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Vol. 1 · Issue 1

Education / Southern Africa

A Seat at the Table

Nine of sixteen Southern African countries now have more girls than boys enrolled in secondary school. That sounds like a victory, until you look at what happens next. Enrollment is not the same as staying.

Source
World Bank WDI
Date range
2000–2020
Parameters
16 Southern African countries

By Charlene Muchechesi

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Secondary enrollment

9/16

countries where girls outnumber boys

Girls leadBoys lead

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Story 02 / Business New

I Never Saw It Coming

We never believe someone who says they didn't see the breakup coming. The signs were there: long silences, short replies, missing effort. Businesses lose customers the same way. The pattern is always there. They just aren't paying attention.

Source
IBM Telco Churn
Date range
Not specified
Parameters
Target: churn status
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Story 03 / Finance Planned

Credit Without History

Millions of Zimbabweans have never had a bank account. That doesn't mean they don't have a financial life; it means the system wasn't designed to see it. What if we built a credit model that actually could?

Source
Zimbabwe public data
Date range
Not yet selected
Parameters
Not yet set
In development

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The most interesting stories are hiding in datasets everyone can access. They need the right question and someone willing to look.

We use public data, frame it around compelling questions, and tell stories that go beyond the model.

Built by Charlene Muchechesi · Harare, Zimbabwe · LinkedIn