On Friday 29th July, 2022, MTN Uganda formalized its partnership with Outbox for its upcoming MTN Momo Hackathon.

If you work in a startup or an environment where innovation is constantly happening, I am sure you are aware of how fluid processes are, and how meetings can happen at almost every corner. In such instances, it is very easy to have so much documentation become unusable. It is…

Kampala — A venture which produces a low-cost and highly nutritious food mix — ideal for vulnerable pregnant and breastfeeding women and young children — is one of seven start-ups to win up to US$50,000 through an innovation competition, aimed at transforming food systems, spearheaded by the IGNITE Innovation Hub…

21 April 2022 Kampala — The IGNITE Food Systems Challenge is launching in Uganda, offering technical support and US$300,000 to entrepreneurs to foster locally-driven solutions to tackle food systems challenges, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and Outbox Hub announced today. The IGNITE Food Systems Challenge is supported by…

At the recently concluded Ye! ITC Annual Summit that brought together various stakeholders like entrepreneurs, Ye! Anchor partners, private and public sector players to commemorate female entrepreneurs within the Uganda entrepreneurship community, on their strides, successes and lessons learned in building a nation that’s reliant on entrepreneurship and galvanizing a…

The USAID-funded Feed the Future Uganda Inclusive Agricultural Markets (FTF IAM) Activity has collaborated with Outbox, an Innovation and Entrepreneurship Support organization focused on providing Business Development Support services to support entrepreneurs to build successful businesses, to develop, test, and roll out beneficial digital service packages for Agricultural Member Based…

UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency and local entrepreneurship support organisation Outbox have launched a call for innovative ideas to address sexual and reproductive health challenges. The call is open to young innovators and entrepreneurs in ten districts in Northern Uganda and West Nile, to propose innovative…

So many events have been taking place in the world in light of COVID-19. Countries have introduced all sorts of community safety measures. Lock downs have been introduced and lifted and in the same breath refugees have had to find ways to adapt amidst the chaos. As we recognize World…

Zippy is a digital marketer by profession, like every young corporate in Kampala, she started a side hustle “Nywele Shari” an afro hair extension business. She had just started her business right before the lock down against COVID-19. “I made the assumption that women would not be willing to spend…