by belva | Sep 3, 2025 | Knowledge and Learning Ecosystems, Social Inclusion and Governance
Challenge: Africa is the only continent where 70% of the population is under 30. By 2035, over 400 million young people will reach working age. Yet 86% of children in Sub-Saharan Africa lack access to quality education. Promising education innovations often start as...
by belva | Aug 24, 2025 | Knowledge and Learning Ecosystems, Social Inclusion and Governance
Challenge: Social change leaders in Africa often face burnout and disconnection, with few spaces dedicated to inner wellbeing as a foundation for collective action and sustained impact. Solution: Axum partnered with The Wellbeing Project to host the Hearth Summit...
by belva | Aug 24, 2025 | Capital and Investment Mobilization, Climate-Positive Development, Knowledge and Learning Ecosystems
Challenge: Africa is home to 25% of the world’s biodiversity but receives less than 6% of global conservation financing. This disconnect leaves high-impact, on-the-ground conservation efforts underfunded and disconnected from capital markets. Solution: In response,...
by belva | Aug 24, 2025 | Digital Infrastructure and Innovation, Knowledge and Learning Ecosystems
Challenge: AI innovators across the Global South face persistent challenges in developing and scaling solutions that are grounded in local contexts and integrated into broader development ecosystems. Solution: Axum manages the Global South AI Community of Practice,...
by belva | Aug 24, 2025 | Digital Infrastructure and Innovation, Knowledge and Learning Ecosystems
Challenge: Public Health Alliance for Genomic Epidemiology (PHA4GE) needed to assess its internal structures, strategic direction, and operational model to become a more sustainable and effective contributor to global public health and genomic epidemiology. Solution:...
by Axum | May 21, 2024 | Digital Infrastructure and Innovation, Knowledge and Learning Ecosystems, Projects
Kenyan youth (ages 18-34) make up 25% of the population; over 30% of this youth population is unemployed and lacks adequate job preparation and information. At the same time, digital technology has penetrated all sectors of the economy, providing the potential to...
