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iHub By Gladys Kitony / May 17, 2013

NRBUZZ: DIGITIZING MARKET RESEARCH

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This month’s session of the Nairobi Research Buzz will be exceptional by all means! For the first time, we will have Ipsos Synovate – A global market research company, keen on BQC (Better, Quicker and Cheaper) methodologies and processes in its areas of specialization. The theme will be on how traditional research

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From left to right: Alex (farmer), Christine (LD Connect), Peninah (farmer), Elly (iHub Research), Kioko (mobidev) and Evans (iHub Consulting)

iHub Consulting By Leo Mutuku / May 12, 2013

Research To-Impact (R2I) Project: So far

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 By Evans Campbell, iHub Consulting Did you know that upon selection, a government extension officer (responsible for training farmers) must go through a 2-week motorcycle riding course and pass to obtain a license? In January 2013, the Institute for Development Studies (IDS) and CABI, in collaboration with iHub Consulting and iHub

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Pre-scholars using the PCs at Karibu Centre

iHub By Anne / May 12, 2013

PC’s For Children: Can the idea work in Kenya?

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Ever since the new government announced in their manifesto that they will be deploying laptops to standard 1 children in schools across Kenya, the big question  on everyone’s mind is how will this program work? Can the country afford it? What would it take to make the idea work? Last

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iHub Research By Angela Crandall / May 9, 2013

Dandora and Kamukunji Community Feedback from Elections 2013

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After the Kenya 2013 elections, the Umati Outreach team embarked on a review of the civic education efforts conducted in areas targeted as part of the NipeUkweli Pre-election Outreach. We identified two of the hotly contested areas between Jubilee and CORD coalitions as per the poll data provided by the

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iHub Research By Mark Kamau / May 7, 2013

Design thinking for water challenged rural communities

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The true value of technology is the people it impacts. The same is true about research.  At the iHub UX lab, we take this very seriously. In the recent past, iHub Research did a comprehensive research project among the rural population of Kenya that looked at water related challenges the

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