The Standard Chartered Women in Technology Incubator stands as Africa’s premier incubator programme dedicated to female-led and founded businesses. This initiative seeks to address the need for greater diversity in technology and entrepreneurship while providing more opportunities for women to …
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Driving Digital Transformation for Zambian Agricultural SMEs: A Success Story
BongoHive, in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and ACDI/VOCA, has played a pivotal role in the Zambia EDGE Project by leading the ‘Leveraging Digital Technologies’ component. This initiative aims to empower Zambian agricultural small and …
Meet the Tóshikas: Empowering African Startups through Japanese Venture Capital Investment
The “Meet the Tóshikas” programme, funded by the Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry in Japan, is being implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and led by Double Feathers Partners (DFP), with BongoHive serving as the local implementation …
Overtrained and Underfunded: Zambia’s Entrepreneurship Paradox
In recent years, Zambia has witnessed a surge in entrepreneurial activities, with many aspiring business owners eager to contribute to the country’s economic growth.
However, despite numerous training programmes aimed at equipping these entrepreneurs with essential skills, a significant gap …
Innovate or Decline: The Importance of an Innovation Culture in Today’s Business Landscape
In today’s ever-changing landscape, innovation disrupts industries overnight, and users and customer demands evolve at lightning speed, embracing a culture of innovation is no longer a choice but a necessity. Businesses that resist the need to innovate risk becoming irrelevant …
Member spotlight: Meet Mwansa Chalo Co-founder and CEO of Duniya Healthcare
In our Member Spotlight this month, we’re thrilled to feature Mwansa Chalo, Co-founder of Duniya Healthcare, a global healthcare logistics company dedicated to tackling the chronic inefficiencies in medicine supply chains across Africa. Mwansa has been an integral part …
Female Financial Dialogue – Lusaka
[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 …