by Innovation Edge | Sep 25, 2019 | Blog, Insights, Inventive Ideas
“A person’s a person, no matter how small.” ― Dr. Seuss Recently, on a panel discussing ‘race’ on MSNBC (American television network). Eddie Glaude, professor, author and news contributor, was responding to a question about what we say to children in a world...
by Innovation Edge | Aug 8, 2019 | Blog
This post was originally published by Forbes. While the world watches the US government shutdown over funding for US President Donald Trump’s border wall, another wall has been quietly built up – in India. On the first day of this year (2019), five million women in...
by Innovation Edge | Jul 23, 2019 | Blog, Inventive Ideas, Our Investments
Not much, until Innovation Edge investee Andrew Rudge saw the opportunity to create a fun and interactive ‘Where’s Wally’ inspired game that helps with children’s brain development. Read the full interview below as Andrew shares his journey behind creating...
by Innovation Edge | Jul 1, 2019 | Blog, Our Investments
Find out why with a behind the scenes look at South Africa’s first ever employer-sponsored educare provider. Over the coming months, we will be featuring interviews with some of our investees, giving you an inside look into the how and why behind their initiatives as...
by Innovation Edge | Mar 25, 2019 | Blog
This post was originally published on the Omidyar Network’s website. There are 250 million learners around the world who have finished their schooling – yet aren’t able to read or write well and lack the skills they will need to succeed in the 21st century. The...
by Innovation Edge | Mar 7, 2019 | Blog
The first Africa Social and Behaviour Change (ASBC) Conference took place last month in Nairobi. The overarching theme of the conference was ‘Disruptive SBC strategies for the future of Africa’, and built on the notion that: “All human interactions – be they social,...
