Brastorne Bridges The Connectivity Gap in Guinea
The expansion of internet connectivity in Sub-Saharan Africa is challenging. Approximately 80% of people do not have access to basic internet service. Poorer health outcomes, a lower life expectancy, more social isolation, and restricted access to employment and education opportunities are just a few of the ways a person’s life may be significantly harmed by […]
Brastorne Wins the AYuTe Africa Challenge and Further Develops its Relationship with Heifer International
Digital access remains a serious difficulty for the majority of African countries. Despite increased attempts to overcome the barriers to digital inclusion, diverse populations, particularly women and people with disabilities, remain disproportionately affected. A connected continent, country, and individual have endless potential for creating economic growth. The same can be said for the agricultural sector, […]
A Landmark Year for Brastorne
Last year was a landmark year for Brastorne and our mission of connecting the unconnected in Africa. It is only through the hard work of our team, the enthusiastic support of our partners, and the trust of our customers that we were able to accomplish so much in 2022. Here’s a look back at some […]
Brastorne Enterprises Wins Heifer International Prize at MIT Solve 2022 Event
Local company Brastorne Enterprises has been selected by Heifer International and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Solve as one of the two winners of innovation in Smallholder Agriculture Products prize. The Heifer International prize for innovation in smallholder agriculture recognizes solutions that support smallholder farmers to grow and scale their businesses, while in the same […]
Brastorne Selected as Recipient of The Google Black Founder’s Fund for Africa Program
Brastorne Enterprises has been announced as one of the 60 beneficiaries of the Google Black Founders Fund Africa 2022 program. The cohort represents 10 African countries with Botswana joining for the first time, represented by Brastorne. The Google for Start-ups Black Founders Fund provides non-dilutive cash awards to Black led startups that have participated in […]
BRASTORNE CONNECTS THE UNCONNECTED IN DRC
Brastorne Enterprises has officially launched its mAgri service in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Its the beginning of a new dawn for Brastorne Enterprises as we expand our impact to reach feature phone users in DRC. One of our flagship products- mAgri- is live in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the mAgri app was […]
Brastorne Enterprises Becomes a Member of Draper Richards Kaplan (DRK) Portfolio Foundation
Brastorne Enterprises has officially become a member of Draper Richards Kaplan (DRK) Foundation. The Draper Richards Kaplan foundation is a global venture philanthropy firm that supports early stage, high impact social enterprises. Essentially, DRK finds, funds and supports exceptional leaders with innovative and highly impactful ideas that have great potential to scale and provides them […]
Brastorne Connects the Unconnected in Cameroon
We have officially launched our flagship service mAgri in Cameroon. Although the service will be marketed under the name Myfarm, it continues to give farmers access to agricultural information, marketplaces and short-term financing – providing much needed support to smallholder farmers in Cameroon. According to Joseline Lalon, Head of Consumer Segments and Multiservices at Orange […]
