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  Financial Inclusion Challenge Award 2023 Application Deadline:  May 9, 2023. Over 1.8 billion adults are still unbanked or poorly served by existing financial products and services, leaving them unable to pursue economic opportunities, vulnerable to shocks, and at risk of permanent debt or even modern slavery. While the number of people with formal accounts has increased, with mobile phones as a key enabler, innovation is still needed to give underserved or excluded populations the ability to safely transfer and save funds, borrow money, and manage risks with insurance, both for individuals and for their micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). The drivers of financial exclusion include lack of access to the internet and financial service agents, unclear explanations of product offerings, lack of formal ID, and discrimination, particularly against women, ethnic minorities, people of color, persons with disabilities, displaced communities, and low-income pop...

  Call for Contribution to ZNotes: Create Notes and Resources for Millions of Students Globally ZNotes is the ultimate exam revision platform, making education accessible to all by harnessing student power – for students, by students. They have been able to support more than 2.5 million students and educators globally and their website has had over 20 million total hits. Over this time, more than 50 contributors globally have come to support a plethora of subjects and create more than 100 resources! ZNotes is supporting SDG goal number 4: Ensure inclusive and quality education for all and promote lifelong learning. ZNotes also supports 4,500 users on their Discord community, where they are able to encourage peer-to-peer learning. Currently supporting IGCSE, A-Level, SAT, and IB boards, they are glad to expand into new examination boards and levels to support more students. Their notes strike a balance between concise (and detail) and comprehensive for last-minute revision....