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KAINO’s homeschooling tools stimulate Early Childhood Development.
By Mark Kawalya In 2018, KAINO was taking steps to pilot its’ e-learning KAINOtab that would offer students,…
AirQo provides an affordable air quality monitoring system in Uganda
By Mark Kawalya AirQo is a Ugandan start-up that develops low-cost air monitoring devices. The company has collected…
Fuzu is digitizing worker recruitment in Kenya
By Mark Kawalya Juliet Makori was a frustrated woman. The accountant had been jobless for three years despite…
Minute5 offers online grocery shopping at a click of a button.
Mark Kawalya. Established in 2018, Minute5 is an eCommerce startup that offers fresh farm produce from farmers and…
Tanzania has the cheapest mobile data costs in East Africa
By Mark Kawalya You can buy a gigabyte of data in Tanzania for as little as US0.75, making…
Fundi Bots is accelerating science learning by teaching students robotics.
When you hear the word robotics what comes to your mind? Do you think about San Francisco’s Silicon…
Farmers to benefit from Microsoft digital transformation initiative
By Mark Kawalya A Microsoft digital transformation initiative is set to benefit at least 50,000 farmers and 50…
EcoPlastile recycles plastic garbage into plastic building timbers.
Every year, Uganda produces 3 million tons of waste. Of this, only 8% is recycled with the rest…
MIT technology review names Ugandan Ph.D. student among top 35 innovators under 35.
A 29-year-old man born in Bushenyi district has made Uganda proud after being named as one of the…
Makerere University develops locally made diesel engine.
Makerere has generated many innovations over the years. The latest is a diesel engine that has been made…