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Welcome back onsite: Collaborating in-person at our workshop in Nairobi
Making the perfect pitch, building valuable connections, and identifying drivers of organizational culture – these were the key issues brought to the fore at the social entrepreneur’s get-together in Nairobi. After a hiatus due to the pandemic, this was the… Read more-
NewsSiemens Stiftung Opens Call for R&D in E-Mobility
Siemens Stiftung opens a new call for research and development (R&D) to validate and implement products and business models in… -
ArticleaQysta brings growth to smallholder farmers with new business model
Smallholder farmers worldwide are some of the most hard-working entrepreneurs around. Yet, many have and continue to struggle with basic… -
ArticleBridging the learning gap through digital STEM education using social entrepreneurial solution
Siemens Stiftung and BLUETOWN, a member of empowering people. Network launch the AccessSTEM project to enable access to high-quality open… -
ArticleHow Whave, a Ugandan-based social enterprise, is making it possible for all rural families to have safe water daily
In Uganda, more than one third of rural water-points are non-functional for prolonged periods, and another third are not adequately… -
ArticleeMobility in Ghana – sustainable systems for a nation in need
Ghana’s transport sector is the main source of greenhouse gas emissions and air pollutants, both significant contributors to climate change… -
Gender EqualityToward green economy with climate and gender equality: 3 Kenyan social enterprises pave the way
The transition toward a green economy is deemed to be skewed if gender imbalance in economic participation still looms large.… -
epUpdate NewsletterepUpdate June 2022
In our June empowering people. Update, we celebrate some of our longstanding epN members. Award ceremonies and anniversaries highlight their… -
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epUpdate May 2022
In our May empowering people. Update, we feature our latest blog post explaining why menstrual education needs to be highlighted… -
ArticleIn conversation: Not having access to sanitary menstruation products can have a devastating impact on the lives of girls and young women in Uganda
Dirty. Impure. Contaminated. That is how girls and young women can be thought of in many underserved Ugandan communities when…