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Rosebella Nyumba

PhD Student at University of Wuppertal

Rosebella Nyumba

Rosebella is a zealous researcher and development practitioner who advocates for the use of research-generated evidence to influence policy, foster inclusion and inform development. Her interests revolve around frugal innovation of products, services, technologies, and processes, business model innovation and sustainability, energy access and sustainability, social interactions in society, and the creation of conducive urban spaces specifically in informal settlements. 

She has garnered extensive experience in research, having worked as a Research Consultant for the following organizations/institutions; The Institute for Development studies at the University of Nairobi, Twaweza Communications, Radboud University, True North, and the International Centre for Frugal Innovation hosted by Nuvoni Center for Innovation Research on a number of multidisciplinary research and evaluation projects. The most recent projects she has been engaged in include Innovation Histories for Frugal products and services, Community, Urban Resilience and Sustainability, inclusivity, and governance of mini-grids in sub-Saharan Africa.  

She holds a master’s degree in development studies from the Institute for Development Studies, at the University of Nairobi. Currently, she is pursuing her doctoral studies at Bergische Universität Wuppertal, focusing on Business Model Sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa, where she seeks to interrogate the type of business models used by entrepreneurs in the energy, food, water, and health domains, I identify and examine innovation ecosystems favourable for the development of sustainable business models for entrepreneurs and examine business model innovation as a survival/resilience mechanism for frugal innovators.  

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Publications:

  • Fransen, J., Hati, B., Van Stapele, N., Kiriro, S., Nyumba, R., 2022 The resilience of informal settlements in Nairobi: multiple pathways and coping strategies. Forthcoming.

  • Fransen, J., Hati, B., Van Tuijl, E., Nyumba, R., Onsongo, E., 2022 Community vitality and frugal practices in informal settlements: Insights from Nairobi Forthcoming.

 

Perspectives:

 

nyumba@wiwi.uni-wuppertal.de

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Gaußstrasse 20

42119 Wuppertal

Germany

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