This article is a part of our ‘Innovation in Angola’ series where we highlight innovative ways of working and best practices in emergencies. Stay tuned for new articles and the complementary video series that can be found here. “Your application is...
Alpha Diallo was perhaps not the most obvious employee among his colleagues in Abidjan to take on the role of Innovation Fellow. As Head of Administration and Finance at UNHCR’s operation in Côte d’Ivoire, he wasn’t in daily contact with persons of concerns. But he...
It was something Natalia Nahra had noticed at every turn of her career. When people had trouble accessing good information, they struggled to make the best choices. It was true in the United States where she had practiced law; average employees strained to understand...
“I’m tired of sharing every bit of space. I want to have my own place, a place to call home” says Cedrik Ngandu, a 17-year-old Congolese refugee who arrived in Angola four months ago. After months spent in over-crowded centres in northern Angola, refugees from...
“What I have learned is that innovation is not a one-day activity.” This was a point that truly stuck out at me after we interviewed our Innovation Fellow, Kakoma Kakoma, who is currently based in Kaoma, Zambia. There are a lot of assumptions about what...
Nervousness was in the air. Although many of the refugee families knew each other you could feel the tension. For the first time, these refugees were given a chance to participate in an event that is often only offered to would-be entrepreneurs or business school...
