Hope Tech+ Case study.
Hope Tech Plus Limited is dedicated to developing innovative technologies and building tools and programs for empowerment that support inclusion in all sectors of society. They accomplish this by utilizing modern technology to produce tools that improve interaction with the physical environment and promote personal development. “The Fourth Eye” was the first product, a device that employs echolocation […]
Innovate Now accelerator announces its seventh cohort of Assistive Technology innovators, with a focus on mobility for children and the elderly.
Global Disability Innovation Hub (GDI Hub) Innovate Now, Africa’s first Assistive Technology (AT) accelerator, has announced its seventh cohort of innovators, which includes nine ventures that provide digital AT or use digital to increase access to AT products or services. These innovations address the needs of users with hearing impairment, mobility issues, employment for people […]
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR INCLUSIVE EDUCATION AND EPILEPSY AWARDED AT INNOVATE’S NOW DEMO DAY 
Innovate Now, Africa’s first Assistive Technology (AT) Accelerator held its latest showcase of Assistive Tech (AT). This pitch event provided a platform for founders to create awareness of their AT solutions, which address challenges faced by persons with disabilities, with Deaf Outreach Program awarded the Best Assistive Technology Innovation for their inclusive learning platform for […]
Innovate Now: Demo Day, Cohort 6 Share Their Products [Friday, 9th December]
Innovate Now, Africa’s first Assistive Technology Accelerator, is a partnership between Global Disability Innovation Hub (GDI Hub), ICT Norway and Norad to recruit the next generation of cutting-edge disability innovators to drive Africa as a technology powerhouse. Demo Day for our 6th cohort of Assistive Tech (AT) ventures is an opportunity for founders to share […]
Innovation Spotlight: Building a walking companion for the visually impaired.
This blog is part of our weekly #InnovationSpotlight-exploring the stories of ventures within our GDI Hub Accelerate portfolio. Here we meet Hope Tech , a start-up that completed our Kenyan-based Innovate Now Accelerator. Having attended an integrated high school, Brian, the CEO and founder of Hope Tech Plus Limited, chose to design solutions for visual impairments when he was given […]
Innovation Spotlight: From recovery to innovation: the journey to create a revolutionary, low cost, all-terrain wheelchair, that can be manufactured with basic tools, using locally available materials and components.
This blog is part of our weekly #InnovationSpotlight-exploring the stories of ventures within our GDI Hub Accelerate portfolio. Here we meet The Accessibility Institute (TAI) , a social enterprise that completed our Kenyan-based Innovate Now Accelerator. After being involved in an accident and requiring a wheelchair during his recovery period, Janna found himself in a […]
Innovation Spotlight: Creating universal access to safe and appropriate sanitation, through innovating accessible toilets for people with disability.
“Talking about going to the toilet almost seems like a taboo in many African societies. We talk about it in hushed tones, and this is something that we should speak about freely.” Sylvia Nyaga Sylvia remembers living with her grandfather, who was a person with mobility challenges. As a young child, she did not understand […]
Completing the communication cycle – how a mentoring experience began a journey into machine learning and avatars to create a new sign language interpretation tool.
22-year-old Elly Savatia’s journey in innovation started quite early in his high school years. “I remember seeing a student who used crutches almost fall while using the stairs, and I thought of a prototype of a staircase that would reconfigure itself into a ramp or stairs based on the need.” Says Savatia. This was the […]
Assistive Tech for children and learning dominates Innovate Now’s 5th Demo Day, as Africa’s first disability accelerator drives momentum in the digital innovation space
Innovate Now held its 5th Demo Day on the 5th of August 2022 in Nairobi. The Demo Day was the first one under the digital assistive technology an entrepreneurship project-a partnership between GDI Hub, ICT Norway and Norwegian Agency for Development (NORAD). In a hybrid fashion combining in-person and online demos, eight assistive technology ventures […]
Innovate Now: Demo Day, cohort 5 share their products [Friday 5 August]
Demo Day for our 5th cohort of ventures is an opportunity for founders to share their innovations, their journey, and how they plan to scale. For investors this is a unique opportunity to hear more on return on investment, market opportunity and why the AT sector is one to watch. Join us.
