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We need female role models – then and now
Ellen Fischat is passionate about people development and transformation. She co-founded Inspiring African Women NPC: a network designed to inspire the next generation of female changemakers.
Blog Article — April 5, 2023 — Ellen Fischat
MARKET PLAYERS: Reimagining pan-African Entrepreneurship & Innovation Ecosystems
Katlego Mokgethi, founder of Market Players in Botswana, shared with us the importance of a 'shared vision' and what it means to 'lead in action'.
Blog Article — March 29, 2023 — Katlego Mokgethi
Strengthening the capacity of Innovation Hubs in Ghana
The Ghana Hubs Network is enhancing the abilities of hub managers and program leads to establish e.g. robust technical programming, governance and operations for forty member hubs.
Blog Article — March 29, 2023 — Yaw Adu-Gyamfi
Lead F Africa: Meet the Female Leaders making strides in African Tech and Innovation
Female Founders and Make-IT in Africa are partnering on Lead F Africa, a leadership program tailored to support female founders in tech, innovation enablers and champions in policy-making.
Blog Article — March 28, 2023 — Elisabeth van Holthe tot Echten
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