myAgro is an award-winning non-profit social enterprise based in West Africa, that has pioneered a mobile layaway payment model that enables farmers to invest their own funds in high-quality seeds, fertilizer, tools, and training to significantly increase their harvests and income. myAgro works with 115,000 farmers and counting in Africa (Mali, Senegal, & Tanzania).
Two years ago, I asked a question that unknowingly set me on a new career path: "What’s UX?"
When my general manager shared a Slack update about another project in Northern Nigeria,
I immediately expressed interest. Our previous experience with local researchers in that geography had taught us that we needed to spend more time preparing them to meet the requirements of our projects. It quickly became clear that in-person training was necessary instead of relying solely on remote sessions. So, in January, we made it happen—YAAY!
Un premier chapitre plein de promesses
Après plusieurs mois d’efforts, d’échanges et de collaboration, la Cohorte 1 du programme UX IN CLIMATE s’est officiellement achevée. Ce programme ambitieux, conçu pour renforcer les compétences en design centré sur l’humain et encourager des solutions innovantes aux défis climatiques, a réuni 80 femmes passionnées et engagées, issues de 4 pays : le Sénégal, le Togo, le Bénin et la Côte d’Ivoire.
On July 18th 2024, we hosted an insightful webinar as part of the State of UX Report Mental Health Series, focusing on how stress and burnout affect UX professionals across Africa. With a panel of expert speakers from various disciplines, the session explored mental health challenges in the UX profession, strategies to prioritize participant well-being, and methods for coping with research-related trauma.
Access the full video to the session here; and slides presented here
Introduction
Introduction
During the last few months, with the YUX research team, we have been working on this subject which seems to have a great impact on the Ghanaian market and its population, and we have therefore embarked on a qualitative study in order to understand the flow and the perceptions of the ecological impact of second-hand clothing in Ghana.
User-centered research project and creativity to improve communication, training and monitoring of vaccination campaigns in Côte d'Ivoire.
In a concern of transparency, security and improvement of the process of vaccination campaigns, Dimagi wants a global understanding of the context of the campaigns as well as the actors and their points of pain. Some challenges have spiced up this data collection: