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My name is Peter Nawa and I am a Startup Coach at BongoHive. My first day at BongoHive was exciting because I had been around the BongoHive community for 5 years before I joined the organisation. It was a smooth transition because I knew most people. Interestingly, when I arrived at BongoHive, the first thing… Read more »
Standard Chartered Bank Zambia last week launched the SC Women in Tech (WiT) incubator programme in partnership with BongoHive. The entrepreneurship programme will support Zambian female-led tech enterprises and female business owners who would like to leverage technology to grow their businesses. The WiT programme is part of the bank’s new ‘Futuremakers’ programme, which aims… Read more »
To promote the safe integration of drone tech in Zambia was the goal of the just ended Drone Hackathon Zambia Challenge. This was a five-day virtual bootcamp where drone enthusiasts from Zambia aged between 18 to 28 years had the opportunity to learn and present their ideas of how drones can be used to solve… Read more »
Cofounded by Gilbert Mwale, who is also the Chief Executive Officer, eMsika was birthed out of a problem. When Gilbert’s father lost his job as Head of Marketing, the family resorted to farming as the only form of survival. At the time, Gilbert’s family was growing maize and tobacco which they could sell but got… Read more »
ACCA Zambia and BongoHive today, Wednesday 15 March 2020, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at ACCA Zambia Head Office in Lusaka. The MoU is to establish mutual cooperation between the two institutions. This partnership will explore opportunities for collaboration to their mutual benefit that will promote the advancement of their members and future members… Read more »
Drone Hackathon Zambia will be a five-day virtual event taking place from August 24-28 and hosted by BongoHive and the U.S.-based Global Air Drone Academy The competition is open to all Zambian citizens/residents, ages 16-28 The top 3 winners will receive a professional-grade drone and business coaching to launch their new business These events are… Read more »
BongoHive Innovation and Technology Hub has partnered with Financial Sector Deepening Zambia Limited (FSD Zambia) to support the growth of the digital economy and increase access to financial services for all Zambians. This will be done through the BongoHive FinTech Challenge, which has been launched to explore opportunities for financial inclusion and innovation from aspiring… Read more »
[Blog] – It’s a warm Tuesday evening in Lusaka, and the Minister of Health has just announced that all schools will close from Friday to combat the spread of Covid-19. So I am pleasantly surprised that more than 30 women attended a “Female Financial Dialogue” panel at the BongoHive offices in Lusaka. This conversation is… Read more »
As we continue to monitor the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) situation closely, BongoHive is implementing stricter health and safety practices to ensure the safety and well-being of its staff and other stakeholders. Following the announcement of confirmed cases of the virus in Zambia, we will be following recommendations from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and local imposed… Read more »
Welcome to the first of our ‘Great Minds‘ features, where we will profile the great minds that BongoHive works with to create viable solutions that change the world. In commemoration of Women’s Month this March, our first feature is one of BongoHive’s startup founders, Ruth K. Mooto of My Perfect Stitch. Founded in 2016, My… Read more »
