Archive for October 2016
Agriculture entrepreneur from Madagascar wins $25,000 2016 Anzisha grand prize for African youth entrepreneurship
African Leadership Academy and The MasterCard Foundation are pleased to announce Heritiaina Randriamananatahina, 22 year-old agriculture entrepreneur from Madagascar, as this year’s winner of the $25,000 Grand Prize in the sixth annual edition of Africa’s premier award for youth entrepreneurship. Heritiaina is the founder of Fiombonana, an agro-processing enterprise that manufactures dairy products and confectioneries…
Read MoreAnzisha Prize Announces African Youth Entrepreneurship Award Judging Panel for 2016
The Anzisha Prize is pleased to announce a diverse, experienced and representative judging panel for the 2016 Anzisha Prize award for African youth entrepreneurs. The Anzisha Prize has invited a panel of five experienced African professionals from both the business and social sectors who represent a holistic view of contributors to the dialogue around youth…
Read MoreAnzisha Prize Announces African Youth Entrepreneurship Award Media Prize Finalists for 2016
This year the Anzisha Prize is introduced for the first time the Media Prize, to challenge media professionals to turn the spotlight on the leaps taken by young change makers across all African regions. Journalists were invited to submit their portfolio of published work on African youth entrepreneurship for consideration and 3 media prize have been chosen for consideration.…
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