss and Damage Fund is a clear (if belated and insufficient) acknowledgment of the catastrophic physical and social risks facing developing countries. CFE has been working for years to help governments and partners quantify risks, cost solutions, weave these challenges into policy, prioritise interventions and mobilise resources to fund the most essential activities. 

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    Keeping track of the climate crisis

    Current global efforts to alleviate the climate crisis are way off track, and no one faces more risk than vulnerable communities in developing countries who bear the brunt of rising global temperatures. Enhancing climate action efforts has never been more important.

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    Strengthening NDCs for Climate Action

    COP28 is happening right now in Dubai, bringing the world together to address one of the most pressing challenges of our time: climate change. The Conference of the Parties (COP) that are signatory to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is where governments and partners gather to negotiate and collaborate on climate policies, strategies and actions such as their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).

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    The other side of effectiveness

    As an emerging evaluator who works on financial education (or financial literacy) programme evaluations, Bonga Khoza has often been left with a question mark about whether or not a programme has been effective

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    Don't lose sight of dreams in the unemployment crisis

    “What do you want to be when you grow up?” seems to have been relegated to the backseat and the prevailing narrative is to “get young people into employment, any employment as long as they are employed”. This approach disregards the dreams and aspirations of young people, pushing them into jobs that may not align with what gives them personal fulfilment.

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    Airbnb doubles its contribution to GDP in SA

    Read Genesis’ highly anticipated economic impact report on Airbnb’s operations in South Africa. Led by our teams in Shared Value and Impact and the Centre of Digital Excellence, this independent report estimates Airbnb's significant contribution to the economy and describes the ongoing achievement of more inclusive tourism.

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    Value of digital tools and solutions for hybrid work

    Now more than ever we are witnessing the power of digital solutions to enrich our work, and I for one am leaning into these exciting new times! As a fully remote worker, I rely heavily on digital tools to interact with my team daily. I have come to appreciate the value of digital tools and solutions, firstly, for making me a better monitoring and evaluation (M&E) practitioner, and secondly, for the value-add they bring to the Evaluation for Development (E4D) team at Genesis.

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    What does El Niño have to do with mobile money payments?

    Scientists are increasingly confident that they can predict the global impact of the El Niño weather phenomenon – and for African countries the projections are not good.

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    The transformative potential of XR technologies

    Extended reality technology (XR) and the metaverse could reshape how we interact, learn, work and create. But what are the implications of this technology for Africa?

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    How green is your bank’s landing page?

    Most South Africans would agree that the most important challenge facing the country is the level of load shedding/power outages. When those same South Africans are asked why they have not implemented their own electricity solutions the answer is invariably cost.

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    Many places where a learning partner can be beneficial

    Organisations and donor programmes are often caught up in achieving their goals and forget the invaluable benefits of pausing to reflect on what is or what is not working, and making use of the data from Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) activities to guide implementation. In other cases, foundations or donors have a portfolio of grantees and do not take the opportunity to deliberately reflect and synthesise learnings across their portfolio. This is where a Learning Partner can be beneficial.

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