by abarca | May 14, 2019 | Interviews with EYA Superheros
We speak with Liam Smyth from 100 Masters, an EYA winning project in 2018. 100 Masters uses digital innovation to amplify under-served voices, promote civic participation, raise aspirations and encourage people to connect, learn and create in marginalized communities... 
by abarca | Apr 15, 2019 | Interviews with EYA Superheros
What was your personal motivation to participate? For me, the SHack in Vienna was the ideal playground to develop one of the prototypes for our startup. As my cofounder and I aren’t developers, the Hackathon provided access to great people who could support in... 
by giulia | Jan 23, 2019 | Interviews with EYA Superheros
Given’s app MTabe qualified as the best digital solution in the EYA 2018 Contest’s special category “mYouth”. Using artificial intelligence and SMS technology to deliver learning content to students in Tanzania, they are helping young people to... 
by giulia | Dec 20, 2018 | Interviews with EYA Superheros
Soliguide is a multimodal platform providing homeless people and refugees with helpful information. Here’s a few words from Victoria Mandefield, the woman behind it all: What inspired you as creator? For quite a few years, I volunteered to help homeless people... 
by giulia | Dec 19, 2018 | Interviews with EYA Superheros
It is often said, that Nairobi is the Silicon Valley of Africa. You are the Executive Director of an NGO that aims to empower Kenyans to utilize digital technologies. How would you describe the Kenyan ecosystem and your digital environment? It is true! Kenya adopts... 
by giulia | Dec 17, 2018 | Interviews with EYA Superheros
Annually, more than 88 million tons of food are wasted I Europe – says the official record of the Euro food bank (FEBA) and yet more than 20.000 people die of starvation on a daily basis. The most common reason for food waste is products remaining in storage for...