When a Community Chooses You: Establishing Global Impact Innovators’ First Permanent Kenya Hub in Kendu Bay
The Search for Home For the past few months, Global Impact Innovators had been a movement on the move. We’d conducted bootcamps across Kenya—in different cities, different towns, different communities throughout 2025. Each time, we’d arrive, train, inspire, and then pack up and leave. It was impactful work, but something was missing. We’d see the […]
Unlocking Opportunity: How Entrepreneurship Training Transformed a Nairobi Community
Building Economic Pathways in Umoja In the heart of Nairobi’s Eastlands area sits Umoja, a vibrant yet resource-constrained neighborhood where over 140,000 residents navigate the daily challenges of urban life. Like many high-density, low-income communities in Kenya’s capital, Umoja faces limited economic opportunities—yet it’s also a place brimming with entrepreneurial spirit and untapped potential. Earlier […]
Opening Doors Through Technology
GII Bootcamp at Kikubi Girls Secondary School Earlier this month, we spent two unforgettable days at Kikubi Girls Secondary School in Homa Bay County, Kenya. For Global Impact Innovators (GII), this wasn’t just another bootcamp—it was a chance to sit with young women in a rural village by Lake Victoria and talk about what technology could mean […]
How a Shy Orphan Became His Village’s Hero
From Mathare to Ganjala: The Phone Call That Changed Everything Sometimes the most powerful changes start with the quietest whispers. I’ll never forget the phone call. Alphar’s voice was different—confident, purposeful in a way I’d never heard before. “Can you come to my village? The kids here… they need what you gave me.” This was […]
Part. 2 From “Just Three Months” to “Holy Cow, We Built Our First Hub!”
Part 2: When Your Learning Hub Goes Viral (Before Social Media Was Even Involved) The Launch That Floored Us When we announced our first learning hub, we thought, “This is great, we’ll probably fill our 40 spots without too much trouble.” Wrong. Incredibly wrong. 121 applications for 40 spots That’s three people fighting for every […]
Part. 1 From “Just Three Months” to “Holy Cow, We Built Our First Hub!”
Part 1: When Your Plan Gets Hijacked by Reality (In the Best Way) The Trip That Changed Everything We packed for what was supposed to be a straightforward three-month stint in Sierra Leone. Train some entrepreneurs, teach business techniques, discuss tech and AI, then head to Kenya to meet more entrepreneurs. Clean, simple, done. Sierra […]
Entrepreneurship Training in Sierra Leone: Empowering Youth with Don Bosco
Entrepreneurship training in Sierra Leone is becoming more important than ever. In the heart of Freetown, a powerful collaboration is forming to empower women and youth through technology and business education. We want to scale our impact and reach every corner of the country. To do this, we’ve found a remarkable partner in Don Bosco […]
Saturday in Bo – When Everything Clicks
Saturday, June 21st was different. After five weeks of online sessions with these 25 entrepreneurs through Global Impact Innovators’ Monday-Wednesday-Friday program, I thought I knew them well. But when it comes to entrepreneurship in Sierra Leone, nothing replaces face-to-face connection. But there’s magic in moving from screens to faces, from chat messages to animated discussions. […]
65 Dreams Collide in Bo – When Ideas Need Structure
Friday, June 20th brought our Global Impact Innovators team to Bo, where 65 entrepreneurs were waiting – our biggest group yet. This session would become a defining moment for one of the most promising entrepreneurship programs in Sierra Leone. From the beginning, what struck me immediately was the diversity of their journeys. About half were […]
Rain, Passion, and Broken Projectors – Our Makeni Adventure
On Thursday, June 19th, our team arrived in Makeni for a powerful day of entrepreneurship training in Sierra Leone. Despite torrential rain, 35 passionate entrepreneurs gathered, showing extraordinary commitment and hunger for growth. I shouldn’t have worried. When we arrived at our training center, 35 smiling faces greeted us – entrepreneurs who had traveled incredible […]