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Author: Kateule Nakazwe

Microfin Startup Designed to Facilitate Loans for School Fees Wins Entrepreneuship Bootcamp: FinTech Theme.

Eduserve, a microfinance startup company designed to specifically facilitate loans for school fees won the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp: FinTech. The startup won $1000 worth of seed investment for the advancement of their project after completing the bootcamp at the Pitch event which was held on Friday 23rd March 2018. Eduserve, with founder, Dominic Kapalu was in… Read more »

Winners of The Zambia Agribusiness Bootcamp Announced

The top ten winners of the Zambia Agribusiness Bootcamp have been announced. The top 10 were announced at the final and pitch event of the Agribusiness Bootcamp Zambia held at Lusaka’s Mulungushi International Conference Centre (MICC) on Friday 23rd March, 2018. The 10 become the first beneficiaries of Zambia Agribusiness and Trade Project (ZATP)’s Market… Read more »

DataHack for Financial Inclusion (DataHack4FI) Season 2 – Launched!

Impact2Insight (i2i), in partnership with BongoHive, CEC Liquid Zambia and Financial Sector Deepening Zambia have launched the DataHack for Financial Inclusion (DataHack4FI) Zambia competition, an African innovation competition that promotes evidence-based decision-making for improved financial service provision to low-income individuals. The launch DataHack for Financial Inclusion competition launch was officiated by Patrick Mutimushi, Director General… Read more »

DataHack For Financial Inclusion Competition – Season 2.

insight2impact’s DataHack for Financial Inclusion (DataHack4FI) is an African innovation competition that promotes evidence-based decision-making for improved financial service provision to low-income individuals. The DataHack for Financial Inclusion (DataHack4FI) competition is aimed at the delivery of appropriate financial services to underserved and low-income segments of society, in a way that enables them to meet their… Read more »

Call for Speakers & Open Registration for the 10th ICT4D Conference, May 8-10, Lusaka, Zambia

The 10th ICT4D Conference offers insights on how digital innovations can support aid and development programs, as well as a unique opportunity to meet 800+ peers, partners and vendors. The specific emphasis is on how data generated through the use of ICT4D can and is being used to make evidence-based decisions to improve the impact… Read more »

Bootcamp Launched to Promote Agribusiness in Zambia

The World Bank Group and the Zambian Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry, in partnership with Lusaka’s entrepreneurship hub BongoHive and AgriProfocus, have launched the first bootcamp in the country focused on supporting small and medium enterprises in the agro-processing sector.   The Zambia Agribusiness Bootcamp is a competitive mentoring and training program designed to… Read more »

Call for Applications: The AgriBusiness Bootcamp Zambia

Are you a Zambian agribusiness SME? Join us in the Agribusiness Bootcamp to learn on business development strategies, connect with industry peers & leaders, engage with investors, buyers and other stakeholders to facilitate growth for your business. The Zambia Agribusiness Bootcamp, conducted by BongoHive and Agri-ProFocus Zambia, is sponsored by the World Bank Group and… Read more »

Seven Startups Graduate The 6th Launch Accelerator Cohort

Three times a year, the launch accelerator latest batch of startup founders present their companies to a room full of business leaders, selected investors and media. Demo night takes place on the last day of each launch accelerator cohort. Thursday, 14th December, 2017 saw seven (7) startup founders pitch their companies at the 6th Launch Accelerator… Read more »