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For tech to develop in emerging economies, the first obstacle is trust

The Next Web

In February I found myself seeking air-conditioned sanctuary in the Dar Es Salaam offices of Kinu , a co-working space and business accelerator, talking with Co-Founder and Community Manager John Paul Barretto. industry in Tanzania. Aside from the required infrastructure, labor conditions and ease of doing business, etc.,

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10 Amazing Microfinance Success Stories

YoungUpstarts

Reuben Mpunda, Tanzania. Yet there are still those who point to amazing microfinance success stories like these as proof that conscious lending can be a good deal for more than just the money men. Mpunda had struggled for 10 years working at a hotel, a brewery, and a ruby mine.

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Techstars and The Nature Conservancy

Feld Thoughts

Amy went to Tanzania and Kenya in 2009 with TNC to increase capacity of TNC non-profit partners. We also support TNC’s work with indigenous women environmental community leaders in the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea. Amy is currently on the TNC Global Campaign Committee and on the TNC Africa Affinity Group for Women and Girls.

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How to Bring the Holiday Spirit of Giving into Work

Up and Running

The holidays are a great time to foster a positive workplace culture, as well as give charitably to your community. Another way to be both festive and charitable during the holiday season is to sign up as a team to do something in the community. Sign up to participate in a local event, like a seasonal fun run.

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Creating a movement

VC Cafe

To add more colour, I’ll draw examples from Techbikers, a non-profit bringing together the tech community around endurance cycling challenges, to bring education to children in the developing world, in partnership with Room to Read. A community forms around a common goal. The community has the power to mobilise resources.

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Small Business Spotlight of the Week: TripBucket

crowdSPRING Blog

While living my personal Dream to Summit Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania we took the website live, literally as I was hiking up the mountain. What’s the craziest story you have from starting your own business? I performed my first public “check off” of a TripBucket Dream to Facebook just after our party reached the summit.

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Bankless Banking Is Ready For Its Close-Up

YoungUpstarts

This will require many partners – credit card companies, banks, microcredit institutions, the United Nations, foundations and community leaders. In Kenya and Tanzania, over 25 million people use the M-Pesa mobile payments platform, operated by Safaricom and Vodacom, with money sent via text message. report concludes.”

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