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Location: Uganda
Members: 55
Latest Activity: Mar 6

First VC4Africa.com Meetup!

Dear Members,

It is important we meet 'offline' as we do 'online.'

I propose we borrow the BarCamp model - an international network of user generated conferences - open, participatory workshop/events, whose content is provided by participants.

I like this open format because it means that anyone can participate. Any member of VC4Africa.com can organize a meeting in their area whenever they feel there is a need.

So to kick start this process, I would like to invite all members in the Kampala area to join me at Katch the Sun on June 13th at 5:00 PM. This will be the first VC4Africa Meetup and is a chance for members to meet in person and get to know each other.

No fee, no agenda and no speeches. Just an informal get together where everyone pays for their own drinks:)

Interested? Don't forget to register, show your support and spread the word!

Let me know if you have any questions....
Feel free to contact me at vc4africa@gmail.com.

See you there!

Ben

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Nils de Witte

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Started by Nils de Witte. Last reply by Bruce Fraser Oct. 31, 2009.

Ben

How can we leverage this space?

Started by Ben Jan. 18, 2009.

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Laura Grazier Comment by Laura Grazier on March 5, 2010 at 2:47pm
Sorry the link didn't work in my last post... Several of my RENEW colleagues will be hosting a workshop in Kampala on March 25 and 26 entitled The Unwritten Rules of U.S. Investment. The workshop is designed to walk business owners through the expectations and fears of U.S. investors. To find out more visit, http://www.renewstrategies.com/blog/2010/workshops-kenya-rwanda-and-uganda-unwritten-rules-us-investment and be sure to let us know if you know of a business owner we should invite (e-mail: mybusiness@renewstrategies.com).
Ezekiel Charika Comment by Ezekiel Charika on March 5, 2010 at 10:04am
Thanks Laura, will diarise that and invite more business owners who are not part of this online group.
Justin Comment by Justin on February 25, 2010 at 6:55pm
Hello All,
I work for Talkfree.com, a VoIP telecom wholesale company that is seeking current VoIP resellers or people interested in selling VoIP in Uganda.

We offer a number of different products designed for the Uganda market as well as the best rates for top destinations like India, Pakistan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, UK and more.

If you are interested please send me a message or submit an application on our company website (link below).

Application Page: http://talkfree.com/signUp_form.php
Eyembe Elango Comment by Eyembe Elango on February 1, 2010 at 4:06am
Uganda:Plant to manufacture lab testing kits opens
“Apart from South Africa, Uganda will be the only country in Africa making test kits. We shall even export to Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania and Southern Sudan depending on demand,” he said.

National Medical Stores and Mulago national referral hospital have already pre-qualified the centre to supply test kits in the country.

He said the centre has over 300,000 pregnancy test kits, over 100,000 test kits for syphilis and 200,000 test kits for malaria. According to statistics from the Ministry of Health, the Government has been spending over sh3b on the importation of testing kits.
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Eyembe Elango Comment by Eyembe Elango on January 31, 2010 at 9:17pm
Ugandans top investment portfolio in last 10 years
Ugandans in the year 2009 led other countries in investing in their own country for the tenth year running.

They invested a total of $655,268,304 in 171 projects which are expected to create 35,961 jobs, according to a report released by the Uganda Investment Authority (UIA).

Ugandans were followed by investors from the United Kingdom who invested in 20 projects worth $267,403,000.

China is in the third position with investments worth $213,234,949, followed by India with 43 projects worth $130 million.
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Mugoya Michael (BW Publishing) Comment by Mugoya Michael (BW Publishing) on January 20, 2010 at 12:17am
Hello, I am looking for business partners to export agri-residues from Uganda to China.
1. Contact Mugoya Mchael (Tel. 0718 054 580) to review your Request For Quote(RFQ) to:
2.Supply variety of agriculture-residues, crop-wastes;
3.Max volume capability, 40k-80k Ton Per Month(TPM), 40k TPM minimum, no ceiling,
4. Max # of years for steady source of supply,
5.“$45/MT USD CIF [Shanghai, Cairo, or Dubai] port of destination

I am waiting to hear from anyone interested in this venture.

Best Regards

Mugoya Michael
Ida Horner Comment by Ida Horner on December 29, 2009 at 10:11am
There is a diaspora conference in kampala at hotel African right now it ends tomorrow, drop in if you can
Eyembe Elango Comment by Eyembe Elango on December 20, 2009 at 12:25am
On the road again: From Katuna to Oraba......

Read More Link#1 Link#2 Link#3 Link#4 Link#5
Maryanne Karamagi Comment by Maryanne Karamagi on December 16, 2009 at 8:45am
For all those IT stakeholders in Uganda: http://telecentrecommunity.ning.com/xn/detail/2086278:Event:46368?xg_source=activity
Tokunbo Omiyale Comment by Tokunbo Omiyale on December 14, 2009 at 2:10pm
Maryanne!
Your comments is very interesting as we are planning a business trip for early next week to kampala or 2nd week January
 

Members (55)

Ida Horner Bruce Fraser Ben Nils de Witte Epodoi Godfrey Guido Boysen @hervecuviliez Justin Johan Holmberg Eyembe Elango Kinoti Anne Stoel John Marie Lugemwa, OSB Samuel Jesse Ces Femi Animashaun (Larez) Bart Meijs Trisha Olsson Herrick OCHOM Mugoya Michael (BW Publishing) Ian Hans Petter Lie-Nielsen David Anthony Palella Karl Erik Olofsson Nicole Tagher Jean-Raoul MUREGO Rachel Zedeck Nathanael Brice Maryanne Karamagi Neil Schwartzman
 
 

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