Koku Notes

Bringing a piece of Kantamanto onto the TEDxAccra stage would be our way of highlighting the vital work being done by The Or Foundation. It was a chance to show physical evidence of what’s possible, to prove that "waste" is simply a resource waiting for human imagination, and to demonstrate that circular design ought to be our industrial standard.

The swift rejection of the proposed five-year, $109 million U.S. Health Compact intended to replace previous USAID funding, sparked a public debate on data sovereignty and marked a defining moment for Ghana's governance. The proposed deal was contingent on U.S. Congressional approval and required Ghana to commit $70 million in counterpart funding over the same period.

For the past decade, the global technology ecosystem has been captivated by a single mythical creature: the unicorn—a venture-backed startup valued at $1 billion or more. The Silicon Valley playbook that birthed this obsession is simple yet aggressive: raise massive sums of cheap capital, burn through cash to capture market share at all costs, prioritize user growth over profitability, and aim for an eventual high-valuation exit or IPO.

The swift rejection of the proposed five-year, $109 million U.S. Health Compact intended to replace previous USAID funding, sparked a public debate on data sovereignty and marked a defining moment for Ghana's governance. The proposed deal was contingent on U.S. Congressional approval and required Ghana to commit $70 million in counterpart funding over the same period.