Rosie Afia-FordinCaribou DigitalRethinking innovation funding in the age of AIApplicants can now use generative AI to craft powerful funding proposals.Aug 22Aug 22
Rosie Afia-Ford5 tips for making sustainable food swaps in your weekly shopNo one ever really wants to change their diet. But did you know the food we eat represents 30% of carbon emissions globally?Mar 19, 2021Mar 19, 2021
Rosie Afia-Ford5 key barriers to digital inclusion for persons with disabilitiesOn 7th September, the GSMA Innovation Fund for Assistive Tech launched thanks to our partners and donor, the UK Foreign, Commonwealth &…Sep 18, 2020Sep 18, 2020
Rosie Afia-FordInnovation and Digital Assistive TechThe events of 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic have demonstrated connectivity is a fundamental human right. Never before has it been so…Sep 15, 2020Sep 15, 2020
Rosie Afia-FordBuilding the foundations for a thriving Assistive Tech innovation ecosystemThis blog post was co-authored by Rhys Williams (Assistive Tech (AT) Impact Fund and Global Disability Innovation (GDI) Hub), and is a…Sep 8, 2020Sep 8, 2020
Rosie Afia-FordWhat is digital assistive tech? Why is it so critical?Digital Assistive Tech (digital AT), according to the GSMA, are “frontier technologies and applications of ICTs that support persons with…Aug 23, 2020Aug 23, 2020
Rosie Afia-FordLessons from Lumkani: Building Resilience to Fire in South Africa’s Informal SettlementsLumkani is one of the first projects to receive funding in Round 1, via the GSMA’s Disaster Response Innovation Fund. The Lumkani team seek…Sep 20, 2019Sep 20, 2019
Rosie Afia-FordIteration, Innovation and the Humanitarian Principle of ‘Do No Harm’June 2019 | Rosie AfiaJun 19, 2019Jun 19, 2019
Rosie Afia-FordSeeking Innovation in Humanitarian ContextsLate 2018, I visited 6 refugee settlements across Uganda and Zambia in search of innovative businesses serving people of concern / refugees…Feb 17, 2019Feb 17, 2019