<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The CoRD Tech]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are Community and Venture Builders supporting African Businesses to Innovate, Grow and Scale Globally]]></description><link>https://www.thecordworks.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2026 21:25:32 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.thecordworks.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[East Africa Community Startup Ecosystem Integration | How to make it work]]></title><description><![CDATA[The three-part series seeks to explore how EAC can harness the potential of its startups through exploring strategies of alignment of key in]]></description><link>https://www.thecordworks.com/post/east-africa-community-startup-ecosystem-integration-how-to-make-it-work</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6093e067f98d980016201abb</guid><category><![CDATA[Community]]></category><category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category><category><![CDATA[Funding Opportunities ]]></category><category><![CDATA[Jobs]]></category><category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category><category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category><category><![CDATA[East Africa Community]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2021 14:43:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c340ea_3a3df1906ecb4f9f8d1e793846fdaeb7~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_580,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Admin The CoRD</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[CALL FOR APPLICATIONS | JASIRI TALENT INVESTOR ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The JASIRI Talent Investor is a fully-funded 1-year program that will guide program participants from idea generation, validation,...]]></description><link>https://www.thecordworks.com/post/call-for-applications-jasiri-talent-investor</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6017fec988b7be0017fa7984</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2021 13:25:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c340ea_c4265ff02ad74c708a7e64f722aa375e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_630,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Admin The CoRD</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winners of AppsAfrica Awards 2020 Announced]]></title><description><![CDATA[The  winners of AppsAfrica.com Innovation Awards 2020 which celebrate the best in mobile and tech from across Africa have been announced....]]></description><link>https://www.thecordworks.com/post/winners-of-appsafrica-awards-2020-announced</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fd8cd1a3a04e90017602398</guid><category><![CDATA[Community]]></category><category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category><category><![CDATA[Funding Opportunities ]]></category><category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2020 15:46:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c340ea_1a556e7c126a4241a32a29081950569f~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_400,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Admin The CoRD</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[DOTS – The Impact Summit | 10-11 December 2020|Virtual]]></title><description><![CDATA[DOTS is an impact and output driven event format. 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