The latest articles from The Challenges Group team, with writing and opinion from our business consultants and enterprise experts in Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia and the UK, as well as curated guest contributions.
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2019: A year of enterprising solutions
by The Challenges Group on 10/01/2020
2019 has been a superb year for Challenges! For the past 12 months our management consultants and business trainers in Zambia, Uganda, Rwanda, Malawi, Ghana, Ethiopia and the UK have been involved an […]
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The Circular Economy: How connecting food waste and sanitation services can help farmers in Africa
by The Challenges Group on 07/01/2020
Connecting two major sustainable development issues — sanitation and farming — can enable countries to develop a circular economy.Continue reading on The […]
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Ethiopia is making maps to help improve soil health
by The Challenges Group on 06/12/2019
Soil health maps can help smallholder farmers make better decisions on improving their yields. Rod Waddington/FlickrAcross The Challenges Group, we’re working on a series of agriculture-focused […]
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We have to understand the barriers women farmers face to overcome gender imbalance in agribusiness
by Challenges Rwanda on 03/12/2019
Women make up the bulk of the workforce within agriculture, but have fewer roles in agribusiness.Rwanda has been in the press in recent years rightly praised for its progress in gender equality, as […]
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How social enterprises can make an impact and address systemic challenges in Africa
by The Challenges Group on 28/11/2019
Dr Stephanie Terreni Brown with Clean Water Wave’s CAFE water filter system.“We wanted to take our first aid training programme to Zambia,” says Sam Abrahams, CEO of First Aid […]
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Meeting the social entrepreneurs driving impact in Addis Ababa
by The Challenges Group on 15/11/2019
From left: Leah Dejenu, Bethlehem Berhane, Aileen Campbell, Kasonde Kashulwe and Eden Amdebirhan.While in Addis Ababa for the Social Enterprise World Forum, the Challenges team took the opportunity […]
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Entrepreneurial insights from the only all-female panel at the Social Enterprise World Forum
by The Challenges Group on 12/11/2019
Panel (L-R): Blayne Tesfaye, Danait Tilahun, Vivian Achan, Kevine Kagirimpundu and Kasonde Kashulwe.One of the highlights of the Social Enterprise World Forum in Addis Ababa last month was the […]
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Challenges Group showcases at the Social Enterprise World Forum in Ethiopia
by The Challenges Group on 31/10/2019
At the Social Enterprise World Forum, Challenges presented on the many exciting and impactful projects being delivered by our global teamContinue reading on The Challenges Group »
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Social enterprise in emerging markets: lessons to help address youth unemployment?
by Stephen Hunt on 24/10/2019
The Social Enterprise World Forum 2019 took place in the Ethiopian capital, Addis AbabaThe Social Enterprise World Forum (SEWF) is in Addis Ababa this week and Challenges are here among 1200 […]
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Chasing investment: The Why, The How and The Why Not
by The Challenges Group on 10/10/2019
A capital injection into a business can help it grow, but is it always the right step?“It can be a source of deep frustration,” says Kasonde Kashulwe, manager of Challenges’ […]