e-trikes gain support from asian development bank, as new means of public transport

the philippines is working to incorporate 20,000 electric tricycles into its traffic flow to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and cut high costs associated with inefficient vehicles.

sikkaa: a social network for amateur football players and teams in kuwait

Sikkaa is a new social network type site launched from Kuwait and that targets amateur football (soccer) players and teams, helping them to promote themselves and organize matches and tournaments between them.

coming soon: a massive wind farm to power kenya

There are some 700 million people in Africa without access to electricity. As the continent modernizes, those people will need power.

when china met africa: a documentary

When China Met Africa provides a rare grass-roots view into one of the most important economic challenges of of our age, the fight for resources.

in ghana, mobile billboard doubles as free school bus

As part of its effort to promote advertising platforms that provide a service to needy communities, Instinct in February launched its pilot TriKademiK effort in Ghana with the sponsorship of mobile telecom operator Zain Ghana. The TriKademiK is essentially a tricycle that is rented out as a mobile billboard while rendering free school transport service for up to six children at a time.

hoonur.com: a social network connecting actors to potential work

Balaji Telefilms, on of India’s biggest TV & Film production houses has announced that it is refocusing the mission of it’s portal Hoonur.com , which was a website where actors could upload their portfolios to get a chance of landing them a job with the various projects run by Balaji Telefilms.

FROM CHINA: China Develops The World’s First Solar Powered Air Conditioning Unit

Developed by a company called Shandong Vicot Air Conditioning Co., Ltd, the solar powered air-con unit could save companies and homeowners not only masses of money but also reduce their carbon emissions, something that is essential in China which…

MOVIRTU: Mobile Phone Service For Rural Users Without A Handset

Movirtu‘s MXShare service enables people who cannot afford a phone or SIM card to own a virtual “Cloud Phone” account with their own telephone number. Once launched by a local operator, people subscribe to the service by visiting their local…

CHIKA OKAFOR: ‘Hawker Back To School’

One of the highlights of MakerFaire Africa 2010 in Nairobi, was Chika Okafor‘s first time public showing of his new project – the Hawker Back To School Bags. His idea behind the whole project is to enable, not…

DKNY IN AFRICA: High Fashion, Fragrance For Development In Africa

A new perfume from Donna Karan at DKNY called pureDKNY‘s main ingredient, Vanilla, is being sourced directly from Uganda.

Most of the vanilla bean farmers in Uganda are women. DKNY hopes to improve livelihood of rural Ugandan women and…

RURAL SOURCING

We’ve all heard of outsourcing. Well, in the US a new trend is taking hold; Rural Sourcing.

Also called “rural outsourcing” and “onshoring,” CNNMoney.com reports, ruralsourcing outsources work to small, rural towns where the cost of living is…

AGRO CAFE: NGO-creating Cafe

Fair trade coffee is no longer uncommon; what’s unusual about Canadian AGRO Café is that it went so far as to create its own NGO arm to make sure it serves only coffee that’s ethically and environmentally sound.

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