Hon Minister of Health – Dr Chitalu Chilufya As we study the impact of our two big projects in Zambia – developing the market for Oral Rehydration Salts and Zinc for childhood diarrhoea – uppermost in our mind is one word: ‘self-sustainability’. OK, maybe that’s two words. Put it another way: Have we done enough […]
Kit Yamoyo ESSENTIAL hits supermarket shelves as supermarket network expands
22 December 2016 by
I was delighted to receive these images on Thursday (15-Dec-16) through our ‘Shoprite Watch’ WhatsApp group, showing the new Kit Yamoyo format – Kit Yamoyo ESSENTIAL – on supermarket shelves for the first time. The new format simply contains ORS and Zinc, without hand washing soap. The new Kit Yamoyo ESSENTIAL on shelves in Pick n […]
ColaLife’s work features strongly in Global ORS/Zinc Policy Paper
4 July 2016 by
Open-source sharing of ColaLife’s lessons, designs and data has been our aspiration since we began in 2008. We’ve made a start on this (see our Open Access Initiative) but during 2016, we want to move this to the next level, even though work in Zambia to establish Kit Yamoyo in the market is still rolling […]
The 11 As for Access to ORS & Zinc for Under-5 Diarrhoea Treatment
23 July 2015 by
Access to essential medicines is seen as the key barrier to health in developing countries, by governments and corporates alike[1]. The pharmaceutical industry and those involved in delivering patient healthcare often frame the issues surrounding ‘access’ as three – or sometimes four – ‘As for Access’. ColaLife has looked at models of patient access covering, […]
Willingness to pay in Urban Areas
15 April 2014 by
In the COTZ trial, we were focussing on finding out how we could reach children in rural villages with ORS and Zinc, to stop children dying from diarrhoea. By early 2014, we were planning an expansion into urban areas. Crucially, the learning from the trial had forced us to completely revisit the kit design and […]
Willingness to Pay for Kit Yamoyo – a innovative price trial in Monze
20 November 2013 by
Father and daughter leaving willingness to pay session with Kit Yamoyo Before we moved to scaling up Kit Yamoyo in the private sector across Zambia, we wanted to be sure we were working within a retail price that people were willing to pay. In May 2013 we were deep into the analysis of our Midline […]
Our customer consultation and product design journey (so far)
17 June 2012 by
With a daughter working in sustainable design, a technology design enthusiast in Simon and my previous work as a small business advisor there was no way that the design process for Kit Yamoyo was going to be overlooked. In fact, we made sure design was front and centre from the very beginning of our ColaLife […]
Cape Town Diary | Day 2 | Social Enterprise Summit
5 May 2011 by
The Africa Investor Summit on Social Investing and Social Enterprise in Africa (yes that is Prime Minister, The Right Honourable, Morgan Tsvangirai of Zimbabwe with South Africa’s Minister for Economic Development, Ebrahim Patel, and Aeneas Chuma, Resident Co-ordinator, United Nations) Pitching the ColaLife idea to around 120 people, all interested in Social Entrepreneurship in Africa, was a great […]
Ellie through the Looking Glass – a report from Madagascar
13 June 2010 by
Madagascan child with AidPod. Image credit: Ellie Stoneley It’s amazing the lengths ColaLife supporters will go to, to help out. One such is the intrepid Ellie Stoneley who has just braved leeches, gun-toting rebels and giant spiders on a trip to the Looking Glass island of Madagascar for Kitchen Table Charities Trust. On route between […]
