Everyday life deals you with some bitter lemons, how you respond to them makes the whole difference. Together Let's Make Lemonade, shall we?
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From idea to market, the Venture Residence Model runs 4 phases:
1️⃣ Problem Discovery
2️⃣ Formation & Validation
3️⃣ Pilot Deployment & Traction Building
4️⃣ Commercialization Readiness
Most programs stop at the idea stage. #AfyaVentures goes all the way to scale.
What does it take to build health ventures from campus to communities and to scalable solutions?
I am excited to be a part of Central Rift Innovation Week @KabarakUniv . Under #AfyaVentures program, this is the question that we are constantly asking ourselves!
What if universities weren't just centers of learning, but engines of venture creation?
What if students graduated not just with degrees, but with tested, scalable health solutions? That's the shift #AfyaVentures is building for.
Here's the gap though: only 5–8% of African startups originate from university incubators, and even fewer survive past the early stages. Brilliant ideas exist on our campuses. What's missing is a structured pathway from idea to impact.
A couple of global unicorns have been built and scaled starting right on university campuses. That's proof: talent + the right ecosystem = ventures that change the world.
This is the opportunity #AfyaVentures is pointing our students toward. @KabarakUniv
What if healthcare workers could transform their own lives as they care for ours?
Meet Grace Musembi: nurse, caregiver, and entrepreneur. At Kaewa Dispensary in @countygovmks County, Grace supports patients with lifestyle diseases and champions accessible healthcare.
Through the Africa Health Collaborative's HENT training, Grace realised she could create opportunities beyond her salary. She launched a small business selling thrifted clothes and underwear, boosting her family's income and well-being.
The lesson: Investing in healthcare workers means supporting their growth both inside and outside the clinic.
#HealthEntrepreneurship #HealthcareWorkers #AHC @MastercardFdn@MOH_Kenya
@Joekhalende@DnOrogo@ngugishaz
Will be on The Tackle #StateOfTheNation to have an in-depth conversation on matters that are shaping the nation one of them being the Digital Bunge la Mwananchi as we've witnessed in the recent past.
See you tomorrow at 7:30am