Some journeys in life never leave you the same; as they help you place the spotlight on the seemingly tiny but precious things you might have otherwise ignored. My name is Martins Osazuwa Iyekekpolor, one of the 15 selected Design Trainees from across Africa for the 1st ever Design Traineeship Program hosted by CcHUB (Co-Creation […]
LIFE is by D.E.S.I.G.N – My Journey as a CcHUB Design Trainee Read More »
Human-centred design is a field that combines 8 mindsets: Empathy, Optimism, Creative Confidence, Emotional Intelligence, Learn from failure, Make it, Iterate and Embrace ambiguity. On the flight to Kigali, a couple of uncertainties ran through my mind, mostly because I was yet to learn the full details about the activities for the CcHUB Design Lab
Mindsets that change the world by Stephen Oyebode, Design Trainee Read More »
Use of technology in the education sector is quickly becoming a popular approach. The most common technology, found in most parts of both developed and developing words is a computer. Not only is the use of computers in schools increasing, but the use of technology in education keeps growing. Rapid development of good quality and
Using Tech in Mathematics: Teachers and Students Experience Read More »
Government spending (% of GDP) in industrialized countries over the past few years had been growing. In Africa, even when the countries continue to be categorized as third world countries, general government spending has been increasing exponentially as revenue decreases, with exceptions of a few countries such as Nigeria, Botswana and Eritrea. Moreover, recent studies
Spending and Revenues in African Governments; An Overview Read More »
On 17th July 2019, the World Health Organization declared a once unknown disease “public health emergency of international concern” – Ebola. In addition, no drugs existed for Ebola, though there were several vaccines developed such as the rVSV-ZEBOV that is reported to be 70-100% effective amid questionable designs of the efficacy trials, according to WHO
Ebola in Numbers: The virus with an unknown source Read More »
African countries face significant obstacles in educating their youth. Today, Sub-saharan Africa has the largest number of out-of-school children in the World with 21% of primary school aged children and 37% of lower secondary school children are out of school. More than half of upper secondary school aged children in Sub Saharan Africa do not
Improving STEM Education in Africa: Digital Laboratories as an effective Tool Read More »
On the 25th of April 2019, the CcHUB Design Lab hosted its first Webinar session on “Advancing Digital Epidemiology in Africa: A Network Approach”, presented by Bosun Tijani
Advancing Digital Epidemiology in Africa: A Network Approach Read More »
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