We are working on T160K https://t160k.org/ which is crowdfunding sustainable and meaningful development in Africa by focussing on arts and culture. Another goal of the project is to promote a positive and vibrant image of African culture through our campaigns and messaging. One of our projects that initially got me excited about the idea is the Timbuktu Libraries in Exile https://t160k.org/campaign/libraries-in-exile/
Ask HN: What are some startups working on big problems in the developing world?
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#42Electricity is generally seen as going the way of telecommunications where it will skip a wired grid and go straight to wireless (in this case, distributed solar). Here's three startups I know are trying to make distributed energy happen in developing world: 1. http://angazadesign.com 2. http://powerhive.com 3. http://sunfunder.com
Also Devergy: http://www.devergy.com
Building solar micro grids for remote villages in Tanzinia and Ghana. Amazing team and vision.
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#43OkHI is funded, has a great team and is rolling in Kenya: http://www.okhi.com/ Their mission is to give everybody in the world an address. Something that people in the West take for granted, but isn't available for most of the globe's citizens. This is also a major opportunity business-wise of course and if I could invest, I would.
This: http://what3words.com/about
is another very clever effort aimed at solving the same problem
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#44What3words.com
We have addressed every 3x3m on the planet with 3 common words. More memorable, faster and less errors than alphanumeric systems. Currently in 8 languages with more including Swahili & Arabic coming. This could mean an address for the 4 billion unaddressed, as well as water points, schools, managing disease outbreaks.
More here: Vimeo.com/what3words/about.
I work for what3words.
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#45Finfo Technologies - is a web-based platform which provides company intelligence and fundamental data on publicly listed entities in Africa.
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#46I don't think it would be considered a startup, but Ushahidi is a global nonprofit worth looking into: http://www.ushahidi.com/mission/
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#47http://Hotels.ng . 10,000 hotels in Nigeria and none of them online till we added them. Done 6000, another 20k or so left to go across the continent.
What is the most common form of payment in Nigeria for this type of stuff?
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#48TechChange (http://techchange.org) is building an online learning platform for training aid and non-profit workers in the developing world.
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#49Matternet - drone delivery network for small packages like medicine in the developing world where travel infrastructure may not exist. http://matternet.us
I have wondered about these guys - drone deliver only really works for distances of a few miles.
Surely in most cases the distances are too long?
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#50Dimagi