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Episode 2: Interview with Gustav Praekelt, founder of the Praekelt Foundation

Episode 2: Interview with Gustav Praekelt, founder of the Praekelt Foundation

FromInspiring Social Entrepreneurs Podcast


Episode 2: Interview with Gustav Praekelt, founder of the Praekelt Foundation

FromInspiring Social Entrepreneurs Podcast

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Length:
30 minutes
Released:
Mar 13, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Gustav Praekelt is founder of the Praekelt Foundation, a South African incubator for mobile technology that develops scalable mobile solutions for social good, whose programmes have reached over 50 million people across 15 countries in Africa.In this interview, Gustav shares his experience and talks about:
The power of mobile communications technology
The lessons of more than 10 years grassroots social entrepreneurship in Africa
His latest project to bring Wikipedia to African mobile phone users
What keeps Gustav inspired when times are tough
Lessons for other social entrepreneurs that want to follow in Gustav’s footsteps
Released:
Mar 13, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

At Inspiring Social Entrepreneurs, we talk to experienced and successful social entrepreneurs and change makers, committed to building a better world. Working as a social entrepreneur is hugely fulfilling – yet uniquely challenging. Social entrepreneurs need to balance business and social goals to succeed, often working in extremely challenging environments, with limited resources. And it is often a lonely journey. Our aim is to share the inspiring stories, to explore the highs and the lows, learn how different social entrepreneurs have kept inspired, and draw out insights to help social entrepreneurs at all stages on their journey.