There was an optimistic buzz in Kampala unlike I have seen in many countries. I spent time with some exciting entrepreneurial incubators – organizations such as FinAfrica and Mara Launchpad that support and fund start-ups, and the Grameen Foundation’s mobile app lab, which builds smart phone applications that address critical healthcare, education and financial …
Category Archive: Africa
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Sep 17
Mozambique
Mozambique is one of Africa’s last frontiers. While it can be quite difficult and very time consuming to make your way up the 1,500 miles of coastline, it is well worth it if one has the patience and the perseverance to travel through this long and undeveloped country. I started in Maputo, the country’s …
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Aug 09
Rwanda
When you mention Rwanda, most people immediately recall the horrific genocide that occurred in 1994 where the Hutu majority brutally massacred an estimated 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus in the span of just three months. When you mention that you are traveling there, people think you are crazy. How can the home of the …
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Jul 25
South Africa
“Shoot me, white man!” yelled a group of children as they ran towards me in the Soweto slums, one of the poorest and oldest townships in Africa and a historical symbol of the apartheid years. In shock, I began contemplating how I could possibly respond to these young children who were apparently fighting back …
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