Friday 16^th June, Thomas Reuters Building, Canary Wharf

Africa is an exciting place to be right now in terms of new technology start ups that are competing with and sometimes besting their Western counterparts, producing innovative products and services that can change the lives of millions on the continent. This was the core message of the Africa Gathering “Start it, build it” Festival of Technology, which members of the BIF team attended on Friday…

A couple recently travelled from Cape Town to Cairo to track down social entrepreneurs across the continent. Unfortunately this was not me, but it was the basis for an inspiring event, held in a cellar bar in central London last night. A range of development & charity professionals, as well as a healthy mix of mid-life crisis’ers and long term Gap Year nomads gathered to learn more about Nikki and Rob’s journey ‘ontheup’. The show cased projects ranging from Zambia to South Sudan, had…