Download and read the the complete Weekly Innovation Brief The collected texts provide an overview of recent global innovations, primarily focusing on technological and public health advancements relevant to the Global South and Africa. These sources report on several key developments, including major biotech milestones, such as the financing for Africa’s first mRNA vaccine factory […]
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October 23, 2025 at Chuka University… I had the honor of attending the 12th International Research Conference and delivering a keynote address under the theme “Leveraging Technological Solutions in Research, Training, and Innovation for Sustainable Development.” It was an inspiring gathering of minds and changemakers, moderated by distinguished leaders including Prof. Joel Gichumbi, Dr. Edna […]
Read moreThe collection of reports focuses on recent inclusive innovations across the Global South, detailing projects that address critical local challenges through technology and strategic partnerships. Several initiatives target economic empowerment and climate resilience for youth and small businesses, such as the YouthADAPT program funding young African climate entrepreneurs and Yango’s investment in Zanifu, a Kenyan […]
Read moreA new $4 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to KEMRI has been announced as a major investment in African women’s health research. But beneath the headlines and press releases, serious questions remain about patent ownership, data control, and scientific sovereignty. Who will own the medical products and patents developed under this […]
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Read moreMEMBERS & VISITORS: Weekly Global Innovation Brief – October 12, 2025 | Tharaka Invention Academy Global Innovation Brief – October 12, 2025 Download and read this week’s new brief HERE. The collection of texts provides an overview of global innovation trajectories during October 2025, focusing heavily on initiatives within Africa and India that emphasize […]
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🌍✨ This week’s Weekly Innovation Brief connects the dots between six major global events — from Africa’s new maternal health blueprint 🏥 to Kenya’s bold digital economy reforms 💰 — revealing a powerful new trend: innovation from the ground up. 🔥 Discover how communities are rewiring health, finance, climate, and governance systems — proving that […]
Read moreHello, I’m a resercher for Tharaka Invention Academy in Marimanti, Kenya. Would you like to learn more about one of the many AI tools whch are especially useful to inventors, innovators, and problem-solvers. “What if you could harness the power of machine learning to predict market trends, optimize your product development, and make data-driven decisions […]
Read moreMEMBERS & VISITORS: Grassroots Innovation: How the Global South is Redefining Problem-Solving Grassroots innovation and problem-solving in the Global South Download and read this week’s global Innovation Brief HERE The collection of reports I’ve gathered this week focus on a global shift toward inclusive and self-reliant innovation, particularly within the Global South, emphasizing solutions […]
Read moreIf the diagnosis is right—that China’s marriage collapse is a surface symptom of deeper strains in cost of living, work‐life balance, gender expectations, and fading confidence about the future—then the twenty-first-century story is less about a meteoric China pulling ever farther ahead and more about a superpower wrestling with the arithmetic of aging and the […]
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World Wide Wisdom World Wide Wisdom THE FOLLOWING SAYINGS AND PROVERBS HAVE BEEN GATHERED FROM AFRICA AND FROM OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD. THEY SPRING FROM THE WISDOM OF MANKIND THROUGHOUT THE AGES. * Ecclesiastes 9:10 Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the grave, where you […]
Read more“I’m holdin’ up. Just tired of all this same old struggle we been carryin’ for generations.” “Ain’t that the truth. But you know what? Things changin’. Folks everywhere talkin’ ’bout goin’ back, investin’ back home in Africa. That’s why I established a home and family on the continent several years ago when things looked dicey, […]
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