Apply Now: €62,500 Cash Prizes for Your Digital Startup Company

Apply Now: €62,500 Cash Prizes for Your Digital Startup Company

Published on: Oct 06 2025 by Wayan Vota - 2 Comments
The global startup ecosystem faces a persistent challenge: early-stage ventures struggle to secure both capital and visibility in an increasingly crowded marketplace. However, venture capital often concentrates in established...
Digital Gatekeepers and Internet Gateways to Women’s Success

Digital Gatekeepers and Internet Gateways to Women’s Success

Published on: Oct 02 2025 by Manisha Aryal - Leave a Comment
As I sit among women from the Kasba Sangha Mahila Self Help Group Cooperative Society in West Bengal, I ask what single factor shapes a woman’s entrepreneurial journey. “Family support,” they answer in...
Are We Connecting Communities to 3G Student Learning Failure?

Are We Connecting Communities to 3G Student Learning Failure?

Published on: Sep 30 2025 by Wayan Vota - Leave a Comment
I’ve spent years advocating for digital inclusion, arguing that Internet access is fundamental to closing development gaps. But new research from the University of Zurich has me questioning everything we think we know...
8 Lessons Learned from Building My First Custom GPT

8 Lessons Learned from Building My First Custom GPT

Published on: Sep 25 2025 by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment
I am Mike Meyers and I just published my first custom GPT—a learning advisor designed to guide you through a streamlined version of a process I’ve relied on for over a decade to shape meaningful, action-oriented learning...
You Cannot Scale Digital Technology Services Without People

You Cannot Scale Digital Technology Services Without People

Published on: Sep 23 2025 by Guest Writer - 1 Comment
Is there a world where digital agriculture advisory services—or any technology—can scale without community-based agents? The collective answer by D4Ag group participants was a resounding ‘NO’. Why is that? We Need...
Apply Now: Use ChatGPT to Win $50M AI Funding from OpenAI

Apply Now: Use ChatGPT to Win $50M AI Funding from OpenAI

Published on: Sep 22 2025 by Wayan Vota - 12 Comments
Many nonprofit organizations still lack the resources or support to shape artificial intelligence for public good. OpenAI’s People-First AI Fund aims to change that. This opportunity offers a large scale investment in...
Shifting the Approach: From Livelihood to Entrepreneurship

Shifting the Approach: From Livelihood to Entrepreneurship

Published on: Sep 18 2025 by Manisha Aryal - 1 Comment
Traditional economic development programs targeting women in the Global South rarely move beyond offering alternative livelihood opportunities. These initiatives expect women to increase their income by raising more goats...
Ethiopian Paradox: More Digital Infrastructure Means Less Development

Ethiopian Paradox: More Digital Infrastructure Means Less Development

Published on: Sep 16 2025 by Wayan Vota - 4 Comments
We’ve spent years watching development organizations celebrate every new digital initiative as a silver bullet for poverty and poor governance. The conventional wisdom is seductive: build the digital rails, and development...
Apply Now: Use GenAI to Win £4.6 million Ethiopian AI Grant

Apply Now: Use GenAI to Win £4.6 million Ethiopian AI Grant

Published on: Sep 15 2025 by Wayan Vota - 1 Comment
Artificial intelligence is moving from hype to reality, offering powerful tools to transform health, education, livelihoods, and climate resilience. Yet in Ethiopia, many communities remain underserved by both technology...