Kijenzi Team Makes Friends with Local Artisan
Kijenzi Team Makes Friends with Local Artisan — May 22nd, 2018 – Kisumu, Kenya — Author: Noah Kozminski On recreational trip, some members of the Kijenzi team pay a visit to a local Maasai market. The Maasai, a local ethnic group, have maintained...
Why Kijenzi Connects with Local Businesses
Why Kijenzi Connects with Local Businesses — May 22nd, 2018 – Kisumu, Kenya — Author: Noah Kozminski The Kijenzi team continues their endeavor of locating potential future clients and contacts across Kisumu. Through site visits and discussion, the...
Inakua Tests Hydroponics Towers in Kisumu
Inakua Tests Hydroponics Towers in Kisumu — May 19th, 2018 – Kisumu, Kenya — Author: Noah Kozminski The Inakua team heads out of town to check on their local hydroponics tower installation at a friend’s home. “Inakua is working to use low-cost...
HESE Visits Ijzima University College
HESE Visits Ijzima University College — May 16th, 2018 – Kisumu, Kenya — Author: Noah Kozminski The entire HESE group pays a visit to Uzima University College to meet with fellow college students, better understand local culture, and compete in a...
Produce Solutions’ First Day in Kenya
Produce Solutions’ First Day in Kenya — May 11th, 2018 – Kisumu, Kenya — Author: Noah Kozminski Beginning their first day of on-site research, the Produce Solutions team meets with a local farmer to learn how supply chains in Kisumu bring fresh...
Matibabu Speaks with Local Mothers About Malaria
Matibabu Speaks with Local Mothers About Malaria — May 12th, 2018 – Kisumu, Kenya — Author: Noah Kozminski The Matibabu team continues screening the area for local groups interested in their project — an easily transportable malaria testing machine that...
Kijenzi Looks for Home for 3-D Printer
Kijenzi Looks for Home for 3-D Printer — May 11th, 2018 – Kisumu, Kenya — Author: Noah Kozminski Members of the Kijenzi team take to the streets of Kisumu in search of local technology-friendly businesses. The team is creating a map of the...
Green Briq Start Making Briquettes
Green Briq Start Making Briquettes — May 11th, 2018 – Kisumu, Kenya — Author: Noah Kozminski Having collected and dried hyacinth samples at Dunga Beach, Green Briq heads to Kibuye Market Waste Management CBO (KMWM) to talk compaction. The goal of the...
Green Briq Finds Hyacinth
Green Briq Finds Hyacinth — May 9th, 2018 – Kisumu, Kenya — Author: Noah Kozminski In a lively first day of activities, the Green Briq team heads for the banks of Lake Victoria, hunting for information about the invasive aquatic flora hyacinth, aiding...
Biosynth Learns About Invasive Plant Species
Biosynth Learns About Invasive Plant Species — May 14th 2018 – Kisumu, Kenya — Author: Noah Kozminski The Biosynth team hops on a matatu (local public transport vans) heading out to Nyakach, an electoral constituency at the edge of Lake Victoria, about...