Africa's biggest VENTURE BUILDING FELLOWSHIP for her youngest entrepreneurs

Anzisha Prize is a three-year fellowship for young African entrepreneurs between 15 and 22 years old. We identify, equip young people with tools and resources to run successful businesses and celebrate their entrepreneurial endeavours. 

We invest deeply in storytelling 

To create a meaningful movement, telling impactful stories matter. We don’t just develop and connect young entrepreneurs; we create and share stories about their exceptional journeys to inspire others to follow in their footsteps. From the visual to the written word, every entrepreneur’s story is an important aspect of their success.

The ANZISHA FELLOWS

Churchill Muriuki

About Churchill Despite pursuing engineering studies, Churchill's entrepreneurial spirit remained strong. Co-founding Twendegreen fulfilled his long-standing aspiration. As a passionate...

Naomie Makasi

About Naomie Naomie is a dynamic entrepreneur and student at the Higher Institute of Commerce in Goma. As the co-founder...

David Morfaw

David Morfaw is the founder of the poultry business Poult-Vault Inc., a business which provides chicken and eggs to his community and gives the poultry waste produced to local farmers, who use it as manure for raising crops and other produce

APPLICATION SEASON 2024

Our Venture building fellowship is one of Africa’s biggest programs for her youngest entrepreneurs aged 15 – 22 years.

If you are a young African Entrepreneur trying to grow your small business or you’ve created something that provides you and your friends with an income, we would love to learn more about your venture.

Application TIMELINE 2025

Applications open

8 October

Applications close

8 November

Evaluation of Applications

Assignments

Feb 2025

Finalists announced

June 2025

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