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Visit Zambia with LearnAsOne!

Amy Sample Ward

Steve Heyes, a colleague and founder of LearnAsOne , has just embarked on a great journey to Zambia and you’re invited! are headed to Zambia to document a community who doesn’t have a school, in as close to real-time as possible. Email the Zambia LearnAsOne team. Follow along and connect with the community!

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YC-backed Namibian startup JABU gets $3.2M for its B2B e-commerce and retail play

TechCrunch

Akinin launched a startup to offer digital mortgages but pivoted to a construction company with a presence in Namibia, Zambia and Cameroon. The startup will use the seed round and subsequent growth round to expand into Botswana and South Africa, grow its tech and operations team, and train its field agents.

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Venture studio Adanian Labs fuels startup growth in Africa

TechCrunch

He thought the continent was ready for better support, beyond the mentorship and training that most accelerators offered. In a period of two years, Adanian Labs has grown beyond Kenya, by establishing a presence in Tanzania, Zambia, South Africa and Nigeria – some of the biggest startup and tech hubs in Africa. Africa-wide Growth.

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How data enabled Senegal to respond to COVID-19 while continuing to fight malaria

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In contrast to Zambia and Senegal, which are relatively smaller countries with more digital infrastructure in place, DRC is a massive country, composed of 26 provinces with varying degrees of mobile connectivity and digital infrastructure. Data capacity building and training programs are critical components to meeting this goal.

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Enterprise escalator Impact Rooms rises to prepare African startups for growth and investment

TechCrunch

The trained lawyer did all this while running the Africa Payments Club, a platform that brought together a pool of founders, experts and investors in the tech space to connect and address common business challenges as well as to scout for opportunities in Africa.

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Your Local Tech4Good Club Is Ready to Help

Tech Soup

Every month I bring you a roundup of free technology training events that will help nonprofit staffers like you build their skills. So don't be nervous — we're ready to create amazing tech training and networking events in your community! First Term Solar Mobile Computer Training Meetup for Kibiribiri Primary School.

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How data enabled Senegal to respond to COVID-19 while continuing to fight malaria

Tableau

In contrast to Zambia and Senegal, which are relatively smaller countries with more digital infrastructure in place, DRC is a massive country, composed of 26 provinces with varying degrees of mobile connectivity and digital infrastructure. Data capacity building and training programs are critical components to meeting this goal.

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