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7 October 2013
Two apps from Kenya, one from Senegal, and one from Ghana are the winners of this summer’s mAgri Challenge—a competition designed...
28 March 2012
MafutaGo, a woman-led mobile and web startup launched by five Ugandan students, recently won the coveted Ringmasters Award at the...
16 August 2017
On a windy rooftop in Casablanca, Morocco, Karim El Alami smiles as he looks out over the city. For years, Karim has dreamt of...
7 March 2017
Talking to Charlotte De Ridder and Nastia Gutsol, it's obvious they love what they do. So it seems fitting that they celebrated...
7 December 2016
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, December 7, 2016 — Five women mobile app developers — two each from Jamaica and Trinidad and...
19 October 2017
Those of us who live in cities often have a romanticized idea of life as a farmer. We imagine clean living, healthy eating, and...
1 November 2013
A disaster response app, an online TV portal, and a children’s health monitoring tool are the three international mobile...
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...
16 May 2012
India's Aadhar Bhalinge is the winner of the $20,000 grand prize of m2Work, a World Bank-sponsored online competition seeking the...
15 March 2014
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Last week was International Women’s Day, a day to celebrate the economic, political...