A group of ambitious entrepreneurs wants to turn the capital of Ghana, Accra, into a mobile phone apps and high technology startup hub.

Yesterday Cameron Sinclair spoke at the Sustainable Industries Forum in Santa Monica and talked about the impact Architecture for Humanity has had on the sustainability movement, NGOs, and most importantly, people. What some peers once called stubbornness has now proven to be visionary, and he offered lessons on what could be done in areas traumatized by disaster like New Orleans and Haiti.

Glenn Noble moved back to Kosovo to launch the Genesis Technology Center. Their idea is to spark the technology sector in this country of two million, especially for younger people who face bleak economic prospects.

Zoran Pulijic started Bosnia’s Mozaik in 2000 with the belief that locals know the best way how to build opportunity in their towns and villages. Pulijic and his colleagues developed what they describe as its Community Driven Development (CDD) methodology, which works to achieve maximum participation with community members on local development projects. Residents who work on a project within their town take the role traditionally outsourced to a consultant: they analyze needs, evaluate strengths and weaknesses, create a plan of action, and work on improving their capacities in order to carry out new community improvement initiatives.

The SME Forum Sarajevo on February 25 and 26 at the AVAZ Twist Tower will function as a “trade show” and business forum. Professionals in the private sector, NGOs, and government will meet and discuss how they can work to support entrepreneurs and work together to build Bosnia’s economy.

The Complexo do Alemão is not necessary on Rio de Janeiro’s visitors’–or locals’–itinerary. A group of poor favellas on Rio’s north side, Alemão was the site of a recent invasion by Rio law enforcement, and has been the host of tragedy after tragedy in recent years. Now a new transportation system offers hope.

Walking through Montenegro’s markets, fresh produce is abundant. Citrus goes for about 50 cents a kilo, vegetables are abundant, and fresh cheese is pungent and goes well with anything one finds for his or her next meal. But there is an issue: much of it is imported to this country of less than 700,000 people.

One of Bosnia’s promising industries is furniture. The industry is a natural fit: Bosnia is well forested, and its people have a long history of craftsmanship. The Yugoslavia of Josip Tito, however, sowed the seeds of the Bosnian furniture industry’s challenges.