2009’s top 10 | 2010’s top 10 | 2011’s top 10 | 2012’s top 10 | 2013’s top 10 2014’s top 10 | 2015’s top 10 | 2016’s top 10 | 2017’s top 10 | 2018’s top 10 2019’s top 5 The COVID pandemic has made 2020 a difficult year for us all. We have not made as […]
ColaLife documentary now available to stream (or download)
31 August 2020 by
Stream or download the ColaLife documentary here: vimeo.com/ondemand/thecolaroad The Cola Road is an independent film made about our work. It was not commissioned by ColaLife. It was premiered in the UK at the RSA on 23-Sep-13 at an event chaired by Peter Day, BBC business correspondent (now retired) who had visited us in Zambia. In […]
Guerilla fundraising – Shoprite Livingstone
29 June 2016 by
Nine days ago (20-Jun-16) I got this message from a person called Joanna Hedger. The Cola Road Evening Simon I just watched “The Cola Road” after a recommendation by IVHQ, and felt the need to send a thank you message. A very inspiring film from a very inspirational company. I will be travelling to Zambia […]
ColaLife on EBC News Taiwan
12 May 2016 by
I was very pleased to receive this news clip from Taiwan this week. In aired on EBC News several times over the weekend (7-8 May 16). The feature is based on an interview I gave after the Social Enterprise Summit in Taipei last month (17-Apr-16). The EBC editing team have done a fantastic job at […]
The Cola Road documentary now available for download
4 August 2015 by
Quick links: The film | Film excerpt | The film on the internet | The film’s maker | Support for screenings | DOWNLOAD The Cola Road trailer The film The Cola Road is an independent film made about our work. It was not commissioned by ColaLife. In Aug-12 Claire Ward spent 5 weeks shadowing the ColaLife team as we prepared to launch […]
INVITATION: Summer Drinks Reception and Film Screening – 27 July
30 June 2015 by
ColaLife invites you to a Summer Drinks Reception and Screening of the award-winning, independent film documentary made about out work – The Cola Road – by Claire Ward. The event is free but ticketed and all are welcome. Click here to book your ticket on Eventbrite. We are looking forward to seeing old friends of ColaLife and […]
The Zambia Report – Feb-15
9 March 2015 by
We are now back from a great 4 weeks in Zambia. It was eventful. This blog post contains the headlines – both the Top Ten Good News stories and Bottom Six Bad! Jane and I arrived at Lusaka airport within 30 minutes of each other from two different directions. Jane had travelled direct from the […]
Top 10 achievements in 2014
29 December 2014 by
2009’s top 10 | 2010’s top 10 | 2011’s top 10 | 2012’s top 10 | 2013’s top 10 Some of the mothers of Siachitema. The first remote rural community to receive Kit Yamoyo at the beginning of the trial in August 2012. Image credit: Simon Berry 1. 50,000th Kit Yamoyo sold 2014 got off to a shaky start. We were […]
A conversation with the BBC’s iPM Programme
14 June 2014 by
We are very pleased that this feature was broadcast nationally in the UK today (14-Jun-14). You’re excused if you missed it as it did go out at 0545am BST (0445am GMT) so here’s a chance to listen again. The feature was put together by Jennifer Tracey of the BBC using archive material and excerpts from […]
Gates Foundation and Microsoft to screen the ColaLife documentary – 20 and 21-May in Seattle
8 May 2014 by
In April Inc.com listed The Cola Road as one of 5 Documentaries About Entrepreneurs You Need to Watch This Spring. This month, in Seattle, there will be two opportunities to see the award-winning, independently made ColaLife documentary – The Cola Road . Each free showing will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker, Claire Ward, ColaLife co-founder, Simon Berry […]
