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Posts Tagged ‘innovation’
Our journey with WakaWaka Light started months ago when we came across the innovative solar lamp by serendipity in the small mountain town of Buea. It was immediately clear how much this device could impact our community socially, economically and environmentally. Thus the campaign to bring in a clean, sustainable domestic lighting solution to Cameroon [...]
Indigo Trust Supports DataZone
27 Aug 2012“An Investment In Knowledge Pays The Best Interest” This classic quote by Benjamin Franklin is the driving force and mantra behind one of ActivSpaces’ educational initiatives. Access to academic resources is a noted problem in Africa. Even with technological advances in e-learning, it’s still a challenge to develop sustainable libraries, generate end user engagement and [...]
- Tags: DataZone, education, entrepreneurship, grants, ICT4E, Indigo Trust, innovation, learning, startups
“Hello, I am WakaWaka.”
In: Buea|Community|Members|News|Partners|Projects|Uncategorized
2 Aug 2012For many Cameroonians (and Africans at that) the term “Waka Waka” means something quite different from our new friend’s name. We would like to introduce you to WakaWaka Light, the coolest solar LED lamp on a mission to bring sustainable lighting to underprivileged communities worldwide. A Worthy Cause When we first met WakaWaka, we learned [...]
Infographic: Innovation Centers in Africa
In: Community
1 Aug 2012We felt compelled to share this excellent visualization of innovation hubs across the continent. It was created by mHealth Africa to highlight the growing number of hubs, labs and coworking spaces that have sprung up around Africa in recent years. The image is Creative Commons licensed, so we expect to see this reused in various [...]
- Tags: convergence, hubs, infographic, innovation, mHealth
Cameroon Startup Challenge 2012
In: Community|Competitions|News|Projects|Startups|Uncategorized
7 May 2012Across the continent, startup competitions have been giving forward-thinking entrepreneurs the opportunity to claim seed capital for developing the most innovative and status quo-breaking concepts. This year, ActivSpaces is proud to be involved in Cameroon’s first open challenge for technology-based startups organized by Sanaga Ventures and VC4Africa. Sanaga Ventures, VC4Africa and ActivSpaces invariably have the [...]
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- Josef Scarantino (@jscarantino): An ActivSpaces Story: Old Technology, Contemporary Art http://t.co/kBv88eDYBb via @activspaces [...]
- Al Banda (@TribeOfLions) (@TribeOfLions): Please contact me if you'd like to be a speaker/presenter at #io13extended in Douala May 15h - 17th [...]
- Al Banda (@TribeOfLions) (@TribeOfLions): @AfriLabs Community Day, Berlin, is in full motion! http://t.co/Z2R8p6elRX [...]
- Al Banda (@TribeOfLions) (@TribeOfLions): @dmvanloenen @republica #rp13 is May 6th - 8th http://t.co/Z2R8p6elRX [...]
- ActivSpaces (@ActivSpaces) (@ActivSpaces): 1st Congress for #Africa's Tech Hub Network @AfriLabs http://t.co/eTPsYHt0Dz on eve of #rp13 @republ [...]
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