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Innovation Centers in Africa
I am very interested in Innovation Centres and LABs and have been exploring and also visiting some in different countries. Lately, my focus has been in Africa. A lot has been written about the boom of innovation centres in Africa, but recently mHealth Africa published a great infographic that shows all those hubs on the continent. …
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Social change makers programme offered by Kanthari Institute for Social Entrepreneurs
Yesterday I received an email from the Kanthari Institute for Social Entrepreneurs asking if I could help to spread the word, and share the details of a programe they offer support to social change makers and innovators around the world. I checked their activities and researched what they have done and I think it is really…
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Social Entrepreneurs: Have Your Say! An Interactive Event on social entrepreneurship in Europe
The European Commission has organised a super interesting two-day interactive event on social entrepreneurship in Europe which will enable you to: discuss the issues YOU want and feed that into the conclusions of the event learn from foreign experiences and create networks have your own stand to showcase your success If you are interested in Social…
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A lesson of happiness and generosity I brought back home from my trip to Ghana
I few weeks ago I was in Ghana, visiting microfinance institutions as well as small entrepreneurs in Accra, Kumasi and the Central Region. It was an amazing experience and I loved the country, the food and more than anything else, the people. It was great to be able to meet and talk to entrepreneurs that have…
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My 10 favorite Crowdsourcing platforms for social good
I have written often in this blog about the power of collective action and how crowdsourcing and crowdfunding platforms are changing the economy (also see: The top 10 ways people are changing the economy for more examples of people action´s to improve the world). Today I want to share with you my 10 favourite crowdsourcing platforms for…
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The Top 10 Ways People Are Changing the Economy
There is a crisis out there, but also a lot of people that are thinking of new ways to change the economy for the good and that are implementing them. Here is a list of 10 trends you may be considering…. we are also mapping them in this maps: Planet for Change so if you want to…
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