Neha Wadekar

Neha Wadekar is a freelance multimedia journalist based in Nairobi, Kenya. Her reporting focuses on politics, humanitarian news, and women’s affairs in Sub-Saharan Africa. Neha’s work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, CNN, Foreign Policy, Reuters, and others. Neha is a 2018 International Women in Media Fellow, a 2018 Global Women’s Initiative Fellow with the Fuller Project for International Reporting, and a 2016 Overseas Press Club Fellow.

Latest Articles

Solar power to the people

over 6 years ago // Energy

Can off-grid solar energy electrify Africa in a sustainable, scalable way? A dynamic landscape of providers is emerging, meeting the needs of different groups in different ways.

Microinsurance in Africa moves to 2.0

over 7 years ago // Financial inclusion

Having proven themselves on the market, the first generation of microinsurance products in sub-Saharan Africa is now being absorbed by private sector investors — allowing donors to focus their attention on a second wave of high-tech, data-driven products.

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