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Two New Global Businesses Commit to Reaching Nearly 160,000 Women Workers in Global Supply Chains with Essential Health Care

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Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Health education, Reproductive health, Mental health, Telehealth, United Nations Foundation, Jalan, APPL, Workforce, United Nations, Tata Coffee, Violence, Health, Kenya Tea Development Agency, COVID-19, First Nations in Ontario, Farmer, Goal, Empowerment, Education, GBV, Woman, Policy, Private, Face, School-related gender-based violence in Vietnam, Anemia, Sustainability, Maternal health, Birth control, Pharmaceutical industry, Agriculture

"The COVID-19 pandemic continues to lay bare how essential access to quality health care is for all people to thrive," said Seema Jalan, Executive Director of the Universal Access Project.

Key Points: 
  • "The COVID-19 pandemic continues to lay bare how essential access to quality health care is for all people to thrive," said Seema Jalan, Executive Director of the Universal Access Project.
  • "I'm encouraged to see even more companies stepping up to meet women workers where they are in the workplace with health care information and services, even in the midst of the pandemic that has impacted so many industries.
  • Women make up the backbone of global supply chains, and our health and rights are essential in rebuilding a post-pandemic world."
  • The United Nations Foundation's Universal Access Project is leading the Private Sector Action for Women's Health and Empowerment initiative to work with companies that have large global supply chains employing millions of women workers to improve the health and well-being of their workers.

GBV Invests $2,000,000 in Mobility Insight, an Israel Innovation Company, Using ML and AI to Help American Cities Combat Increasing Traffic Congestion and Improve Pedestrian Safety

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Wednesday, September 8, 2021
Banking, Networks, Professional Services, Internet, Hardware, Technology, Public Policy, Security, Other Transport, Transport, Finance, Other Technology, Public Policy, Government, Global Blockchain Ventures Fund, LP, Mobility Insight Ltd., GLOBAL BLOCKCHAIN VENTURES FUND, LP, MOBILITY INSIGHT LTD.

I first met Mobi in Tel Aviv during Florida Governor DeSantis economic-development mission to Israel.

Key Points: 
  • I first met Mobi in Tel Aviv during Florida Governor DeSantis economic-development mission to Israel.
  • GBV is excited to support Mobi and its mission to revolutionize road network demand management and help cities move swiftly toward smart & sustainable mobility.
  • Mobility situational awareness, real time actionable insights and adaptive traffic network management provide the smart city key to unlock the grid.
  • "Mobi's Traffic Management as a Service (TMaaS) solution orchestrates all the tools that are needed for the full cycle of traffic management.

HTC-Backed VR Metaverse Highstreet Raises $5M in Its Latest Funding Round

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Wednesday, August 18, 2021
Bitcoin, HTC, Friends, Non-fungible token, Community, GBV, Unity, Blockchain, VR, Fourth Industrial Revolution, Attention, Commerce, CEO, Virtual reality, Sundance, NFT, Decentralized finance, Veteran, Cryptocurrency, Video game console

Mobile and browser companion apps will be released in the market sooner, allowing users to access the metaverse anywhere.

Key Points: 
  • Mobile and browser companion apps will be released in the market sooner, allowing users to access the metaverse anywhere.
  • A key feature is Highstreet Market at the center of Highstreet City, which is a marketplace for redeemable limited-edition products, with every item having a physical equivalent.
  • Highstreet Market's StreetSmart bonding curves ensure liquidity for the buyer at all times by using a smart contract vault.
  • Founded in 2015 by Travis Wu and Jenny Guo, Highstreet is a commerce-centric metaverse accessible on browsers and native PC VR.

Government of Canada launches Gender-Based Violence Knowledge Centre and announces critical research funding

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Monday, December 10, 2018
GBV, Violence, Gender violence, Human behavior, Behavior, Psychology

That is why the Government of Canada is taking action to prevent and address gender-based violence (GBV).

Key Points: 
  • That is why the Government of Canada is taking action to prevent and address gender-based violence (GBV).
  • "The Gender-Based Violence Knowledge Centre is an important part of the first-ever federal Strategy to Prevent and Address Gender-Based Violence, and will be a critical platform to connect service providers, community organizations, academics, governments, and survivors.
  • The new Call for Proposals will also help provide much-needed data and research that will fill gaps in knowledge to help eliminate gender-based violence across Canada.
  • The GBV Knowledge Centre is responsible for coordination, compilation of data and research, reporting, and knowledge mobilization.