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.
Unreasonable InstituteDecember 1, 2015
For people in developing countries, counterfeit drugs are a huge problem. Miti Health disrupts the supply chain and helps pharmacists trust their medicine.
Cayte BoslerNovember 10, 2015
In Kenya, 40% of youth are unemployed. Duma Works provides an SMS-based solution where youth can create profiles with their phones to apply for jobs.
Cayte BoslerOctober 29, 2015
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.
Cayte BoslerOctober 14, 2015
WATCH THIS 6 MINUTE TED STYLE TALK: Susteq helps organizations install prepaid water meters in rural and urban communities to improve reliable access to clean water in Kenya.
Unreasonable InstituteAugust 20, 2015
Evidence, not assumptions, need to be a driving factor in any program demanding funding and…
Rebecca CalderJuly 29, 2015
Emergency response outweighs prevention when there are lives at stake. “In rural communities, some girls…
Nate BeardJuly 3, 2015
Among the billion people today subsisting on less than $1.25 a day, 1/4 are smallholder farmers in Africa—agricultural innovations need to be distributed.
David BornsteinJune 29, 2015
Twelve startups in East Africa aim to scale their ventures to collectively improve the lives…
Cayte BoslerApril 8, 2015
Fastest growing mobile education app in Africa positioned to impact the lives of millions of girls in poverty.
Unreasonable MediaJanuary 22, 2015
The number one mobile payments service—over 1.8M users—in Nigeria, bringing un-banked and under-banked Nigerians into the formal sector.
Unreasonable MediaJanuary 19, 2015
Educating over 100,000 children for an average of $6 a month. The world’s largest and fastest growing chain of schools.
Unreasonable MediaJanuary 15, 2015
At a time when news about Africa has been dominated by Ebola, it’s worth observing that a highly encouraging change has been quietly spreading across the continent.
David BornsteinDecember 17, 2014
Ugandan doctor and entrepreneur documents the history of the Ebola outbreak and relates ten lessons we cannot ignore.
Gideon EmorutOctober 31, 2014
We need to be prepared for this scary future, and Silicon Valley needs to take the lead in developing technologies to track, prevent and manage pandemics.
Vivek WadhwaOctober 27, 2014
CEO and founder of the first Unreasonable East Africa Institute reflects on the valuable lessons learned that build a foundation for future development in East Africa and an ecosystem for entrepreneurs to thrive.
Joachim EwechuOctober 13, 2014
Lessons learned from a startup's two-year journey exploring the potential of natural biofuels in Africa: Do what works.
Myles LutheranSeptember 24, 2014