Innovation in Uganda: the concept

I currently find myself in Kampala, the capital of Uganda, as an LSE student participant on the Pepal Innovation in Uganda Programme. Developed in collaboration with the LSE, the programme pairs professionals from across the globe with Ugandan non-profit organisations to devise new, market-driven approaches to HIV, malaria, women's health…. and the new team addition of Kampala School of Music which is now twinned with Kensington Symphony Orchestra.

After initial field visits to meet the intended beneficiaries of these new approaches, 6 teams will participate in a three day workshop on Business Model Innovation, led by Prof. Harry Barkema of the London School of Economics management department. During the workshop process, the teams of Ugandan NGO staff and international experts from the corporate sector will work together to develop new innovative business models and to innovate existing ones to create better products and services.  

I will be forming a team with staff from the National Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS (NACWOLA) with whom we will be documenting and innovating their existing model for Community Systems Strengthening (CSS) for HIV/AIDS. More on CSS later :)

For more information on Pepal please go to http://www.pepal.org