Our People

In 2007, Jim Elsworth established a workshop in Arusha, Tanzania called Twende (Swahili for “let’s go”) to identify local needs & engineer new technology solutions, empower entrepreneurs, offer business support, and encourage local innovation. Then in 2012, Bernard Kiwia began running trainings on design and innovation through an organization called AISE! (Swahili for “Wow!”) which stands for ‘Accelerating Innovation & Social Entrepreneurship’ in Arusha. AISE! was focused on running creative-capacity building workshops, offering mentorship and advising to aspiring innovators, and continuing to invent his own life-improving products.