Lean IT experts Steve Bell and Karen Whitley Bell provided some pro-bono work to help the nongovernmental organization (NGO) Grameen Foundation in Uganda scale a successful innovation to other developing countries in Africa. The innovation was called the Community Knowledge Worker Program (CKW), and it involved hiring locals with knowledge of farming and customs, and […]
A presentation at the Lean System Society Reactor Conference by Steve Bell on the effectiveness of lean thinking as supported by Lean4NGO.org, and their efforts to reduce poverty in Africa.
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Can Lean IT help a NGO make a better job? Grameen Foundation’s objective is to give opportunities to the poor so they can break the cycle of poverty. The NGO started by giving access to micro finance and then saw opportunity in mobile technology. And this is where Lean IT helped. Discover how in Dr Odeh’s […]
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