The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 6, 2024

In Uganda and Myanmar. Organizations with the resources and expertise to adopt and leverage these technologies effectively will likely see significant gains in efficiency and impact. Democratic backsliding and restrictive laws will pose challenges to nonprofits operations and the safety of their beneficiaries. Hungary and Iran.

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JUNE 22, 2022

While Africa’s health systems are still reeling from the effects of the COVID pandemic, the adoption of digital health services has been revved in some countries. Telemedicine, the standout offering, witnessed massive adoption during the pandemic, and in the last five years, no other service has been launched more by healthtech startups.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 6, 2015

Alongside Africa is a tiny nonprofit: half a dozen people generally working from their homes in the UK to support an even smaller handful based across Uganda. Adoption of Skype has addressed what has always been a huge challenge — and expense — for the organization: the practicalities of communication.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Buoyed by the new funding, Badili plans to explore new growth opportunities in West Africa, where it hopes to tap an increasing demand for affordable second-hand smartphones, even as it scales its operations in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. “We

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FEBRUARY 7, 2022

This is a process developed by Salesforce — and also adopted and widely used by V2I — which helped us in focusing our collective energy, better understanding the current challenges, and determining how we would like to work together in the future. Adopt A Project.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

The latter is home to startups like Axie Infinity and Yield Guild Games, which have raised millions of dollars in venture capital owing to the adoption of crypto and play-to-earn models. Nestcoin raises $6.45M pre-seed to accelerate crypto and web3 adoption in Africa and frontier markets.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 10, 2021

In a past interview with TechCrunch, Jumia attributed the shift in shopping habits to the stay-at-home restrictions that fueled the need for online shopping as well as the youthful population that is quick to adopt new trends and the increasing smartphone and internet penetration across the continent.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2021

It also plans to launch e-mobility options for food delivery in its other markets across East Africa, including Uganda and Tanzania. . Opportunities for electric mobility are said to be huge, but a majority of countries lack the necessary infrastructure to support their adoption, says a UNEP report. .

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 18, 2022

The fintech intends to grow existing operations in South Africa, Eswatini, Kenya, Namibia and Tanzania and expand into Mozambique and Uganda. Leading with a credit-led approach— which several digital banks across Africa such as Carbon , FairMoney have adopted—was a great customer acquisition tool for the company, he said.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

In terms of active operational markets, though, the fintech is present in six African markets — Ghana, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Zambia, Ivory Coast and South Asian country Pakistan. Presently, the fintech only states Cape Town, Nairobi, Porto and London as its primary operational and tech hubs.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Insurance penetration in Africa is currently below 3% largely attributable to the slow adoption of innovation in the sector. Driven by a viable business model, the startup, which also has operations in Uganda and Nigeria, has entered its growth phase and is eyeing more partnerships in a bid to drive mass market insurance adoption in Africa.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Wowzi plans to use the new investment to set up operations in Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa, seeking growth opportunities beyond Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, where it currently has a physical presence. It plans to use these new hubs to enter more countries across the continent. “We

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

I had a chance to meet with staffers involved in the drafting of two key federal bills that are most likely to be adopted, and shared my issues. Kampala, Uganda The Sixth Africa Forum was the main reason for my Africa trip. This is what my team calls a karma gig. So, we fill in for them. Nairobi, Kenya Next I headed to Nairobi, Kenya.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

DECEMBER 10, 2011

Since its adoption at the United Nations General Assembly in 1948, the Declaration has become a universal standard for the promotion and protection of human rights worldwide. 2011 has been an amazing year for human rights defenders.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Kuda claims to have up to 5 million users, more than thrice the number it had last August during its $55 million Series B round , money it raised to enter into other African countries like Ghana and Uganda this year. To that end, Kuda is adopting a different approach that doesn’t involve charging transaction fees.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The three-year-old company is unbundling insurance products for several businesses to increase inclusion and adoption on the continent. It is used by over 100 companies, including banks, fintechs, logistics and e-commerce platforms across eight African markets: Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Morocco and Egypt.

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AUGUST 26, 2021

“And the way we’re looking at the continent, we’re looking at adoption rates for mobile money growing at an insane speed. ” Image Credits: PawaPay.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 30, 2021

As businesses reopened globally and the pandemic drove people to adopt new habits in e-commerce, work, spending money, online delivery, and learning, venture capital into various industries was poised to increase immensely, and Africa would not be exempt. African startups nearly raised $1.5

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 18, 2012

We also found that here are barriers to deep cloud adoption among NGOs. Our survey found that lack of knowledge is the biggest barrier to additional cloud adoption, cited by 86 percent of the global respondents. Smartphone adoption in Africa is expected to roughly double in each of the next three years.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2017

Jasper, Indiana: Nonprofit Cloud Adoption. Mukono, Uganda: First Term Solar Mobile Computer Training Meetup for Saint John Kaama Primary School. Mukuno, Uganda: First Term Solar Mobile Computer Training Meetup for Kibiribiri Primary School. Kampala, Uganda: Introduction to Online Fundraising. Mukono, Uganda.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 9, 2021

In this case, uLesson adopts a diversified method of charging schools and their stakeholders. The company uses 180 field sales agents to onboard schools and individual users across Nigeria, Uganda, Kenya and Ghana , the countries receiving the most marketing attention from uLesson. African edtech startup uLesson lands a $7.5

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

As the adoption of telehealth continues, Ponea targets to grow its customer base by 500,000 in the next three years, and establish a presence in four other markets including South Africa, Nigeria, Egypt and Morocco. Uganda’s Rocket Health raises $5M to scale telemedicine across Africa. To date, Ponea has attracted $4.3

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 28, 2022

The company plans to increase the adoption of EVs across all its categories, including the four-wheeled options, three-wheelers (tuk-tuks) and motorcycles (bodaboda/okada). On EVs, the focus at the moment is on the four-wheelers, where the adoption is still slow owing to the hefty costs.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 20, 2023

Since then, the fintech has enabled over six products for various businesses, from banks and mobile network operators to e-commerce platforms and fintech players across three markets: Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda. So far, over 1.2 These include savings products, term loans, overdrafts, asset financing and other credit solutions. “As

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Tech Soup

JULY 6, 2015

Seattle, Washington: Know Thyself: Considerations for Nonprofit SharePoint Adoption. Mukono, Uganda: Second Term Solar Mobile Computer Training Meetup for Kibiribiri Primary School. Mukono, Uganda: Second Term Mobile Solar Computer Training Meetup for Kikandwa Primary School. Mukono, Uganda. Thursday, July 16, 2015.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 16, 2022

Cheki sold its businesses in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and Uganda to Autochek after slowing sales. I predict Tiger will be backing other models soon as Africa approaches its India moment where an increase in smartphone adoption meets lowering costs in accessing the internet.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 12, 2022

Mary Ann reports that Mara is adopting an approach where it focuses on one area at a time, making sure it is “gross margin break even” there before moving on to another area. Uganda in the spotlight as country’s startups captivate YC, Google. Here’s the full agenda , and grab your launch tickets here. ??Also, Seen on TechCrunch.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Net2Local has adopted the core strategies of theme months to increase network cohesion and regional hubs to scale our ability to support local organizers. China, Cameroon, Uganda and Kenya. ” “One byte at a time.” ” Community Highlights. So, those are some big numbers, what does it actually look like?

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Tech Soup

MAY 1, 2017

Mukono, Uganda. Kampala, Uganda: Social Media Surgery — Blogging as a Business. Kampala, Uganda: Office 365 at Its Best. Parakou, Benin: Les Avantages de l'Adoption d'Office 365 dans vos Organisations non Lucratifs. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Monthly Meeting of Local Members. Friday, May 5, 2017.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 14, 2022

But adoption has been a hard sell for drivers in Africa so far, especially around lack of access to power and purchasing power. These car models are way expensive for the average African, but Moove’s partnerships with OEMs would make them affordable, Delano said at the time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 19, 2015

Take for example, Mary Grace Henry and her project, Reverse the Course , a site where she sells reversible headbands that she sews and donates all profits to support girls education in Uganda. What can we learn from nonprofits who have been early adopters reaching out to and engaging Gen Z donors? You can read more her here.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2022

Location: Kampala, Uganda. In Uganda, these businesses deal with informal providers, most of which are loan sharks, and Numida, a startup founded six years ago, is positioning itself as the foremost digital option. Website: [link]. Founded in: 2016. Team size: 60. Website : [link]. Founded in : 2022. Team size : 9.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

Adopt An Acre of Rainforest. There are many ways to connect with Life in Africa's war-affected communities in Uganda: shop for community-made gifts that make a difference, invest in the LiA community through a Kiva loan, help Ugandans plan projects online, or my favorite, give to help provide school fees for 200 orphans in LiA households.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 16, 2015

Take for example, Mary Grace Henry and her project, Reverse the Course , a site where she sells reversible headbands that she sews and donates all profits to support girls education in Uganda. What can we learn from nonprofits who have been early adopters reaching out to and engaging Gen Z donors? You can read more her here.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2019

Proceeds benefit the Best Friends Animal Society, a nonprofit working to end the killing in America’s animal shelters through adoption, spay and neuter education, and no-kill initiatives. The Art Institute of Chicago Museum Shop sells unique and beautiful objects from around the world in support of the arts.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

In addition to Kenya, the company’s other clients are spread out in Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo and South Africa. . Reports show that electric mobility in Africa is nascent but opportunities remain vast, especially if the infrastructure to support its adoption is built.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2019

Proceeds benefit the Best Friends Animal Society, a nonprofit working to end the killing in America’s animal shelters through adoption, spay and neuter education, and no-kill initiatives. The Art Institute of Chicago Museum Shop sells unique and beautiful objects from around the world in support of the arts.

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