Tag Archives: Tanzania

Technology & Social Impact

Posted on May 22, 2012 by

In the first of this series of blog posts on what we look for in potential grantees, I want to focus on the relationship between technology and social impact. At Indigo, we’re interested in technology, but passionate about social change.

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Grant Awarded to Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

If you’ve never pondered the question of whether mobile phones can improve the quality and uptake of sexual and reproductive health services among teenagers, then you’re not alone. Fortunately, however, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine have considered the question and … Continue reading →

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Grant Awarded to KINU

Posted on March 29, 2012 by

Earlier this week, we awarded a £30,000 grant to the KINU Group who are establishing an innovation hub in Tanzania’s largest city, Dar es Salaam. The grant will be used to cover things such as rent, salaries and fit-out costs … Continue reading →

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The Problem of Land Grabbing in Tanzania

Posted on October 18, 2011 by

We recently announced that we have funded ActionAid in support of a project to map incidents of land grabbing in rural Tanzania. It’s a huge problem affecting vast swathes of the country, as the following update from ActionAid clearly shows: … Continue reading →

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Grant Awarded to ActionAid

Posted on October 12, 2011 by

Indigo is delighted to announce a grant of £10,000 to ActionAid in support of a project to map incidents of land grabbing in rural Tanzania. With about 435,840 hectares of land earmarked for biofuels production in Tanzania, land grabbing by … Continue reading →

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Tanzanian Elections 2010 @ SOAS by the Royal African Society

Posted on November 10, 2010 by

The Royal African Society hosted an event commentating on the recent Tanzanian election, where as expected, ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi(Revolutionary State Party) won, but with a significantly diminished majority.  It highlighted the ways in which results may have been biased, despite the international … Continue reading →

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