Technovera, an e-health startup in South Africa reduces medicine wait times for patients with chronic ailments from hours to minutes. See original article …
Indian startup EmbroS develops 3D printed wearable travel aid for the visually impaired
Indian startup EmbroS is making a difference in the visually impaired community with 3D printing through their innovative product, Live Braille. Effectively replacing a walking cane with a remote sensor. See original article …
This sanitation startup in Kenya turns poop into a sustainable source of fuel
Great idea, turning faeces to energy briquettes. Not unique, but the challenges these guys had to overcome included giving their customers home addresses! Respect for persistence. See original article …
Does Gen Y Need to Get Over Itself at Work?
Or, Maslow’s hierarchy and why employers need to get over themselves and provide meaning at work. Summary There is an increase in people’s expectations and needs for their work to have meaning, and their employers to be doing more for society than increasing the bottom line. This is not restricted to Gen Y – it increasingly […]
Student startup connects local farmers with city dwellers
This startup goes to farmers who have excess produce, and links them to local (likely well-heeled) suburbanites who want to eat local food. Great match, satisfies a need, stops waste, and reduces the environmental hazards of moving food. Good luck to them. A model that surely could be replicated in a lot of places. See […]