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Matching Odd Jobbers with Real Work

Adnan listening intently to a discussion at the GIST Tech-I 2013 finals in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Adnan Zafar is deeply passionate about creating significant social change. He created IdeaCentricity...

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Innovative SMS based education for children in Kenya

Chris pitching his startup at the GIST Tech-I 2013 finals in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Christopher Asego, a 28-year-old entrepreneur from Kenya, said he was inspired by his underprivileged classmates from...

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Event Planning for Community Building

Frans Yuwono pitching at the GIST Startup Boot Camp Indonesia 2014 Frans Setio Yuwono, 33, would describe himself as a community minded individual. He speaks four languages fluently and has been...

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Mobile Games People Love

Daniel Okalany Daniel Okalany is a 24-year-old Ugandan technophile who loves creating and fixing. While between jobs, he began designing mobile games, a passion that eventually became Kola Studios, a...

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Funding Agriculture: Unearthing Africa’s Potential

Alex Muriu in a superhero stance after the conclusion of GIST Tech-I 2013 competition in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Alex Mwaura Muriu’s newest venture, Farm Space Africa, strives to address the issue of...

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Visualizing Sound

Anwar pitching at the GIST Tech-I 2011 competition in Istanbul, Turkey. As an entrepreneur, 27-year-old Anwar Almojarkesh has jumped many hurdles and learned lessons along the way. While developing...

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Developing Arabic digital content Mawdoo3 style

The Arabic language is considered weak relative to the number of Arab Internet users. A recent study shows that the most visited websites in the Arabic countries are non-Arabic and mostly consisting of...

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Fantastic trip with wonderful GIST team !

I have participated with many programs and trips around the world but this trip was totally diffrent , 14 days of intensive work , mentoring ship , meetings with the most wonderful GIST team ever , I...

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GIST Journey US – What a Blessing!!

I remember when I got the email confirming i had been shortlisted for the Journey. The joy was immeasurable and I had nothing but great expectations for the Journey and how it would benefit Farmspace...

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Great GIST journey US

I received a pleasant surprise from the organizer that I am the only one from my country to be invited to go on a trip to meet other distinguished entrepreneurs in US. Time flew by and the next thing I...

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