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Mastercard Foundation, 16 March 2021
Urban economies in growing cities, such as Nairobi, rely partly on the contribution of tradespeople like plumbers, electricians, and painters. Many live in informal, low-income… Read more »
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Building a Resilient Business Amidst a Pandemic
How a Young Female Entrepreneur from Africa is Keeping a Business Afloat During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Sarah Lebu, and two other Mastercard Foundation Scholars Kwinoja Kapiteni (Tanzania) and Chidi Uwaeme (Nigeria) formed KaziTu, an online job-matching platform, to help hiring companies find reliable talent, fast and easily. But when COVID-19 hit, KaziTu took a hit. As a young business owner, navigating an unprecedented global pandemic, Sarah and her team during weekly team meetings via WhatsApp brainstormed finding new ways to adapt. Read more.
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KaziTu_Co-founders: From left to right: Mastercard Foundation Scholars Sarah Lebu (Kenyan), Kwinoja Kapiteni (Tanzanian), and Chidi Uwaeme (Nigerian) during a graduation ceremony at the University of California Berkeley in 2019.
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16 March 2020
Sarah Lebu | Mastercard Foundation Scholar, University of California, Berkeley and Co-Founder of KaziTu
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- Mastercard Foundation Scholar, University of California, Berkeley
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- Mastercard Foundation Scholar, University of California, Berkeley
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Sarah Lebu, and two other Mastercard Foundation Scholars Kwinoja Kapiteni (Tanzania) and Chidi Uwaeme (Nigeria) formed KaziTu, an ... see more »
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16 March 2021
Mastercard Foundation Scholar Sarah Lebu Talks about KaziTu, the Startup she Co-Founded
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- Mastercard Foundation Scholar, University of California, Berkeley
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- Mastercard Foundation Scholar, University of California, Berkeley
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Sarah Lebu, and two other Mastercard Foundation Scholars Kwinoja Kapiteni (Tanzania) and Chidi Uwaeme (Nigeria) formed KaziTu, an ... see more »
KaziTu_delivery: Moses Ayiga, poses after completing a delivery of hygiene and care packages to residents of Kangemi, Nairobi.
KaziTu adapted their online platform to provide an e-commerce interface that enabled households to purchase affordable hygiene packages. Once a request was made for a delivery, the platform automatically matched a KaziTu worker who lived in the area to complete the delivery.
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Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO) and the Mastercard Foundation have launched a partnership under the Mastercard Foundation COVID-19 Recovery and Resilience Program that is ... Read more »
