Archive for the ‘BUSINESS’ Category

Seminar #1 – East African Fellows, Class of 2013

Class of 2013 - EA Acumen fellows

“Create something that will make the world awesome” – The Kid President said in his Pep Talk, what an amazingly inspiring young future leader – I would love to still be alive and see the kind of change such a young mind will bring to his generation. (Watch the full video of the Kid President [...]

Acumen fund | 2013 East African Fellows named

Acumen-Fund

The world is calling out for a new kind of leader – a leader who has the humility to see the world for what it is, and the audacity to envision the world for what it could be. Development in East Africa must be driven by people who have the business and operational skills, as [...]

Women in Technology Uganda (WITU) opens calender year with networking session

WITU

Planning for a calender year is always an essential part of every organisation – It involves planning for how you want things to spin out in an entire year – and this is not always an easy process. Many companies spend a lot of time planning out activities and plans and goals they want to achieve [...]

Sharing Video: #TEDxKiraTownWomen Learning the Art of Self Belief and Following your Passion

When I was asked to speak at #TEDxKiraTownWomen – I just did not know what I wanted to share about, I had so many ideas but I settled with just sharing my career path story and what has inspired some of the decisions I have made as a person to date! Each one of us [...]

TEDxWomen makes thrilling debut in Uganda

TEDx

What happens when you bring people together who are passionate about different things in life and give them a platform to share their ideas with others? When you have ideas and gather people together, have inspired speakers to share knowledge and thoughts – it is the most inspiring thing. That is the core of what [...]

The Power Of Small

Photo Credit: GSBF interns

Ashoka Changemakers are running a competition dabbed “The Power of Small” – Entrepreneurs strengthening local economies, and am proud to say that our organisation Solar Sister is a finalist in the competition. I was inspired by the title “The Power of Small” to write about my journey as an entrepreneur and also share my own [...]