In Lagos, a 25-year-old woman named Aisha started a small tailoring business after finishing secondary school. Economic pressures made growth hard until she joined a local NGO program offering entrepreneurship training. That support helped her hire two apprentices and double her income within a year. This story shows what an NGO can do. An NGO, or non-governmental organization, is a…
In one of our recent initiatives in Lagos, Nigeria, we carried out some simple surveys. From the data we gathered, our research team gathered, it is evident that the growth of common diseases in Africa is alarming. We have screened thousands of people for diseases in communities from Lagos to…
Every week, our team of projects and research work together to figure out answers on some pertinent issues in Africa as it relates to our initiatives on: education, health, technology (digital inclusion), and entrepreneurship for Africans. As part of our research work, for close to six months, we have visited…
In a recent event that unfolded in Lagos, we bumped into a market trader who told us she skipped her child's check-up. The cost matched half her weekly sales in her trade. Stories like hers repeat across Africa. Out-of-pocket health spending accounts for 35.8 percent of total health costs on…
In our initiatives on Health in Nigeria, we discovered how little changes in access to clean water or basic health impacts add years to lives. The average life expectancy in Africa stands at 64.2 years, a figure pulled from UN projections and WHO data updated through 2025. This marks real…
When we talk about the mortality rate in Africa, we are looking at a complex tapestry of progress and persistent gaps. As of early 2026, the crude death rate for the continent of Africa stands at approximately 7.43 per 1,000 people. This is a slight but meaningful decline from the…
In Lagos, a 25-year-old woman named Aisha started a small tailoring business after finishing secondary school. Economic pressures made growth hard until she joined a local NGO program offering entrepreneurship training. That support helped her hire two apprentices and double her income within a year. This story shows what an…
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