Archive for April 2019
The Anzisha Scenario – A future where students of high potential choose entrepreneurship as a career
April 15, 2019, will hopefully mark the day a new phrase enters popular discourse about how our economic futures could play out. The term “4th Industrial Revolution” has come to embody the conversation around the future of supply-side of the jobs debate -skills and education. We hope to drive new research, discussion and policy around…
Read MoreTwo Anzisha fellows recognised as emerging leaders for the Skoll World Forum 2019
Skoll World Forum 2019: Recognizing Emerging Leaders Ariane Campbell and Erin Harrington 19 March 2019 As we look forward to next month’s Skoll World Forum, the Skoll Foundation and the Mastercard Foundation are honored to introduce our 2019 Emerging Leaders! Launched in 2013, the Emerging Leaders Initiative brings together the next generation of social entrepreneurs from around the world. Selected…
Read MoreThe Very Young Entrepreneur Education & Acceleration Summit – what to expect
By Daniel Mpala Are you curious about how African schools and universities are tackling education around entrepreneurship, or interested to know how the continent is celebrating and supporting young entrepreneurs? Then you’ll want to attend the inaugural Very Young Entrepreneur Education & Acceleration Summit which takes place on 15 April in Johannesburg at the Hilton Hotel in…
Read MoreThis Ugandan entrepreneur is out to prove that social enterprises can be profitable
By Daniel Mpala Twenty-one-year old Joan Nalugeba’s dreams of a world without malaria — and the Ugandan entrepreneur believes her company’s mosquito repellent soap will do just that, while proving that social enterprises can be both profitable and make an impact. But for Nalugeba (pictured above) the public does not always understand her dream. Because…
Read MoreFrom just $20 in seed capital Sierra Leonean teen creates thriving business
By Daniel Mpala For many it is impossible to think of starting a business without having thousands of dollars in seed capital. Not so for Alhaji Siraj Bah. At 18 and with only $20 in savings, the Sierra Leonean founded Rugsal Trading, an enterprise that now directly and indirectly employs 38 people. Sadly, Bah’s story…
Read MoreWant to start a business? Focus on what you know says Anzisha Prize winner
By Daniel Mpala Has the entrepreneurial bug bit? Looking to start a business? Melissa Bime, the 22-year-old Cameroonian health entrepreneur who won last year’s edition of the Anzisha Prize says young entrepreneurs should focus on an area they’re knowledgeable in if they’re to succeed in business. In 2016, just two years after graduating from nursing school Bime…
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