Spotlight on Joy Wahba: Advocating for improved public funding of rural water services in Malawi
EWB sees policy and advocacy work as vital to progress within the development sector. It isn’t just the Canadian Government that needs...
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Development Finance Institute: Pushing for progress and meeting milestones
Through our recommendations and outreach, EWB helped shape the operations of Canada’s new Development Finance Institution (DFI), FinDev...
Numida: Helping entrepreneurs track their finances and access small loans
Numida Technologies in Uganda rapidly iterated on their business over the past year and is on an exciting trajectory. Numida initially provi...
Kwangu-Kwako: Raising the standard of living for families in Nairobi’s slums
Kwangu-Kwako’s hard work over the past two years led to their first sale of multiple housing units last July. The venture builds homes fro...
Spotlight on Danyaal Raza: Co-founder of EWB Western Chapter
Danyaal’s prolific history with EWB has transformed him into an experienced advocate and leader in Canada. He co-founded the Western Unive...
M-Shule: Bridging the education gap in Kenya using mobile phones
M-Shule’s mobile platform is bridging the education gap in Kenya by helping provide personalized learning to the 12 million students enrol...
Spotlight on Jakub at Mest: Developing Africa’s Pipeline of Tech Entrepreneurs
MEST is a non-profit youth training program and incubator based in Ghana focused on building a pipeline of entrepreneurs and new businesses ...
Bloom Impact: A mobile marketplace of financial services for entrepreneurs
Ghana-based financial tech venture Bloom Impact is helping micro, small and medium sized enterprises (MSMEs) access financial services throu...
Spotlight on Elizabeth & Ruth: Building Numida’s connections with entrepreneurs
Elizabeth and Ruth helped Numida improve how entrepreneurs interact with the mobile application. Numida noticed that retaining its users was...