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7 December 2015
Two Jamaican women entrepreneurs pitched their businesses at the Slush Global Impact Accelerator in Helsinki, Finland.
9 December 2015
KINGSTON, Jamaica: Harlo Mayne and Dr. Kert Edward, two clean technology entrepreneurs in EPIC’s climate innovation program,...
21 December 2015
A solar-powered lamp and charging device developed for a remote Jamaican fishing community lights the way for disaster relief in...
28 January 2016
Through affordable access to clinically-valid hearing tests, hearScreen aims to improve the lives of the 1.2 billion people who...
28 January 2016
Eyram Tawia and Wesley Kirinya—two friends brought together by their passion for innovation, creativity, and change—founded Leti...
28 January 2016
m:lab East Africa is a consortium of four organizations (eMobilis, World Wide Web Foundation, University of Nairobi, and iHub)...
28 January 2016
The informal sector generates approximately 60 percent of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, informal businesses miss out on a...
22 February 2016
NAIROBI, Kenya — Global incubator 1776 announced the five winning teams of the Africa Challenge Cup, a regional pitching...
8 March 2016
Kingston, Jamaica—Ignoring the gusty wind and the pouring rain, a large crowd of young clean-tech entrepreneurs brought their...
10 March 2016
For years, KickStart helped fund and set up water pumps to irrigate Kenya’s dry climate farms. But the power for these pumps cost...