Social Innovation in Africa

Social Innovation = New approach + Unmet social need

Africa = Numerous unmet social needs

THE NEED: Cheap, affordable and clean electricity to meet household needs of low income families

“She comes to understand that economic development and social change cannot be imposed from without. They must be sought and grasped by the individual pursuing opportunities for self-realization.”

Pamela Hartigan Director, Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship

In a review of the book for the Stanford Social Innovation Review, Spring 2009

THE NEED: How to share information on hot spots and safe zones during a crisis

THE NEED: How to differentiating between genuine and fake drugs

The Need: Decent toilets in low-income urban centres

THE NEED: How to get basic financial services to people in the rural areas

THE NEED: Decent but affordable housing for low-income urban and rural dwellers

THE NEED: Improving access to clean water for rural and impoverished households

Hippo Water Roller Project

Measuring social impact

Our governments?

Our Universities?

African Social

Innovation Fund

Government donor

agencies

Private Foundation

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Social Venture Capitalis

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Corporate Social

Investment

African Governmen

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African Social Innovators

Regional & Global

Organisations

Finance?

Tech Innovation Hubs?