by Jimmy Martine Oryema | Aug 31, 2022 | Latest News
In Ugandan smallholder coffee farmer communities, Farmer Organizations, also known as Cooperatives, have proven effective in increasing families’ household income through better market access and better prices. They also play a key role in building coffee farmers’...
by Jimmy Martine Oryema | Aug 30, 2022 | Latest News
Daraja means bridge in Swahili. After the violent 2008 elections in Kenya, the American couple Jason and Jenni Doherty, along with Kenyans Victoria Gichuchi and Charles Mbuto, decided to join forces and found a school for girls from poor families. Besides...
by Jimmy Martine Oryema | Aug 30, 2022 | Latest News
The social entrepreneur Barbara Mutabazi grew up in the slums of Kampala, Uganda. Early on, she understood that life was hard for women in the slums. Their lives were limited by a lack of confidence and a strong dependency on men. Barbara studied hard at school and...
by Jimmy Martine Oryema | Aug 29, 2022 | Latest News
IKEA Social Entrepreneurship has partnered with Yunus Social Business to explore how we can together improve the working conditions and livelihoods of informal waste workers, but also to the sector, in India. Transforming the waste sector in India and beyond IKEA...
by Jimmy Martine Oryema | Aug 26, 2022 | Latest News
Selemani lives in Lindi region, Tanzania. For most of his life, he has been a farmer and grows cassava, sesame, and cashew nuts. At first, he only grew cassava for his food. His perspective later changed when he learned of the many opportunities to grow cassava as a...
