by ACE Creative | Jan 23, 2020 | Uncategorised
There has been a lot of talk about ‘B Corps’ lately, so we thought it would be a good idea to clarify just what exactly a ‘B Corp’ is. Especially since B Lab selected ACE as a B Corp ‘Best of the World’ Honoree this summer. So, what exactly is a ‘B Corp’? B Lab is a...
by ACE Creative | Jan 17, 2020 | Uncategorised
In October 2019, ACE celebrated the opening of the new Gulu branch in Uganda. Gulu is located in Northern Region of the country, approximately 340km by road north of Kampala, Uganda’s capital city. The city of Gulu stands in a historically poor and disadvantaged part...
by ACE Creative | Jul 25, 2019 | Uncategorised
On the 27th of August , we opened its first energy shop in Butha-Buthe, Lesotho. The opening is part of a bigger, 4-year project in collaboration with the European Union, aiming to create more access to clean energy in rural, off-grid areas of Lesotho. This marks an...
by ACE Creative | Jul 25, 2019 | Uncategorised
The sun just started rising in Bulegeni, Uganda. It’s early in the morning, 6AM, and Caroline Nafuna is getting up to prepare breakfast for her husband and their 8 children before they leave home for the day. She starts by making a fire in a clay-built cooking place...
by ACE Creative | Feb 7, 2019 | Uncategorised
This week we interviewed Pitso Khanare, ACE’s Warehouse Manager. He has been a great leader since the first day he started working in the company, and he’s also one of the most joyful people you will ever meet! Pitso is a persistent type, his daily motto being:...
by ACE Creative | Feb 7, 2019 | Uncategorised
Traditionally, a Mosotho woman’s day used to be dedicated to household chores and caring for the family. Most of the agriculture and home building was done by women. They would plant, weed, and harvest the crops. They would walk great distances to obtain firewood and...