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7 Exclusive Episodes of the African Tech Roundup Podcast
Check out the exclusive 7-part mini-series of the African Tech Roundup podcast, recorded during SPARK’s annual IGNITE conference. 1. Alexander Betts, Professor of Forced Migration and…
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5 Short Courses turning Syrian Youth into Agronomists
Before the conflict, the agricultural sector accounted for 18% of Syria’s GDP, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. However, since 2015 the…
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5 opportunities for graduates in the Middle East
Youth unemployment in the Middle East is at 21% according to the World Bank; the highest rate in the world. The Syrian crisis has exacerbated…
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What SPARKed us? Looking back over 25 years
In 1994, war was raging in southeastern Europe. Yet as Serbian and Croatian occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entered its second year, the stories of…
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“I am a Muslim, am I an extremist?” – Kurdish youth reinventing the narrative
“For years we’ve had ISIS and many people joined [ISIS] because of not having a job”. Sarab Attar is a 19 year old Mechanical Engineering…
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What is the latest agri-tech that over 7000 farmers in Rwanda are using?
With around 72% of Rwanda’s population engaged in agriculture, it is the landlocked country’s main economic generator. However, for smallholder Irish Potato farmers, financial services…