Topic: Kenya

Innovation Agents: Jessica Mayberry, Founder of Video Volunteers

Imagine giving a village full of people who have never seen a film, barely ever watched television, much less have access to a computer, a way to challenge traditional news coverage. To millions of impoverished people in India, Jessica Mayberry offers a way to do just that, by creating their own stories through Video Volunteers.READ»

Global Heritage Fund Invests in Archaeologists to Save the World's Most Endangered Sites

Jeff Morgan took an unlikely route from Silicon Valley to Haiti and Cambodia--but he brought his startup expertise and venture capitalist training with him. READ»

Women in Corporate Leadership Today - More About Necessity Than Equality

Over the past few years, I have been watching the role of women increase at the global level. Corporate initiatives such as that of Cisco, Nike, and The Cola Cola Company have embraced the position of women not only within the ...READ»

Investing in Post-Conflict Zone Startups Just Might Save the World

When Kevin Braithwaite tells fellow Silicon Valley types that he's investing in entrepreneurs in Lebanon, they usually look at him like he's crazy.READ»

Philippines Disaster Victims Get Drafted in UN Cash-for-Work Program

The World Food Programme is at it again, allowing workers to get paid via mobile for re-building their own homes and then cash in at banks...or pawnshops.READ»

Violence and Death in Africa, 160 Characters at a Time

In Africa, mobile phones are big business. And big trouble. Religious riots in Nigeria are being sparked via SMS text message. READ»

• Corporate Social Responsibility Legislation On The Way
• Sharia Law Cuts Off All Talk Of Amputation On Twitter
• Mobile Browser Use By Country: Or, What Do India And Nigeria Have In Common?

Meet Five Amazing Millennials Who Have Already Changed the World

From the stage to Kenya’s slums, the 2010 Do Something award winners are changing our world.READ»

• Do Something: In Defense of Millennials

Humanitarian Design or Neocolonialism?

Fast Company's Bruce Nussbaum raised some controversial questions in a trio of posts -- and readers had a lot to say. We sample the debate.READ»

• Is Humanitarian Design the New Imperialism?
• Do-gooder Design and Imperialism, Round 3: Nussbaum Responds
• Nussbaum: Should Humanitarians Press On, If Locals Resist?

A Malaria Outbreak Predictor? This Time It's for Real

10 years of research and development has made a new, tested computer model a reality.READ»

Going, Going, Gone - Online Auction Sites Catching Fire Worldwide

eBay has long been the leader in online auctions, but the venerable giant is facing rising competition in emerging economies from indigenous companies on a mission.READ»

Interested in Africa's Innovation Scene? Catch the Entrepreneurial Safari This December

Forget Asia--here's your chance to get the scoop on Africa.READ»

Five Innovators Heading to CGI: The NGO Has Landed

After surviving the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, Marie and her children have been living with relatives far from home. Under a pilot program, developed by the Rural Development Institute (RDI) and its partners, along with Rwanda's ...READ»

A New Way to Really Connect Your Business -- With Your Business Card

Every business card brings with the hope of anchoring who you are at some later point in time and, hopefully, ensuring you stand out in the world. Now B1G1 makes it possible to make each business card you hand out a charitable voucher.READ»

Creative Gadgets Dominate Maker Faire Africa

The U.S.-based iterations of Maker Faire, annual celebrations of all things DIY, are famous for their out-of-this-world gadgets and contraptions. Maker Faire Africa is no different.READ»

Africa's Informal Economy Revealed

New book synthesizes activities of informal product designers.READ»

Steven Stone on the Greening of Sub-Saharan Africa

In the past year, African nations, such as Rwanda, Kenya and Uganda, have been investing billions of public and private dollars in green technologies, like renewable energy and organic agriculture. Economist Steven Stone of ...READ»

Pop Quiz: How Did a $12 Billion Search Engine Sell for $36 Million?

After being bought three times in ten years, Lycos is a shadow of its former self. Take our quiz and match the optimistic company statement to the purchase date.READ»

Now Chile Wants a Silicon Valley of Its Own - But Where's the Homegrown Talent?

How will President Pinera reconcile innovation with foreign importation?READ»

While Kenya Votes, Ushahidi Does Its Part

Fast Company catches up with Erik Hersman, the man behind the groundbreaking crowdsourcing tool, Ushahidi, as Kenya holds its constitutional referendum.READ»

Five Reasons to Be Bullish on Africa

As President Obama addresses the Young African Leaders Summit today in Washington, he's recognizing the fast-changing face of the Continent--and what it means to American business in the next decade.READ»

Student Starts First Tuition-free School in Africa’s Largest Slum

DoSomething award winner Jessica Posner brings education to Kibera.READ»

TED Prize Winner Cameron Sinclair of Architecture for Humanity Dishes on Cambodia and Design Like You Give a Damn

Cambodia has "yet to be spoilt by poorly built 'Westernized' block construction."READ»

Tread Lightly: Sustainable Tourism 2010

The latest trend in the $900 billion travel industry: tourism that actively supports the environment and economy of a destination, leaving it a better place than before. This biennial conference in New Forest, England, will be abuzz with the United Nations Foundation's efforts to start tracking sustainable tourism next year. We charted a few of our favorite spots.READ»

• Now: July 2010
• Steer: National Drive-Thru Day
• Invent: Patent Races

Russia Hires Cisco to Build a Silicon Forest, Easier Said Than Done

Russian president Dmitry Medvedev wrapped up his whirlwind tour of Silicon Valley yesterday, and while it’s fun to imagine Steve Jobs giving him the five-cent tour of One Infinite Loop or Ev Williams and Biz Stone teaching him how ...READ»

Nokia's Bicycle Charger Kit Could Be the World's Smartest Peripheral for Dumbphones

Nokia launched a quartet of basic cellphones for the developing world in Nairobi today, but the most interesting new offering is a peripheral device. The Finnish firm's Bicycle Charger Kit consists of a little bottle dynamo that you ...READ»