mDeclaration: Mobile Payment of Taxes

Client: International Finance Corporation Need: Facilitate payment of turnover tax by micro and small enterprises for the Rwanda Revenue Authority Response: Designed and managed development of mobile-based tax calculation and payment solution, which collected 13 million USD in the pilot period Designed and supervised development of a mobile-based system to pay new turnover tax Piloted… [Learn more]

Delivering Technical Assistance to Securing Water for Food (SWFF) Grantees

Client: The Kaizen Company/USAID Problem: Launched in 2013 by USAID, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, the Government of South Africa, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, SWFF is an on-going series of competitions that leverages science and technology to create and apply scalable solutions to produce more food… [Learn more]

Access to Credit for the Bottom of the Pyramid

Client: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation/Pivot Access Need: Ability to gain access to credit for ‘unbanked’ consumers in Rwanda Response: Created a mobile-based alternative credit scoring product that helps consumers build a transaction history and credit score Developed concept note for Grand Challenge Explorations grant Co-wrote the business plan and created financial projections Led the… [Learn more]

Business Plan Development for mEducation Partnership

Client: JBS/mEducation Alliance Need: Ensure sustainability and common vision for partnership Response: Worked with partnership steering committee to develop business plan Worked with 20-member steering committee members to develop business plan Laid out vision for next three years Defined action plan and expected impact Developed guidelines for new private sector advisory circle  

Landscape Mapping of ICT-Enabled Education Initiatives

Client: USAID/Training Resources Group Need: A snapshot of the current landscape of USAID-funded education programs integrating ICT4E. Once compiled, this data could uncover information useful for improving the planning and implementation of future ICT4E programs. Solution: Landscape mapping provides a snapshot of the breadth and scope of USAID headquarters-implemented and Mission-based portfolios in order to… [Learn more]