Risky Business Sense


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Commercial investors are reluctant to invest in early-stage innovations and entrepreneurships in Africa. Why? Because they’re considered too risky. But this particular grant-maker is stepping ...

Success story: How iCow scaled and scaled


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Three years ago the Indigo Trust came in as sole funder of Kenyan farming SMS service, iCow. The trust ended up awarding £87 782 in ...

Solving local problems with local solutions (#1)


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Drones. Grain silos. Biogas. These Kenyan innovations are having great impact both on the ground and in the air. They work because they find answers ...

Solving local problems with local solutions (#2)


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Community silos benefit farmers and food security The East African Grain Council recently announced that post-harvest losses in the region are estimated at Ksh 134.4 ...

Solving local problems with local solutions (#3)


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Local journalists use drones to elevate African news Some call them Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), others prefer Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), but we’ll just call ...

What do civil society activist do – and not do?


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Civil society activists in Johannesburg are usually associated with protest marches, T-shirts with cool slogans, and Braamfontein. As CEO of the South African Human Rights ...