@CariCapacity

#BuildingCapacity! Sharing global opportunities & promoting #Entrepreneurship, #Innovation & #Sustainability in the Caribbean & across the Diaspora. #ICT4D

 Washington, DC | Jamaica
CariCapacity.com
Joined June 2019
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"What if we can turn that economic growth into social impact and climate technologies that positively affect our lives and make us money. I think we can. We will. And it's already happening on a massive scale" entrepreneur.com/article/363…

Why Now Is the Time to Invest in Climate Technology

COVID is setting the stage for accelerating ClimateTech startups

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"What is happening is that the best startups around the world will come from anywhere and scale everywhere": @Alex_Lazarow Will #emergingmarkets house the biggest #tech companies in the future? alexlazarow.substack.com/p/t…
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Sign up for the Caribbean Sustainable Investment Forum hosted by @17assetmgmt @SOCAPmarkets. Wednesday November 17th! #Caribbean #SDGs #impinv hopin.to/events/caribbean-su…)
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Join us tomorrow on Zoom as @caribbeanpivot launches their Manifesto of Moonshots woo! #caribbeanpivot #innovation
@caribbeanpivot@caribbeanpivot28 Oct 2020
Join The Pivot Movement as we launch our Manifesto of Moonshots on on Zoom, Friday October 30th, 9am -11am (EDT). CLICK HERE: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi… #caribbeanpivot #ideasearch #thepivotevent #innovation @ccs_accelerator @idb_caribbean @the_idb @singularityu
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Get Smarter About WHat’s Shaping the #Caribbean #Innovation Economy. Next Week, Attend the Virtual Event: DigitalCaribbean- How To Use WHERE and WHO you are to INNOVATE. 2 FIreside Chats 1 WayMakers Panel 1 Entrepreneurs Panel. Register for Free: bit.ly/3mo3RGw
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Entrepreneurs in #LatinAmerica and the #Caribbean routinely lack funding sources to fuel their businesses, but the problem is clearly more acute for females, particularly in #STEM. We talked with @RoblesSusanaro from @IDB_Lab about this issue. nearshoreamericas.com/the-pl…

The Playing Field Still Favors Male Entrepreneurs in the Nearshore: Here's Why

Women entrepreneurs in Latin America face funding barriers in STEM, with 1,148 interviewed revealing gender disparity in access to capital.

nearshoreamericas.com
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Excited to celebrate Women's History Month tomorrow with some amazing Caribbean Women in Tech and Entrepreneurship! bit.ly/2PPL0W6 @goldalee @thekalafleming @TamiDGarcia @tamigarcia Rachel Salomonsen @OxfordEpi #DcTech #womenintech
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We are 10 days away from closing our Call for Solutions. If you're a BlockChain solution provider, this opportunity is for you! Apply now and your projects could be eligible for grant funding up to USD$100,000 #Blockchain #Blockchainforgood #BlockChainCommunity #BlockchainNews
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#PuertoRico is on the front lines of the #ClimateCrisis. In my latest, I look at how emerging resiliency work there could serve as an "incubator" for other vulnerable regions. @ClintonFdn devex.com/news/puerto-rico-e…

Puerto Rico emerges as 'incubator' for disaster preparedness efforts

Puerto Rico has struggled with recovery efforts following Hurricane Maria. But new climate and economic resilience innovations are positioning the island as a testing ground for other disaster-prone...

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"The convergence of transformative technologies presents significant opportunities and challenges for our region to ensure that our people and communities are not excluded from the potential opportunities arising from the jobs of the future". @AmbAPMarks sflcn.com/ambassador-marks-l…

Ambassador Marks laments the Caribbean Region’s underperformance in Technology and Science

Ambassador Audrey Marks has lamented the underperformance of Latin America and the Caribbean in harnessing the power of technology and science

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Some rural farmers are practicing Climate Smart Agriculture through pilot projects undertaken by GRENCODA in Grenada with support from #FAO on rain water harvesting 🇬🇩. More here👉buff.ly/2Sz7JaV #zerohunger @UNBdosandOECS @UNTrinidadTobag @UNGuyana @UNJamaica
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"With new technology available and demand increasing — particularly in the wake of recent hurricanes — the growth of desalination in the Caribbean is expected to accelerate in years to come".
FluenceCorp@FluenceCorp20 Feb 2020
Some naturally arid islands of the Caribbean began using desalination to supplement freshwater supplies almost 100 years ago. Now, tech advances have reduced energy needs, and its use is becoming even more widespread. Learn more. ow.ly/Av0W30qj4pz
Is your company helping move the needle on UN #SDGs in #food & #water, education & health? 🥦🍅🥕💧💧💧 Share your story with 2020 #FTIFCAwards by March 31st wrld.bg/gz2750yrUOv via @IFC_org
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#ThrowbackThursday #TBT Science meets business at Vincent HoSang UWI Venture Competition! Read here: mona.uwi.edu/msbm/news/scien… #MSBM #ForwardThinking #UWIVC2020 #VHEP #UWIVC #Entrepreneurship
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TEN Habitat@TENHabitat13 Feb 2020
The event every Caribbean entrepreneur should attend! Click the link below for the CSS2020 Programme, Speakers, and an awesome deal on Early Bird Tickets caribbeanstartupsummit.com/b… Caribbean Startup Summit TEN Habitat Daniel DeSouza #CSS2020 #CaribbeanStartupSummit #TENhabitat
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#Caribbean #Blockchain Innovators! The @ethereum4impact Decentralized Impact Incubator is a 6-week program to ideate & prototype blockchain solutions related to #climatechange & the #SDGs. The grand prize is $10,000. @Caribbean_Block @farmcredibly bit.ly/3btnwzs
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Calling All Innovators! Enter UNDP's #OceanInnovationChallenge for grants from USD 50,000 - 250,000 to solve marine pollution and help achieve #SDG14! All Caribbean countries are eligible! Click the link to find out more! bit.ly/2tfUdza #lifebelowwater #innovation
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Apply now for #GlobalAmbassadors, a one-of-a-kind training and mentorship opportunity for women SME leaders in climate and sustainability! Applications are accepted through Feb 28 for the NYC program from May 4-8. global-ambassadors.org/stori… @VitalVoices @BofA_News
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DC based Caribbean, Pacific, African Islanders, techies, entrepreneurs & sustainability island professionals! Join @CITECollective & #NetworkofIslandProfessionals Thursday 1/30 at #Castasrumbar in DC for the Islands 2020 New Years Mixer! All are welcome! eventbrite.com/e/islands-hap…
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The @IAFgrassroots call for proposals for the Eastern Caribbean region focusing on disaster mitigation and resilience ends on February 1st! Funding up to $400,000. #Disasterrelief Apply today! iaf.gov/apply-for-grant/
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