Writing for New Media Platforms
Writing and new media:Getting one’s message out there has never been easier than it is today. We can disseminate information…
The cutting edge from CES!
Last weekend, I attended the annual Consumer Electronics(CES) show in Las Vegas. For those that don’t know, this is the…
Theatre as a marketing tool
Theatre presents itself as a powerful and inexpensive platform for any social entrepreneur with an interest in social change through…
We’re creating a “Resources” section
Hello young social entrepreneurs! After a few months of putting mostly written content out through our blog, we have been…
The Value of ‘Microtrends’
Our society is riddled with growing trends that we overlook daily, focusing on larger trends such as Facebook or Twitter….
Tanzania to host Young Global Leaders summit in May 2010
Young Global Leaders (YGL) – a branch of the World Economic Forum – will hold is seventh annual summit in…
YOSEFO: Financial services for Tanzanian entrepreneurs
We’ve talked about Tanzania-based Youth Self Employment Foundation (YOSEFO) here at Vijana FM before, but we just wanted to reiterate…
Simple Mobile Services – Big Impact!
We all know how popular and widespread mobile phones have become in Africa, Tanzania in particular. However innovative mobile services…
Memes and Social Media
On this TED Talk, Alexis Ohanian (filmed November 2009) shows how Internet trends can essentially affect consumer demand. His presentation…
Web Hosting for the Masses – TZ Style
I recently discovered www.tovutiyangu.com by mistake through a random google search. On the surface, it just seems like one more…
Youth Development Network in S. Africa
South Africa’s Youth Development Network (YDN) provides a free flow of information between the public, the youth, and six partner…
Youth Business International
Youth Business International (YBI) – founded in 2000 and one of 20 not-for-profit organizations whose president is the Prince of…
iA: Information Architecture
Web design firm iA (or Information Architecture) is using some innovative ways to map out internet activity. iA’s Web Trend…
Green VC
Green VC provides information that supports environmentally-friendly and social ventures run by students. It partners with funders, conferences and media…
Another youth-media platform
A recent ghanaweb.com article discussed the opening of a Ghana Chapter of Speak Africa, a Pan African multi-media and communication…
SkollEMERGE 2009: Reflections
Last Sunday we had the opportunity to be at SkollEMERGE, a one-day conference on topics in social entrepreneurship. Inspired by…
What’s cooking
With the new year approaching, Vijana FM’s been busy working on a protocol for people to contribue to this blog….
Reminder: Echoing Green App due December 2
Further to our previous posts, we’d just like to remind our readers that the Phase 1 of the Echoing Green…
Mobile Technologies and NGOs
A partnership between the United Nations Foundation and the Vodafone Group Foundation recently released a report titled “Wireless Technology for…
Doing business in Africa
Another TED Talk, this one presented by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on what African business has been and is about. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala…
Facebook driving online traffic in Africa
ICTworks reports that Facebook is boosting Internet traffic in Africa. Many marketing and technology experts at ICT companies are finding…
Autonomy, Mastery, Purpose
Daniel Pink – author and speaker on how the realm of “work” can be improved – held a small talk…
cash4africa
Cash4Africa is a money transfer service operating in Africa. It is a subsidiary of Roraima Financial Services (RFS) based out…
William James Foundation business plan competition
The William James Foundation has opened up its business plan competition. Winners are eligible to different brackets of funding to…
The Unreasonable Institute
The Unreasonable Institute hosts an intensive 10-week Summer Institute for social entrepreneurs around the world, with the possibility of funding…
HBS Ideacast: Design Thinking
Innovations today do not just involve a good idea for how to do something more efficiently than before. They involve…
EG Fellowship: Phase 1 due December 2
Phase 1 applications for the Echoing Green Fellowship are due December 2nd! Don’t forget to get your application for a…
Measuring Social Value
Building and expanding a venture that creates social value involves assessing impact. How do you measure how your project has…
YOSEFO: Micro-lending in Tanzania
The Youth Self Employment Foundation (YOSEFO) is dedicated to providing microfinancing services to young men and women in Tanzania “so…
Tanzania Business Plan Competition
The Business Development Gateway is an initiative in Tanzania funded by the Tanzania Private Sector Foundation, the National Microfinance Bank…