Africa Social Enterprise
Nii Simmonds, Co-Founder of Afrobotics, On Innovation & Social Enterprise in Africa
What do entrepreneurs in Africa need for success? What is Maker Faire Africa? How does the new venture “Afrobotics” aim to develop scientists and engineers in Africa? Nii Simmonds, Co-Founder of MakerFaireAfrica and Co-Founder of Afrobotics, met up with us at Social Capital Markets in San Francisco this week to share insights on entrepreneurship and [...]
Swaziland, Africa – Phindile of YouthAssets Encourages Girls to Focus on Education
envisionGood.tv met up with Phindile, Youth Advisory Board Member of YouthAssets, in Swaziland, Africa in July 2009. Phindile talks about Life and shares one tip with young girls (and boys too): “concentrate on your studies”. YouthAssets is an international nonprofit organization that empowers orphans and vulnerable youth in southern Africa. Thank you for watching. Please [...]
Interview with Jennifer Sly of YouthAssets: How Mobile Airtime Is Used As Currency in Swaziland, Africa
Earlier this month we had the good fortune to travel with Jennifer Sly, founder of YouthAssets, an international nonprofit organization that empowers orphans and “youth head of households” in southern Africa. Enroute to a homestead of one of YouthAssets’ “youth advisors”, Jennifer explained the important role that mobile phones play to make connecting with rural [...]
Episode 4: Gcina Dube of YouthAssets on Mobile Phones, Facebook, & MXIT in Swaziland, Africa
Swaziland, Africa, July 2009: During a quick break in between sessions at BarCampSwaziland, Gcina of YouthAssets explains that mobile phones are more widely used in Swaziland, Africa than computers, as a source of information and connecting with friends. Gcina also tells us about MXIT, the dominant mobile social networking platform in southern africa, with over [...]
Episode 2: Tibusiso, Multimedia Student in Swaziland, Africa, On BarCampSwaziland & Tech
Swaziland, Africa. I had a chance to meet up with a delightful young woman at BarCamp Swaziland this week. TibusisoM is a multimedia student with an interest in technology. She heard about BarCampSwaziland via radio broadcast a couple days before the event. Hosted by YouthAssets.org, BarCampSwaziland brought together technology experts and enthusiasts for a day [...]
Interview with Jennifer Sly of YouthAssets: On Google G1 Phone & Google Maps in Swaziland, Africa
Swaziland, Africa We had the good fortune to join Jennifer Sly, Founder of YouthAssets, in Swaziland, Africa last week as she traveled to various youth homesteads. Along the way, Jennifer told us about how she used Google’s G1 phone and Google GPS Maps to find the remote homestead of a 12 year old boy she [...]
Nyiwung Valery Colong, Tech Lead (AMIS): On Mobile Phones, SMS, & Farming in Cameroon, Africa
We met up with Nyiwung Valery Colong, Technology Lead for AMIS (Agricultural Marketing Information Services), in Silicon Valley, California in May 2009 at TechSoupGlobal’s N2Y4 Conference. AMIS is a project that uses SMS technology and mobile phones to deliver real-time information services to farmers in Cameroon, Africa. The project was a N2Y4 Mobile Challenge finalist, [...]
envisionGOOD.tv talks with Jamie Lloyd, Founder of Ghana Youth Photo Project
Katrina of envisionGOOD.tv met up with Jamie Lloyd, founder of Ghana Youth Photo Project, at a recent benefit event for SF Camerawork’s “First Exposures” youth photo program. Hear what Jamie has to say about the cultural & photographic exchange that took place in summer 2008 in Ghana between San Francisco youth and Ghanian youth. Jamie [...]
