Tag: africa

Walking from Norway to Africa without Money or a Passport

01.14.13, 2:40pm Comments (11)

Ibby Okinyi walks and blogs about his voyage through Europe to Africa, surviving on dumpster surplus, wild edibles, and the kindness of strangers he meets along the way. Read more »

Coworking Inspires Female Tech Community In Kenya

By Beth Buczynski

01.04.13, 11:12am Comments (0)

A new collective of female technologists in Kenya uses coworking to empower their peers and solve local problems--locally. Read more »

Sharing Cell Phones and Knowledge to Improve Healthcare in West Africa

By Craig Edelman

11.14.11, 10:48am Comments (0)

How Switchboard built the largest network of knowledge-sharing healthcare professionals in the developing world. Read more »

"Little Tasks"

By Sarah Noack

10.05.10, 3:49pm Comments (8)

Two months ago, I discovered that my daughter Shayna had lice. Not just one or two: a LOT of them. It was strange, because I spend hours every week brushing her thick curls and had never found anything. Read more »

The African Commons

By Neal Gorenflo

05.18.10, 6:33am Comments (0)

Dr. Tendayi Viki was born and raised in Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe. He is now senior lecturer in social psychology at the University of Kent in England. Read more »