By Chicamod.com

If you haven’t yet watched the Coca-cola advert titled “Africa Let’s Go Crazy”, then I advise that you should. But this advert is like no other. Watching it, one gets a true picture of Africa but which depiction is not condescending or demeaning. It speaks about the...

By Chicamod.com

Imagine you are a US student. You pack up for holiday to Northern Uganda and get to meet wonderful women whose lives change your perspective in life forever. The women are cheerful, they receive you well, they make your holiday memorable, you have lots of stories to tell friend when you are back to school. But deeper than the cheer, you realize that the...

By Chicamod.com

Miss World Africa 2005, Nancy Sumari, recently launched a children’s book titled ‘Nyota

By Chicamod.com

They are young, energetic and full of creative ideas. Their ideas go beyond self, helping improving the lives of people around them. Not only that. Their ideas are environmentally friendly, built around the concept of a “clean and safe environment”, a tangent which the world is quickly moving into.

So, here is a focused list of these East Africans who...

By Meredith Coulibaly

Are you ready to be inspired?  Forbes magazine has published a list entitled “30 Under 30: Africa’s Best Young Entrepreneurs.”  These innovative young minds—all under 30 years old—looked around their communities, and where there were needs, they saw opportunity for growth, not problems...

By Meredith Coulibaly

Innovation doesn’t just happen at universities; innovation springs from bright minds in every corner of the world.  In this case, the bright mind is 13-year-old Richard Turere of Kenya.  Richard had a problem.  He lives on the edge of Nairobi National...