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Going Beyond the Grid to Provide Electricity to Millions

Impact & Innovation

September 25, 2015 Katrina Pielli no comments

Written by Andrew M. Herscowitz, Coordinator for Power Africa, and Katrina Pielli, Senior Energy Advisor, U.S. Agency for International Development. Four years ago, star...

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SMAC Down in Africa: Innovation or Transformation?

Impact & Innovation

December 20, 2013 Alicia Ness no comments

This is the last in a three-part series on how Social, Mobile, Analytic, and Cloud (SMAC) technology is transforming the African continent. Read Part I & II here. Th...

SMAC Down in Africa: Social + Mobile

Impact & Innovation

November 15, 2013 Alicia Ness 1 comment

This is the first in a three-part series on how Social, Mobile, Analytic, and Cloud technology is transforming the African continent. “Can you help us bring more wo...

Shifting Gears in Africa’s Oil and Gas Frontier

Enterprise Development

September 13, 2013 Harry Pastuszek 1 comment

About a month ago, I received a phone call from the lead consultant on a team hired to advise the Ministry of Energy for a small African nation on issues regarding “local...

Cross-Sector Leaders Convene to Identify Innovative Solutions to Stren...

July 9, 2013 New Global Citizen no comments

“Only through collaboration, and knowledge and experience sharing, will we be able to scale innovations with the potential to positively impact the lives of millions.” – ...

Ghana's Vibrant Entrepreneurship Culture

Enterprise Development

June 7, 2013 New Global Citizen no comments

By Cecilia Zevallos Mabel Simpson is the creative director of her own design house, mSimps. It’s a prestigious job for a young woman in Ghana. “At mSimps we make hand-mad...