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The government and private sector have been urged to consider investing in the creative art economy. This came out during the fifth Sankalp Africa Summit 2018 held in Nairobi. Creative investment includes investing in arts, artistes, musicians, and graffiti people among other talents which the youth possess. This kind of investment is wanting because it […]

This week, the East Africa Venture Capital Association (EAVCA) with Intellecap Advisory Services released the Fintrek – which explores fintech opportunities in East Africa, new frontiers in fintech (defined as firms using technology to deliver financial products/services or capabilities to customers or others firms) and fintech investments in East Africa. Asia Pacific and Africa have […]

The East African Region saw a 65 percent growth in a number of deals in fintech between 2010 and 2015, before a 33 percent decline in growth in 2016 and 2017. In spite of this, total deal value increased by 300 percent to US$ 202.1 million recorded in 2017 attributable to an increase in increase […]

Moka Lantum the co-founder of MicroClinic Technologies and brains behind the iSikCure app, shows how a change of direction can open bigger opportunities for entrepreneurs Dr Moka Lantum the co-founder of MicroClinic Technologies, a Nairobi-based company commercialising ZiDi, Africa’s first enterprise health management solution for BoP (bottom of the pyramid) clinics/hospitals has created a hardware-software […]

According to Agostine Ndungu of Sankalp Forum, the summit will aim at connecting entrepreneurs with investors, corporates and policy makers to facilitate their growth strategies for the region Sankalp Africa is set to hold its African 5th edition summit at the Kenya School of Monetary Studies in Nairobi on March 1 and 2 this year. […]

Feb 05 2018 The SANKALP Africa Summit is set to engage over 1,000 different stakeholders from across the impact investing ecosystem, to deliberate on strategies for building partnerships and collaborations to drive the sustainability and inclusion agenda in Africa. This will be the 5th Edition of the Summit and will be hosted in Nairobi. This […]

Jan 18, 2018 Podcast: Social impact special & state of the MBA View full article

Jan 18, 2018 They don’t run NGOs, wear khadi or carry jholas and protest banners. The only thing that drives them is wanting to make a difference to society. Which is why they have harnessed their resources and their education to find simple solutions to everyday problems and change millions of lives. There’s Harvard graduate […]

Jan 18, 2018 Ever since Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s first look for Manto was out, the movie has been in the spotlight. But director Nandita Das couldn’t be happier as she gears up for her film. Playwright Saadat Hasan Manto was renowned for his unfiltered and uncensored writing during the post-Independence period. If word is to be […]

Jan 8 2018 In 1992 in the heartland of conservative Rajasthan, a woman fought against sexual assault openly, for the first time. This is the story of Bhanwari Devi. The Vishaka Guidelines on sexual harassment has empowered millions of Indian women to work safely and given them the confidence to report any incident of sexual […]