The vast majority of SMEs in Africa are women owned. According to the World Bank, 58% of all MSMEs in Africa are women-owned. However, this does not translate to profits as their…
Month: November 2022
The annual Africa Industrialization Week is currently underway in Niamey Niger. In line with the African Union‘s mission to empower its women and youths as key drivers for Africa’s development, the African…
The much anticipated FIFA World Cup 2022 officially kicks off on Sunday, November 20, in Doha Qatar with hosts Qatar playing against Ecuador at Al Bayt Stadium. While Uganda did not qualify…
The winners of the African Youth Adaptation Solutions Challenge (YouthADAPT Challenge) were announced on Thursday, November 10 in a ceremony held at the sidelines of COP27 at the Africa Pavilion in Sharm…
Ghislain Irakoze, founder of Wastezon Limited, is on a mission to create electronic waste free world. He believes technology can be leveraged to avert tons of harmful greenhouse gas emissions associated with…
In Uganda, Reform Africa aims to tackle the country’s plastic waste problem through recycling. Founded by three young women, Aweko Faith, Naluyima Shamim and Mema Rachel, the social enterprise transforms waste into…
In 2008, flash flooding in Butaleja district, Eastern Uganda displaced over 400 people, among them Nyombi Morris’ family. “Because I was young, I didn’t know the floods were due to climate change.”…
The Google.org Impact Challenge on Climate Innovation has committed $30M to fund big bet projects that accelerate technological advances in climate information and action. Selected organizations may receive up to $5M in…
As youth activism on climate change matters gains momentum across the African continent, young people in Rwanda have joined the bandwagon to demand more involvement in policies and climate discourse to meet…