Hunter Walker

FEBRUARY 15, 2014

I had just moved back to the US from living in Uganda working with an artisan group, and was thrilled to find a brand here in Austin that so perfectly aligned with the kind of work I wanted to continue doing. They were learning to sew and make jewelry, but they lacked market access and design input. So Raven + Lily was born.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 20, 2012

Alliy is managing partner of the Savannah Fund , a $10 million fund that will soon begin investing in technology startups in East Africa, including Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya. So Mbwana Alliy is creating the Savannah Fund fund to help them.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 22, 2014

When I was in high school, my friends and I set up a giving tree outside the school library, as a fundraiser for the Harambee Centre, an organization which provides, among other things, ambulatory services; and which builds schools for children in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 20, 2012

Alliy is managing partner of the Savannah Fund , a $10 million fund that will soon begin investing in technology startups in East Africa, including Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya. So Mbwana Alliy is creating the Savannah Fund fund to help them.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

“In March, we met with more than 25 sanitation providers in Kenya and Uganda, and discovered that this lack of data was a universal problem,” explains gather Co-Director John Peter Archer. “That was when we decided to pivot away from toilet construction towards building an online platform.”

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

“In March, we met with more than 25 sanitation providers in Kenya and Uganda, and discovered that this lack of data was a universal problem,” explains gather Co-Director John Peter Archer. “That was when we decided to pivot away from toilet construction towards building an online platform.”

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

“In March, we met with more than 25 sanitation providers in Kenya and Uganda, and discovered that this lack of data was a universal problem,” explains gather Co-Director John Peter Archer. “That was when we decided to pivot away from toilet construction towards building an online platform.”

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View from Seed

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

This past fall we did Libya, the season before that we did Uganda, and we’re going to be doing Cambodia in 2019. So how do you go about picking the country to highlight and find artists or inspirations there? Every season we pick a different country.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 3, 2023

In order to go forward with its expansion goals, MyDawa recently finished the acquisition of Guardian Health, a well-known healthcare provider in Uganda. MyDawa has been steadily working toward expanding its business beyond the borders of Kenya, and this acquisition represents a significant step in that direction.

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VC Cafe

MAY 2, 2011

Mekorot National Water Company will develop Uganda’s water infrastructures under an agreement signed with the government-owned National Water and Sewerage Corporation. Mekorot will ultimately build 11 dams and reservoirs to supply water to two million residents.

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Hunter Walker

MAY 4, 2016

Or Uganda for example. It’s made for the afri-dev well, and there are more than 1 million of them in Africa. The sensor costs only about $100, and can protect a $10,000+ asset. Imagine installing them on every single well in Ethiopia.

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Hunter Walker

MAY 4, 2016

Or Uganda for example. It’s made for the afri-dev well, and there are more than 1 million of them in Africa. The sensor costs only about $100, and can protect a $10,000+ asset. Imagine installing them on every single well in Ethiopia.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 11, 2012

Some questioned whether the effort was over-simplifying the situation and others pointed out that Kony was no longer in Uganda. The effort, however, has not been without some controversy and social media pushback.

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