WeTu Steps Up Social Entrepreneurial Approaches in East Africa
Siemens Stiftung launched WE! Hub Victoria Ltd, Kenya, a social enterprise on the shores of Lake Victory in March 2019. In Swahili “WeTu” means “ours” and true to its spirit – the enterprise aims to create self-sustaining business operations for the community. The fundamental business is to support crucial basic supply areas by selling and dispensing safe drinking water, renting specially designed solar lanterns for fishing, and delivering e-mobility solutions. The enterprise will also train locals on health and hygiene, business processes, and improve technical skills to sustain the venture for the long run.
Rolf Huber, Managing Director of Siemens Stiftung shares the inspiration and the vision behind the new enterprise. He explains why social entrepreneurial approaches go the distance in improving living conditions with better access to basic ammenities along with creating new economic opportunities. Read the full interview.
“No hablamos el mismo idioma” – Cómo se interconectan el lenguaje de las finanzas y el crecimiento de SocEnts
“Chévere” significa generalmente “fantástico, genial, impresionante” en español, pero no en todas partes. Por ejemplo, no es nada frecuente el uso del término “chévere” en España o puede encontrar gente en El Salvador que utilice “chivo”, o “chiva” en Costa Rica y “chido” en México para denominar lo mismo. Puede que incluso haya pedido un […]
“No hablamos el mismo idioma” – How the language of finance and growth of SocEnts are interconnected
“Chévere” generally means “terrific, cool, awesome” in Spanish, but not everywhere. You won’t usually hear someone in Spain using the term “chévere” and you may find people in El Salvador using “chivo,” or “chiva” in Costa Rica, and “chido” in Mexico. You may have even ordered a hot dog in Guatemala using the same term. […]
A Year in Review – Through the Eyes of the epNetwork Team
With 2019 coming to a close, and 2020 ahead of us, we would like to reflect on highlights and challenges that have made an impact on us and (hopefully also) on the empowering people. Network (epNetwork) over the past year. In any case, the events in Cairo have been a huge highlight for us; the […]
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