In conversation with Paul Kirungi, Team Lead - Zofi Cash.

In this episode, we explore the journey of a young woman, Naswillah Nalukwago from Nyamitanga in Mbarara into rabbit business.  Her story is one of grit, tenacity and  how far believing in one’s vision, despite challenges can take you.

In this episode, we explore a partnership between the Innovation Village, Garage 48 and the ministry of foreign affairs of the republic of Estonia, focusing on Design Hackathon with the intention to equip young people with skills in digital design, branding, user experience to enable them build solutions to community challenges.

In this episode, we explore how entrepreneurs can raise capital for their startups with Eric Osiakwan managing partner  of Chanzo capital and CK Japheth the team lead at the innovation village.

In this episode, we explore  how tourism can be inclusive as we champion for its growth especially domestically with Mary Baryamujura founder of Community based tourism initiative(COBATI),Brian Namanya CEO Tubayo, and Eliot Mugisha, Chairperson of Young Uganda Tour Operators (YUTO).

In this episode, we explore how the legal tech lab at the innovation village works with our communities and how our community of entrepreneurs and creatives can tap into their services to improve their business. And look at some basic legal knowledge of how to go about registering companies and the importance of getting intellectual property. With Hellen Mukasa, the legal tech lab lead at the innovation village

In this episode we explore the journey of Wilson Ajuna, one of the young faces and powerful voices when it comes to agriculture in Uganda. After University, he set up an agro business - Alpha Agro Start Consultancy Services Ltd, with friends that mainly focuses on agricultural extension work and advisory services across the country.

In this episode, we explore how the digital divide can be bridged to foster a whole some literacy growth. With key learnings from Lyndah Kembabazi a co-founder and the chief curriculum development officer at KAINOafrica and Immaculate Myra the Operations and Finance Lead from Early Years Foundation of Uganda and Francis Okeny the  headteacher  of Lungulu Seed School. 

In this episode, we explore the current and future realities of e-commerce in Uganda and  the changes entrepreneurs hope to see that will speed up and boost e-commerce in Uganda, with Paul Muyobo, the marketing manager of Kikuubo Online and Esaete Belinda Regina of Bel Deluxe

In this episode we explore the future of e-commerce. Following covid 19, there has been a big push for businesses and service providers to either fully embrace and or concurrently embrace e-commerce.  We explore key learnings from Timothy Mugume, the Country Manager-Jumia Food Uganda as he talks about what’s happening at Jumia and the present and future realities of e-commerce in Uganda.

In this episode, we explore Corporate Innovation that has been touted as a good strategy for sustaining performance and optimal growth for companies and organizations. The Innovation Village cognizant of the fact that many companies are struggling to execute working strategies has created the Senior Executive Program, a package that strategically caters to the need of individuals or companies necessary to innovatively propel their business in the direction they have envisioned.

In this episode, we explore the International youth day which is celebrated annually on 12th August with the intention of Celebrating youth and to bring their issues to the forefront.  This year’s theme is Transforming food systems; Youth innovation for human and planetary health. As we get to celebrate the young people who are creating innovative solutions to tackle the issue affecting our food system, climate change and biodiversity conservation with Agnes Kirabo, the Executive Director of Food Rights Alliance

In this episode, we explore the NINJA accelerator Uganda challenge. A program run by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in partnership with The Innovation Village, Hive Collab and Outbox to support high growth stage startups earning revenue of approximately $50,000 or above with Rwamahe Tevin, a business analyst at The Innovation Village.  

In this episode, we unpack my village platform, a digital mobile work platform that the innovation village has recently launched to mainly address unemployment and work related issues faced by Ugandans and entrepreneurs in Africa at large. 

In this episode, we explore World Youth Skills Day. This year the theme pays tribute to the resilience and creativity of youth through the covid crisis. As we celebrate our youth, we seek to create more awareness on the importance of technical and vocational education as well shining the spotlight on other youth related skills that will not only improve youth livelihood but also accelerate the growth of local and global economies. With Aaron Musoke a senior Associate at upskill, Wilson Kigundu, the Chief Technology Officer at The Innovation Village and Gilbert Niwamanya the head of department planning and chairperson training management working group at Nakawa vocational Institute

In this episode, we explore The Innovation Village Mbarara at one year. In 2020, recognizing the vast numbers of young people with various limitations to access resources to achieve their entrepreneurial and creative dreams, The Innovation Village branched out to other parts of the country and opened up regional offices in Jinja, Mbarara and Gulu. We speak to Anthea Ankunda the community manager for Mbarara, the western region, to reflect on what the journey to the 1st anniversary has been like and if they are on the right track to achieving what they set out to do.-

In this episode, we explore how Afro Health Connect a digital medical platform that offers mobile medical services especially for the chronically ill is striving to address the gaps in the health care system. We explore key learnings from Hilder Koriong, the founder and CEO at Afro Health Connect. 

In this episode, we explore building and design in Uganda with Prosper Byamungu the Team Lead at Brownstridge Design and a Partner at Travel Neza, a tours and travels company. Prosper talks of how Building and design is different from architecture and how he and his team at Brownstridge have reimagined and are reshaping Urban design and construction.

In this episode, we explore making a living off dancing. Not only does dance help to expand our culture and social interactions, dance now provides a livelihood for many. We explore more from a 19 year old  dancepreneur, Ashraf Atugonza the propriety and dance instructor of Ashraf Dance Academy. 

In this episode, we explore how the allocation of funds and resources in the financial year 2021/2022 will affect young people, startups and SME’s given that everyone is looking at recovering financially post-covid-With John Walugembe the Executive Director of the Federation of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises-Uganda, Boris Mugisha Nahabwe the Chief of Operations and Co-Founder at TUBAYO, Naika Julius the CEO at Famunera and Aaron Musoke a Senior Associate at UPSKILL.