Local startups get a boost
An angel investment fund and business incubator based in San Francisco is working with the government to setup a local incubator in Dar es Salaam.
University spin-off companies
Are we there yet?
Mwamlonzo solar power project
Searching for alternatives.
Grooming Tanzanians for a competitive market
(w. Swahili subtitles) Seems like this week is all about “wanawake wa shoka”! It’s Ms. Mahiga’s turn today!
Rwandan reggae spreads message of peace
Rwanda’s not a nation typically recognized for its music scene. But if you spend a little time there you’ll find a selection of talented musicians ready to emerge.
Five Questions with BongoLive’s Taha Jiwaji
Vijana FM is starting a new interview series called “Five Questions with…”. Our first guest is Taha Jiwaji, founder of BongoLive, a Tanzania-based SMS services platform.
KwaWote Inc.
To pioneer social change from a Tanzanian perspective.
Modesta Mahiga – TEDxDar
What would Mwalimu Nyerere do?
Social enterprise resources
Some helpful resources for those of you who are thinking about starting up your own social enterprise.
Ethiopian entrepreneurs
ZANA Productions’ Solomon Kebede looks at micro-financing for rural entrepreneurs and meets one dairy farmer who achieved success.
Microloans, Microbusiness, and Manzese
Business opportunity for youth in Dar-es-Salaam.
Baiskeli za mianzi
Kwaheri ‘foneksi’, ‘bii-em-eksi’ na swala!
Education innovation in the slums
The world’s poorest kids are finding transformative new ways to learn.
Eat more football
How the 2010 FIFA World Cup will change South Africa’s food and beverage industry.
Airport shuttles for Dar – a possibility?
How can transport to and from the airport add to social and economic development in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania?
Cameron Herold: Let’s raise kids to be entrepreneurs
Cameron speaks of his own struggles in the education system.
Because this is 2010 Shanghai Expo!
This is an account of the places I found interesting at the Shanghai Expo 2010 and in the city itself.
Raghava KK: Five lives of an artist
Listening to him and see what he has done, you’ll agree with me, his pencils & paint brushes are mightier than the sword.
Uvumbuzi mahsusi kwa walemavu
Amos Winter, mwanafunzi wa shahada ya uzamivu pale MIT, Marekani yuko njiani kuwekeza matokeo ya elimu yake katika kusaidia walemavu wa nchi maskini.
Design competition for youth In developing countries
Design For the First World is a competition that allows Individuals in developing countries aged 13 and up to participate…
Ory Okolloh on becoming an activist
In this TED talk by Ory Okolloh she shares her personal story growing up in Kenya and speaks of the…
Technology transforms Tanzania
I am glad that, technology is picking up the pace in helping farmers, for example to find potential buyers/ markets…
Media Relations 101 – Getting media coverage
I work for a strategic communications firm that caters to a strictly non-profit clientele; as such, I have had to…
Andrew Mwenda takes a new look at Africa
Quoted form the TED website: “In this provocative talk, journalist Andrew Mwenda asks us to reframe the “African question” —…
May 20: Open Space Workshop in Dar
We recently came across this invitation on LinkedIn about an Open Space Workshop on youth and entrepreneurship, which is happening…
Motisha
Kama mtu na kijana mwingine yoyote, kuna siku ambazo mawazo yako hurandaranda kujaribu kutafuta majibu ya mambo mbalimbali. Je, umeshawahi…
Introducing Ryan Letada and eKindling
It’s an early morning in late March in New York City when I arrive at Juan Valdez Cafe on East…
The Question of Foreign Aid
Many of you may have heard of Dambisa Moyo, who has written extensively on the consequences of foreign aid. I…
Peer2Peer Tutor, na sisi Je?
Leo nitaendelea na pale nilipoishia na ile changamoto ya kwanini na sisi tusianzishe Khan Academy zetu. Jambo la elimu na…
Khan Academy, na Tanzania je?
Swala la ujasiliamali linakwenda bega kwa bega na ubunifu, na ubunifu unachangiwa kwa namna moja au nyingine na elimu. Tukikubali…