Ghana

Congratulations to mPedigree on their selection as a 2009 Tech Awards Laureate!

Commons — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:47:52 -0600

Congratulations to mPedigree, entrant in USAID's Development 2.0 Challenge, and 2009 Tech Laureate, as announced by the Tech Awards today! Tech Awards reports that this year's 15 laureates were selected from among 650 nominations representing 66 countries.

Maker Faire Africa Ignites Innovation in Accra

Commons — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:16:11 -0600

The Global Development Commons is delighted to hear reports coming in from far and wide that Maker Faire Africa went off without a hitch and ignited innovation in Accra, Ghana.

Come to Maker Faire Africa August 14th-16th in Accra, Ghana

Commons — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:54:07 -0600

Maker Faire Africa (MFA), a celebration of African ingenuity, innovation and invention, will take place August 14-16 at the AITI Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT in Ghana's capital, Accra.

Open Development as Freedom

Commons — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:07:42 -0600

The sign of success in foreign assistance is that “We are partners in building capacity for transformational change,” President Obama said in a recent speech in Ghana.

“Africa’s future is up to Africans,” he said.

World Economic Forum Reports Highlight the Value of Enhancing Food Value Chains and Business Potential in Untapped Markets

Commons — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:45:07 -0600

Enhancing value chains to provide market based solutions to development challenges is a strategy that has huge potential to unleash business growth in untapped markets.

Maker Faire Africa- Aug 14th-16th in Accra, Ghana

Commons — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:10:30 -0600

Maker Faire Africa (MFA), a celebration of African ingenuity, innovation and invention, will take place August 14-16 at the Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT in Ghana's capital, Accra. This event is free to the general public.

VisionSpring

Commons — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:20:40 -0600

VisionSpring brings eyeglasses, a basic, low-cost health product, to those who do not have access to vision care. Vision Spring employs a base-of the pyramid enterprise model, empowering local entrepreneurs to provide affordable products to their communities. Dr. Jordan Kassalow founded VisionSpring (formerly the Scojo Foundation).

CareShop Ghana

admin — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:37:37 -0600

CareShop is a health franchise in Ghana started by Ghana Social Marketing Foundation’s (GSMF) for-profit subsidiary (GSMFEL). Franchise owners are local entrepreneurs who are trained in health and business so that they can sell low cost, over-the-counter retail drugs the people in their community. GSMF programs tackle treatment and prevention of malaria in children, deal with HIV/AIDS prevention, fertility management, adolescent reproductive health, and sanitation and reading.