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Maureen Muketha: Improving Food Security with Vertical Gardens and Education

Maureen Muketha: Improving Food Security with Vertical Gardens and Education
Maureen: We are addressing several challenges. One is to combat the increased rate of non-communicable diseases, which account for over 50% of hospital admissions in Kenya. Next, we fight hunger, malnutrition, and poverty by raising  awareness of proper feeding habits. We also work to improve food security in the community by equipping community members with nutrition knowledge. We do this by holding nutrition education talks, and training young women to cultivate indigenous vegetables on vertical farms. UN SDG #2 is our guiding goal.

Jessica Colaço: Utilizing Virtual Reality to Guide Human Resource Decisions

Jessica Colaço: Utilizing Virtual Reality to Guide Human Resource Decisions
Jessica: Thanks for taking the time to talk to me, Spiffy! Brave helps leaders build winning project teams. It works like fantasy football, but for workforce planning. Managers can essentially bet on the right mix of people needed to successfully complete a project and hit targets. Then, using a comparison dashboard, they optimize their pick(s) against potential risks by adjusting the budget, timeline, and individual characteristics of talent — like skills or motivation.

Isaac Nyangolo: Bringing Tech to Kenyan Schools

Isaac Nyangolo: Bringing Tech to Kenyan Schools
Isaac: Many students need help to sustain or improve their performance in school. We support learning by providing parents, teachers, and students with innovative technology tools that make teaching and learning effective, engaging, and productive, helping students succeed in school and in life.