WATCH: This video captures 5 weeks in 5 minutes—a glimpse into the stories filmed by Unreasonable Media while visiting the second annual Unreasonable East Africa Institute.
This is the story of Moses Sanga of Eco Fuel Africa—from his business concept to thriving company of over 30 employees and $3 million in revenue...all in four years.
Less than 3% of Kenyans pay for ongoing insurance plans because it's confusing and expensive—dangerous in times of emergency. This company combines micro-credit with micro-insurance to help people get cash fast.
In Kenya over 70% of the population are farmers. But, they can't access markets, and their income suffers. Ojay Greene is changing that by connecting them.
In 2011, South Sudan became the world’s newest nation, but it knows little other than civil war. Yet this company is training doctors to improve healthcare.
For people in developing countries, counterfeit drugs are a huge problem. Miti Health disrupts the supply chain and helps pharmacists trust their medicine.
For many people, poverty is not having transportation to leave and access greater opportunity. Bicycles Against Poverty is changing that in rural Uganda.
In Kenya, 300 children under five and 20 women die daily from preventable conditions linked to pregnancy and childbirth. Totohealth aims to change that.
In East Africa, it has been a year of excitement around entrepreneurship. These are the most important lessons learned from Unreasonable East Africa 2015.
In West Africa, many small-scale farmers are facing hardship. Ignitia sends weather forecasts through text messages, helping farmers improve their yields.
In Kenya with a population of 45 million, 17.5 million lack safe water. With its unique technology, Susteq makes water kiosks more innovative and effective.
The Open University of West Africa distributes mobile phones loaded with cached educational tools to people living in camps and in rural villages in Ghana.
Soko, a global fashion company, leverages the widespread use of mobile phones to allow African artisans to sell their handcrafted jewelry around the world.
WATCH THIS 6 MIN TALK on how Ignitia helps small-scale farmers in West Africa earn a reliable income by sending text messages containing a highly accurate tropical weather forecast.