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Using Blockchain for Social Impact in Africa: The Good, Bad, and in Between with Pretty Kubyane

Unlocking Africa
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Episode #24 with Pretty Kubyane who is Co-Founder of Coronet Blockchain, a company that provides blockchain vetted products to African markets throughout the Beauty, Fashion, and Food supply chains. Leveraging blockchain for social good. They also provide advisory insights to organisations and governments embarking on their own blockchain initiatives. Pretty's decade-long expertise in management consulting led to her co-founding of Coronet Blockchain, an innovative technological solution aimed at changing how hair swaps hands across Africa's ZAR 100 billion per year market. What We Discuss With Pretty Kubyane What are some of the blockchain misconceptions you'd like to dispel?Could you please explain what it means to use technology for social good?How can we use blockchain to assess and quantify social good?Can you explain to us how your work relates to projects like Agenda 2063 and the SDGs 2030, and what role blockchain can play in accomplishing such goals?And much more...Full show notes and resources can be found here: Unlocking Africa show notes Did you miss my previous episode where I discuss Why the Informal Business Sector Is the Next Great Frontier of Africa. Africa’s Economic Revolution with GG Alcock? Make sure to check it out! Like this show? Please leave us a review here -- even one sentence helps! Connect with Terser on LinkedIn at TerserAdamu, and Twitter @TerserAdamu Connect with Pretty on LinkedIn at PrettyKubyane, and Twitter @PrettyKubyane Many of the businesses unlocking opportunities in Africa don’t do it alone. If you’d like strategic support on entering or expanding across African markets, reach out to our partners ETK Group: www.etkgroup.co.uk info@etkgroup.co.uk

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