Tag Archives: Hubs

What have we learned so far about tech hubs in Africa and Asia?

Posted on January 17, 2017 by catherineindigo

We were really interested to receive a report recently from GSMA on its work with hubs in Africa and Asia. The GSMA Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund, which is funded by DfID, aims to build collaboration between start-ups and mobile operators, … Continue reading →

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A bit of background to Malawi’s mHub

Posted on January 9, 2017 by catherineindigo

mHub in Malawi was established by Rachel Sibande in 2013. Over the last three years, it has seen around 4,000 young people come through its doors and take part in activities within the hub. This short news film from Voa … Continue reading →

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Introducing HapaSpace and IceAddis

Posted on December 13, 2016 by catherineindigo

As mentioned in a previous post, The Joint Hub Fund was delighted this year to be able to support two new hubs –IceAddis in Ethiopia and HapaSpace in Ghana. IceAddis was established in 2011 and aims to be an open … Continue reading →

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Joint Hub Fund 2016/17 grantees announced!

Posted on November 21, 2016 by catherineindigo

We are very excited to be working alongside OSIWA and the Queen’s Young Leaders programme to support technology innovation hubs across Africa. Earlier this year, we were busy assessing applications from 11 hubs, all of which are doing exciting work … Continue reading →

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A New Grant to AfriLabs

Posted on February 25, 2015 by mattindigo

As we’ve previously written about, over the last few years we have supported a number of hubs across the continent. The map below shows all the countries where we have supported or are supporting hubs (unfortunately, it’s not interactive as wordpress.com … Continue reading →

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re:publica 2014 – Lessons from a Conference

Posted on May 13, 2014 by mattindigo

It’s rare that a conference inspires me to want to take up a new skill, so leaving re:publica last week I was all the more surprised that I was seriously considering teaching myself cross-stitch: re:publica is an annual conference hosted … Continue reading →

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New Grant Awarded to iHub

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Richard Crellin

Access to clean, affordable and safe water is one of the most basic rights we enjoy, although in Kenya environmental, economic and political considerations mean that the country is facing a severe water crisis. The solution to this problem will … Continue reading →

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Grants Awarded to Cameroon Projects supported by Activ Spaces

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Louise Vickers

Having awarded a grant to ActivSpaces last year, Dr Loren Treisman then visited  the Hub in Cameroon in early 2012.  You can see further details of that trip here.  She was extremely impressed with what she saw and as a … Continue reading →

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Africa’s Tech Hubs

Posted on September 6, 2012 by mattindigo

As many of you may know, we have been supporting technology innovation and incubation hubs across Africa over the last 18 months. According to the Africa Hubs Crowdmap there are some 70+ hubs of various types across the continent. These … Continue reading →

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Africa's Tech Hubs

Posted on September 6, 2012 by mattindigo

As many of you may know, we have been supporting technology innovation and incubation hubs across Africa over the last 18 months. According to the Africa Hubs Crowdmap there are some 70+ hubs of various types across the continent. These … Continue reading →

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