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An ActivSpaces Story: Kiss of Light
14 Dec 2011“Look at how a single candle can both defy and define the darkness.” -Anne Frank When I first came to Buea to join ActivSpaces, a night walk through the suburban residential areas revealed one outstanding insight: the paths stretched out into total darkness. It was only a matter of time before I heard the accounts [...]
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- Tags: Bisou, hackers, impact investments, innovation, media, tools
Djoss.tv – Live TV Chatter
21 Oct 2011In the domestically popular suburban slang of Francophone Cameroon, the term “djoss” is often used to describe chatter or small talk. Last week, a few Douala-based Cameroonian techies launched a web application designed specifically for the purpose of chit-chat around television programs – Djoss.tv. Djoss.tv stands out because it joins the ranks of the daring [...]
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It’s a Video Game! Before you think we’re training firebrands and rebels at ActivSpaces, the technological fight against corruption is going to be a Scratch-based video game created by Scratch Club Buea. During the last session on Saturday, the kids decided they wanted to do a joint project and they went forth to come up [...]
Think Innovatively, Act Locally & Connect Globally Harambe Cameroon, an organization promoting social entrepreneurship, recently held its first National Problem-Solvers’ business plan competition in Yaounde. 40 proposals had initially been submitted from university students countrywide but the top 5 were systematically selected. The teams behind them were in the capital city for 24 hours of incubation and [...]
At the Yaoundé Conference Center from July 14th – 15th, the World Bank hosted the finals of the Development Marketplace, a competitive program which had as objective to select and fund innovative projects with high potential for development impact. From 230 project proposals that had been submitted by civil society organizations covering the 10 regions [...]
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- Tags: entrepreneurship, grants, ICT4D, ICT4Gov, impact, innovation, social, startups, World Bank
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- Al Banda (@TribeOfLions) (@TribeOfLions): @mungyeh #PowerHourCMR w/ @ismosoft of I-Dispo tomorrow @ Akwa Palace http://t.co/mgkO1fDQ - Would l [...]
- OA News: December 15-18, 2011 » oAfrica: [...] Buea-based African job search engine Njorku rolled out a major update to its platform this wee [...]
- African Entrepreneur (@africatechie) (@africatechie): Cameroon-based startup Njorku scales up its job search engine, expands listings to Uganda & Egyp [...]
- mambenanje (@mambenanje): when I see articles like this http://t.co/ZKvxgFou all I can do is smile [...]
- Olivia Mukam (@sankara1111) (@sankara1111): Support @ActivSpaces + @TribeOfLions streetlighting projct w/ a tweet! http://t.co/JZuPb02z & Re [...]
- Power Hour with Ismael Nzouetom
- Njorku Job Search Engine Scales Up, Expands Offerings
- An ActivSpaces Story: Kiss of Light
- Activ Insights: Introducing Invested Development
- Join us for Global Entrepreneurship Week
- Digital Storytelling Workshop in Kameroen!
- Meet Niels Jansen & the Digital Storytelling Workshop
- Book of the Month: Getting Real by 37 Signals
- Live Event: Activ Insights with Ringier & Kitendo Capital
- Activ Insights: Introducing Ringier Group & Kitendo Capital
