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  • Making it Work: Agriculture in India and Kenya

    Angela Saini

    October 22, 2017 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: India, Karnataka

    Farmers play a vital role in the health of people around the world, yet often are not financially compensated in a sustainable way to survive. Entrepreneurs in India are attempting to shift this reality by introducing start ups that help low income farmers bring in a consistent income.

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  • The Compass, Making it Work: Navigating Kenya's Streets with Technology

    Angela Saini

    October 15, 2017 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

    Entrepreneurs and startups in Kenya and India are finding success creating products that meet the needs of poorer citizens in those countries. This episode includes a story about a mobile phone app that tackles the difficulty of finding locations in Nairobi using GPS coordinates and a photo, a startup near Bengaluru, India that uses human ATMs to help rural residents access cash via mobile phones, and a Kenyan company building devices that create free public wifi.

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  • Rugged Tablets for African Schools

    Angela Saini

    October 08, 2017 |

    BBC |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

    This podcast episode covers 3 entrepreneurial solutions in India and Kenya, and 2 of them have already started seeing very positive results. The first is a rugged tablet named Kio Kits loaded with educational software that are made especially for the climate and electricity availability in Kenya; students and teachers vouch for its efficacy. In Assam, India, where there is very little access to eye care, mobile eye care clinics offer a range of services that are all free of cost to their patients. The clinics have tried a number of strategies to reach patients in need and the results have been impactful.

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  • The Compass, Making it Work, Making it Work: Affordable Medical Equipment in India

    Angela Saini

    October 01, 2017 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: India

    This episodes highlights two efforts that have been put in place to provide a service poor people don’t have access to. One of those is Simpa Network, which is providing affordable electricity through solar power to people in India. The other has been dubbed “Amazon for the Poor,” which borrowed Amazon’s model to deliver products to people that live in rural parts of Kenya. So far, 50,000 people have opted to order goods.

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