Blogs
![Muzalema Mwanza, co-founder of Safe Motherhood Alliance with a mother](/static/ia_core/images/Muzalema_Mwanza_Cropped2.jpg)
Ending maternal mortality: Zambian activist chronicles her story to support vulnerable women during COVID-19
Nada Ibrahim
April 30, 2021
![A SilAfrica team member wearing a PPE gown and putting on face mask](/static/ia_core/images/Kenya_PPE_Cropped.jpg)
Working together to innovate scaling and recycling of PPE in Kenya
Chime Asonye
April 16, 2021
![Decorative image incorporating a graphical representation of a person wearing a face shield](/static/ia_core/images/ZenerFR.png)
Digitising local production to meet community needs: Zener Technologies and Field Ready shed light on their work together
Ramon Michael
April 16, 2021
![Three people dismantling equipment to recycle it](/static/ia_core/images/GIVO_Cropped.jpg)
Salvaging waste to protect lives in Nigeria during COVID-19
Chime Asonye
Feb. 26, 2021
![Ram Chandra looks over the city of Kathmandu in Nepal](/static/ia_core/images/Zener_Cropped.jpg)
Rising from an earthquake to fight the pandemic in Nepal
Chime Asonye, Ramon Michael
Jan. 15, 2021
![Global Auto Systems (GAS) team members making face shields](/static/ia_core/images/GAS_Cropped.jpg)
Meet the Ugandan entrepreneur who is bringing AI to the COVID-19 fight
Chime Asonye
Dec. 11, 2020
![Picture of woman who is local producer of hand sanitiser in Ghana](/static/ia_core/images/Insights_Cropped.png)
Get your feet on the ground: insights from scouting local innovations
Alex Losneanu
Dec. 11, 2020
![Muzalema Mwanza, entrepreneur and activist. Image credit: Safe Motherhood Alliance](/static/ia_core/images/SMA_Cropped.jpg)
Innovating during COVID-19 to reduce maternal and child mortality in Zambia
Chime Asonye
Nov. 13, 2020
![Sakina Ansah of Central Region, Ghana, showing her hand sanitiser and other detergent products, which are used in local hospitals.](/static/ia_core/images/Afrilabs-2_Cropped.png)
AfriLabs’ scouts engage grassroots communities for impact in Africa
Ramon Michael
Oct. 13, 2020
![Graphical image of face mask](/static/ia_core/images/PPE_Cropped_8CruJTs.jpg)
Materials, methods and supply — the challenges of PPE local manufacturing
Ben Oldfrey
July 9, 2020