Exploring E-commerce in Africa, HealthTech Start ups in Emerging Markets, Mobile to Last Mile Delivery Direct to Consumer, and Digital in Consumer-Driven Global Health Care Supply Chain at Scale (Kasha)

"If we are going to see real development in the world, then our
best investment is women." (Desmond Tutu) The research is clear:
when a women has the ability to take control of her destiny and
make informed choices there are positive ripple effects on her
family, her community and her country. Women drive 70-80% of all
consumer purchases, so it also makes great business sense to
build a solution that focuses on women.


In Episode 20 we are joined with Joanna Bichsel, Microsoft
software developer turned CEO of health tech start up Kasha,
pioneering women’s e-commerce and consumer driven supply chain in
East Africa. At the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Joanna
learned that women in Africa faced real challenges in buying
sanitary pads and other basic health products. She thought, “Why
not develop a e-commerce platform for women to buy affordable,
high quality health products confidentially?” The idea for Kasha
was born. 


This episode explores best practices in last mile delivery using
mobile to deliver direct to consumer, discreetly, the consumer
driven supply chain fueled by data and digital with the women in
mind, using social media for market shaping, public private
partnerships in working with governments to create
access for people using technology, and empowering women to
confidentially and affordably purchase the products they need to
live their best lives.


To learn more about Kasha, visit: http://www.kasha.co


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