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How virtual and augmented reality could provide an empathy tool to disguise victims of CSRV and increase levels of justice

This could protect identities by replacing blurred faces with life-like avatars. The possibilities are broad. And these strands could all pull together to shift the power balance and offer victims a genuinely safe and possible route to justice.

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With the right data, could remote cocoa farmers in Colombia access international markets and pioneer a new way to protect the country’s rainforests?

Coca, the leaf needed to make the illegal drug cocaine, can be grown easily in most regions of Colombia. Crops like corn, soybeans and most kinds of coffee need regular sunlight, but coca is capable of thriving in the shade - but so is cocoa.

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Could we use digital remittances to upend the way we think about informal business support in Southern Africa – and let businesses themselves decide what they need?

By his own admission, Matthew MacDevette began his career in the investment space thinking that finance was “a little bit evil”. Then he began working on how to get private investors into risky and impactful sectors in Africa. He began to warm to the topic.

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