Tech4Good for Africa Award

U Afya, is our digital behaviour change platform which has empowered over 10,000  young mothers and mothers-to-be across Kenya to improve their own and their families health and wellness outcomes.  

The aim of Unlocking Women and Technology (UWAT) is to create a gender-inclusive ecosystem and support women from marginalised communities by providing training and resources such as Coding, Business Development Training, Funding, … Read more

Peek Vision develops evidence-based smartphone technology and public health tools to help our partners deliver more efficient, more effective and more equitable eye health programmes. By working with health providers, … Read more

iJusticeHub is developing low-cost digital solutions to generate a scalable justice tool which improves access to justice for citizens in Tanzania. These are affordable, accessible, and scalable justice tools which are available on a mobile phone and … Read more

The Haller Farmers App was developed in 2020 and equips small-scale farmers with comprehensive agricultural techniques at their fingertips, promoting affordable and environmentally friendly methods to grow food sustainably for … Read more

The Africa Award is one of our newest awards that focuses on highlighting businesses, technology and individuals that are tackling poverty and injustices in sub-saharan Africa. As the Tech4Good awards … Read more

Improving literacy and numeracy of primary school children in Malawi.   In Malawi, crowded, poorly equipped classrooms and a desperate shortage of teachers mean that even the best educators struggle … Read more

Kenya’s social networking platform for blue collar workers. Lynk is a social enterprise based in Kenya that builds technology to connect informal workers to employment. Aiming to provide a LinkedIn … Read more

Using data to solve the urban sanitation crisis. Gather launched in 2016 to bring people and data together to solve the urban sanitation crisis. Statistics show that by 2030, three … Read more

Campaigning with the power of mobile phones. https://youtu.be/Z-MYfNuP9n4 Amandla.mobi uses cell phones in South Africa to enable those most affected by poverty to set up campaigns on issues that affect … Read more

Promoting equality through learning analytics “56% of the children in South Africa live below the poverty line. Education is one of the most powerful weapons available to break the poverty … Read more

Helping citizens challenge corruption DevelopmentCheck is a ground-breaking app empowering people living in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Public services or development projects sometimes suffer because they are not being … Read more