• Episode 15: Electric boda-bodas

  • Jan 10 2025
  • Length: 31 mins
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Episode 15: Electric boda-bodas

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  • Felix Muchiri of Green Hub East Africa discusses the benefits of boda-bodas that are not powered by petrol engines in a city where climate change impacts can be intense. 'We envision a time when the skies in Kampala can just be blue,' he says. Felix is a mechatronics and electronics engineer, and a passionate advocate for electric boda-bodas as one way of creating a sustainable, climate friendly transportation system in Uganda and East Africa. Felix also describes Green Hub East Africa's partnership with an innovative programme designed to give women access to careers as riders of electric boda-bodas, and the economic empowerment it provides. It's called the Women on Wheels project, and you can find out more about it here: https://womenrisingforafrica.org/women-on-wheels-empowering-women-in-uganda/ It's a fascinating conversation offering insights into how climate solutions can be engines for innovation, economic and social empowerment. Felix Muchiri is a Project Manager at Green Hub East Africa https://greenhubev.com/ Their partners include Glovo, and Safe Boda. You can find out more about Safe Boda here: https://www.safeboda.com/
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