Another Awesome AfriCAN week 20180816

#Nigeria

As 70% of the pharmaceutical products in Nigeria are fake, four Nigerian girls decided to use technology to help Nigerians verify that the drugs they are buying are not fake.
The FD-Detector (Fake Drug Detector) is an app which helps identify fake pharmaceutical drugs in Nigeria. The app uses a drug's barcode to verify its authenticity and expiration date. 
Congratulations to Promise Nnalue, Vivian Okoye, Jessica Osita and Adaeze for being recognised as the Junior Gold Scholarship Winners at the 2018 Technovation World Pitch in San Francisco, USA!

#SouthAfrica

Tsebo Solutions Group, Earthrise Trust, the Naledi Farmers Cooperative and community members from the Naledi Village recently hosted an event to celebrate the 2^nd Harvest Ceremony at Rustlers Valley Farm, as well as the UN International Day of Cooperatives in the Ficksburg district, Eastern Free State. 

Tsebo Solutions Group partnered with Earthrise Trust and members of the Naledi Farmers’ Cooperative to promote social entrepreneurship, eradicate poverty, increase food security and encourage skills development through its visionary approach to community upliftment. 

Tsebo Solutions Group committed its support to the project by erecting ten multi-span tunnels, allowing members of the Naledi Village cooperative to safeguard their crops and ensure that they thrive in a controlled environment while being protected from threats such as black frost and adverse weather conditions. The quality and the quantity of the yield produced was greatly improved when compared to previous harvests. 

Tsebo Solutions Group has shared its expertise in food with the Naledi Co-op and availed valuable resources to the value of over R1 million to support sustainable farming that all community members can benefit from. 

#SouthAfrica

Stemming from a love of sneakers and a need to make a difference in the lives of underprivileged children, Sibusiso Zulu and Hector Mgiba pursued the idea of recycling worn-out sneakers into artistic works.


Through their Sneakers 4 Change Kick exhibition, the duo sought to raise awareness about the need for footwear while promoting the spirit of giving and sneaker culture.

The exhibition also served as an activation for their #NoColdFeet winter campaign, a campaign that does not only seek to add a little warmth to the lives of the underprivileged, but to also inspire and feature young entrepreneurs, artists and creatives. [via Citizen]

Wisdom is like fire. People take it from others. ~ Hema (DRC) proverb