WE INVITED GEOFREY CO-FOUNDER AND CEO OF KARAA. IN OUR CONVERSATION WE EXPLORED WHAT IT TAKES TO BUILD IN AFRICA A SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY. WE TOUCHED ON THE NUANCES OF YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND THE ECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY OF KARAA.
Brief on Geofrey Mutabazi:
Geofrey is passionate about unlocking the economic potential of Africa by providing productive assets and technology to empower and employ youth. This is why he founded Karaa which builds electric bicycles for last-mile transportation. The Karaa electric bicycles help lower the cost of last-mile delivery for e-commerce companies and wholesale businesses in Africa while lowering the barrier to entry for youth who don't need driving permits to use them compared to motorcycles.