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More than 50% of women in the world don’t have access to work.
Differences between men and women isn’t a new topic when it comes to inequalities in the world. Access to work, education, the gender pay-gap and also violence (especially sexual) are all factors we need to take into consideration before reaching ...
le 07/05/2018 par Solylend
Africa, the continent of smartphones
Since 2010, there has been a digital turning point for Africa. In fact, according to a report carried out by GSMA (Global System for Mobile Communication: a grouping of operators around the world and companies concerning the mobile sector). 46% of...
le 19/03/2018 par Solylend
Global access to water: the time is now to act
The UN's World Water Report of 2017 states that 80% of used water is disposed of without any treatment without considering the consequences on the ecosystem and the fact that it's a waste of vital resources. It's estimated that 2.6 million people ...
le 06/09/2017 par Solylend
Agriculture begins its digital transformation
When one speaks of digitalisation, one's mind turns directly to large companies that have decided to master new technologies and to innovate to become more performing. However, it's very much obvious that in this day and age the digital transforma...
le 29/08/2017 par Solylend
Can crowdfunding help scale up solar power for Africa’s poor?
Article initially posted on ArabNews.comNAIROBI: When Ronald Van Harten arrived in Kenya from the Netherlands in 2015, he was determined to invest in solar-powered equipment for homes across Africa, make a profit and help the rural poor get energy...
le 09/08/2017 par Solylend
233 thank yous!
After 45 days of fast-paced collection, the Moon campaign has made its verdict: more than 100,000 euros collected, a record amount and new projects on their way.
What an excellent beginning! Our first project: Moon, carried out by Sunna Desig...
le 26/07/2017 par Solylend
Crowdlending, what is it exactly?
In the crowdfunding sector, a new niche has grown these past couple of years: crowdlending. This concept is what Solylend is based around. But to make sure it's completely understood, we should explain it to you.
Context of participative financi...
le 01/07/2017 par Solylend
Providing electricity to Africa is possible!
Access to energy is a major developmental problem in African countries, however solutions do exist. When innovation facilitates electrification.
Providing electricity to Africa is one of the greatest challenges of this century. Even if this pr...
le 08/06/2017 par Solylend
Savings and Lending with Solylend
Discover everything that needs to be known about solidarity lending and how your savings could benefit people's development.
In France, according to INSEE, household savings in “cash and deposit” financial assets amounts to 1379 billion euros. ...
le 23/05/2017 par Solylend