From November 5 – 7, 2024, the Embassy of France invited The Hub to join them at the AfriLabs Annual Gathering in Cape Town, South Africa. The Hub has been a member of the AfriLabs network since 2018. AfriLabs is a dynamic innovation-focused organization empowering and building a community around innovation hubs and other stakeholdersContinue reading “AfriLabs Annual Gathering 2024”
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Exploring hair salons as potential venues for the promotion of sexual and reproductive health services in Lesotho
From March – July 2024, The Hub implemented an innovative cross-sectional survey – designed and conducted in collaboration with citizen scientists – and gathered data among more than 150 hair stylists and 300 clients across Lesotho. The survey assessed the acceptability and feasibility of offering SRH services (for example oral contraceptives, menstrual products, HIV self-testingContinue reading “Exploring hair salons as potential venues for the promotion of sexual and reproductive health services in Lesotho”
Fak’ugesi with Chimère
By: Pontšo Sekhesa, Kananelo Moshabesha From October 2-5, 2024, five members of The Hub team were invited by Chimère communities to attend the Fak’ugesi African Digital Innovation Festival. This vibrant African digital festival, held in Johannesburg, South Africa, provided the team with an exciting opportunity to explore the intersection of technology, art, and culture. ThroughContinue reading “Fak’ugesi with Chimère”
Building Resilient Information Ecosystems in Southern Africa
From September 30 – October 3, 2024, Meri Hyöky represented The Hub at the ‘Building Resilient Information Ecosystems in Southern Africa’ conference on the future of journalism, education, free expression advocacy and media and information literacy in Windhoek, Namibia. The Hub was invited by DW Akademie, co-hosts of the conference together with the Namibia MediaContinue reading “Building Resilient Information Ecosystems in Southern Africa”
Tackling the Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases in Rural Lesotho
In September 2023, The Hub travelled to Mokhotlong to document this story for Community Based Chronic Disease Care Lesotho (ComBaCaL), a collaborative programme between Lesotho and Switzerland that is tackling the non-communicable diseases (NCDs) of diabetes and hypertension in the rural districts of Butha-Buthe and Mokhotlong. Originally posted by ComBaCaL. The Hub provided services inContinue reading “Tackling the Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases in Rural Lesotho”
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