SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS JOIN KENYA’S 5TH ANNUAL DIGITAL ESSAY COMPETITION Over 5,000 students with original voices all across Kenya answered the question: Ni vipi teknolojia inabadilisha shule yako? Or How… read more →
Benetech-led project exceeds goals and delivers 1,295 accessible ebooks to 131 students with visual impairments to improve reading skills. Suraj is eight years old and in the third standard at… read more →
There’s a global book famine afflicting people with disabilities. They lack the books they need for education, employment, and social inclusion. Billions have been spent addressing the problem over the… read more →
Tech entrepreneurs can change the world through their philanthropy. They will achieve the greatest bang for their philanthropic buck by prioritizing the better use of community-driven software and data. That… read more →
Today we welcome Jim Fruchterman, founder and CEO of Benetech. Jim is a seasoned entrepreneur, having successfully launched multiple for-profit and social enterprises. He’s also a MacArthur Fellow, a recipient… read more →
Dear friends, I am happy to share good news with you. UNICEF Innovation Fund is partnering with us in e-reading technology for Inclusive Education in Kenya! Our strategic aim for this work is… read more →
eKitabu attended the Kenya Library Association held at the Nairobi Safari Club that brought various librarians from Kenya and several African countries. The Theme: “Gearing up for the future:Library and Information… read more →
The 2017 Digital Essay Competition has come to a close with many schools and students taking part. The competition was open to students from Class 5 – 8 and Form… read more →
Front and Center: Our Work, Our Impact, Our Innovation Earlier this year the Benetech marketing team sat down with a diverse group of our colleagues and asked a simple question,… read more →
The hackathon model might be great for the startup scene, but it’s not well adapted for the social impact space. One reason is that hackathons work best when engineers are… read more →