Real change real people

Another side of Africa.

Across Africa, things are changing. In this series, we document these positive developments, highlighting how technology is playing a key role in this change and how it is impacting real people from a continent on the rise.

How’s the coffee?

Find out how farmers and processors are leveraging technology to further develop an industry that already supports 20 million locals.

How Bosch helps to improve lives of African communities: Coffee in Ethiopa

Ethiopia’s coffee industry is coming of age. For it to truly flourish, Bosch has identified the need for effective packaging in this massive industry.
When raw beans are roasted, they emit gasses for up to 5 weeks, making the correct packaging essential for freshness and a lengthy lifespan.
The world’s biggest consumers of coffee are USA and Brazil.

Learn more about the project

Would you like to know which role Bosch technology played in the project? Watch some reports and interviews.

Interview with Su Hasen Aba Dura, an Ethiopian coffee farmer

Stephen Bainous Kargbo, UNIDO: Focusing on helping industries in Africa

Cassava, Nigeria’s next big thing?

Cassava has over 40 commercial uses but can also be consumed as a stable food. Nigeria is Africa’s biggest economy. It’s also the worlds biggest producer of Cassava, making it an important product for the country, its people and its future. Find out how Cassava is being pushed into the spotlight by a local industry, eager to develop it.

How Bosch Technology helps to improve the life of African communities: Cassava in Nigeria

Cassava is not indigenous to Africa, it originally came from South America.
Cassava is consumed as part of a basic diet by over half a billion people.

Learn more about the Cassava project

Would you like to know which role Bosch technology played in the project? Watch some videos and see what the farmers or the Ministry of Agriculture say.

Interview with Olisun Dassalu, State Chairman, Farmers Association of Nigeria

Interview with Cassava farmers

Interview with Yvonne Lokko, UNIDO: How can the Cassava industry develop further?

Carving out a living

Find out how Ghana’s wood artisans and carpenters are boosting productivity and skills through technology.

Bosch Power Box: Empowering and uplifting Sokoban’s wood workers

Home to nearly 4,000 wood artissans and carpenters, Sokoban Wood Village is the largest facility of its kind in West Africa.
Sokoban Wood Village supports many of the families living in the nearby city of Kumasi.
Bosch has realized that although the artisans and carpenters produce a wide range of products from furniture, doors, and partitions, they don’t always have the means to make the most of their skills.
The Bosch Power Box at Sokoban Wood Village offers tool leasing and finance options to save on time and material wastage, as well as hands on skills training.