Tanzania: A Social Entrepreneurship, Progressive Health, & Mobile Currency-innovation Emblem?2/18/2018 Thisisbillgates, or Microsoft’s co-founder and world’s richest man, Bill Gates, took to Instagram for the first time in Tanzania (January 2017). His post highlights that, he, and Melinda, have been fortunate enough to frequent Tanzania over the years. He notes that the country has made large strides to improve health and provide opportunity for its citizens. A perspective emphasizing progress, from such an influential shaper, is resounding. It should speak volumes of the learning we should expect from our visit, and the strives the country will make following our visit. His post is indicative that the very essence of social entrepreneurship is alive and well in Tanzania. Find more @Bill Gates Joins Instagram from Tanzania via Forbes, Au-Yeung. Inside Billionaire Bill Gates’ trip to Tanzania, from CNBC Africa, provides further detail about the visit. First, The Bill & Melinda Gates foundation announced a $15 million investment to help digitize health data-systems within the country. The investment marks a new partnership with the Tanzanian government and intended to support innovative policies neccesary to speed the use of existing and developing health data. Second, the foundation engaged discussions with stakeholders from both private and public sectors, geared toward harnessing and embedding the expansion of digital payment systems usage within Tanzania. With a Vodacom visit on our itinerary, the latter is an interesting finding. The article highlights that half of Tanzania’s population has adopted some form of “mobile money technology.” Vodacom’s M-PESA presentation should be enlightening to gain knowledge on the subject, as the platform is regarded as a leader in Africa’s mobile-currency markets. Very excited for the road ahead!
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