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Women, AHEAD!
#EmbraceEquity is this year’s theme for #InternationalWomensDay. On the lead-up to March 8th, let’s commemorate women, their achievements, and their allies by highlighting those who inspire us.
Blog Article — February 28, 2023 — Aneth Batamuliza
How might we ensure that digital startups and local companies in Africa benefit from the green hydrogen boom?
Green hydrogen may or may not be the next big thing, but we believe it has the potential to be a game changer. Our partner Endeva will explore this in its “ii2030 Green Hydrogen in Africa edition”.
Blog Article — January 27, 2023 — Anna Vambe
AfriLabs Annual Gathering 2022: The ecosystem future is female
We met with over 300 pan-African innovation enablers at the AfriLabs Annual Gathering. Our goal: highlighting female leadership. Read about Aneth and Sue's experience in Lusaka.
Blog Article — December 19, 2022 — Aneth Batamuliza
Conversations to spur sustainable and seamless mobility in Africa
Innocent Orikiiriza, Founder and CEO of KaCyper Technologies – an e-mobility tech startup from Uganda – looks back on our delegation trip to the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona.
Blog Article — December 19, 2022 — Innocent Orikiiriza
Event season is back: Make-IT in Africa and Friends attend Germany’s largest Founders Festival Bits & Pretzels 2022
Good things come to those who wait! After events were postponed over and over again a Make-IT in Africa & Friends delegation attended the Bits & Pretzels in Munich. And they had a blast!
Blog Article — November 9, 2022 — Anna Vambe
The ii2030 Rwanda Smart City Edition Journey
To co-create systemic solutions in the smart city space, Make-IT supports the “ii2030 Rwanda Smart City Edition” a flagship initiative of Endeva.
Blog Article — May 24, 2022 — Belen Adem, Endeva
Naa Sika: FinTech startup with an innovative banking solution
The startup Naa Sika Micro Bank and its lead Ralph Menz are on a journey of creating innovative and trendy ways to manage money effectively.
Blog Article — March 30, 2022
Cooling with the sun? Yes! The KOOLBOKS way…
Frequent power outages, high costs of buying and running generators, and the relatively high cost of refrigerators prevent many African businesses ...
Blog Article — March 30, 2022
With Optimalogistic an empty truck becomes an opportunity
In Tunisia, for every three deliveries, two trucks return empty to their cities of origin.
Blog Article — March 30, 2022