Read stories from the Anzisha Prize team and the ecosystem that supports and champions entrepreneurship of very young entrepreneurs across Africa.
Anzisha Effect
For: Very Young Entrepreneurs
Celebrating very young entrepreneurs: Stories from the frontlines
By Didi Onwu Didi Onwu is the Communications and Stakeholder Relations Associate for The Anzisha Prize. For the past three years, she has been at...
Access To Land, Prejudice And Poverty: Hurdles That 22-year-old Agripreneur Masello Mokhoro Is Conquering
While her peers were being carefree, a young Masello Mokhoro had already adopted the mindset of an entrepreneur. From selling soap with her grandmother...
Press Release: Top 26 young entrepreneurs in Africa selected for new three-year Anzisha Prize fellowships
Africa’s youngest entrepreneurs are soldiering on in the face of the pandemic
Johannesburg, South Africa, 20 October 2021 – The Anzisha Prize has revealed their...
Introducing The Quest: Watch as the Anzisha Prize discovers Africa’s youngest entrepreneurs
Nine countries. 50 entrepreneurs. All vying for an opportunity to become part of the 2021 Anzisha Prize fellowship program. Who will be chosen? Only...
Anzisha Fellow joins world’s biggest Start-up incubator Station F
By Dolapo Adeyanju Matina Razafimahefa, a 23-year-old Anzisha Fellow and the CEO of Sayna – an innovative EdTech venture in Madagascar-was selected for this year’s Station F incubator. Sayna sources, trains, and produces highly equipped...
Do peers make better investors for young entrepreneurs’ businesses?
By Dolapo Adeyanju It’s no secret that some businesses fail. It’s a bumpy ride that is often lonely and sometimes yields no results. Is this...
Sustainable SMMEs key to Africa’s economic revival
Five important things young entrepreneurs must know to attain business sustainability Many entrepreneurs, especially those who are young and inexperienced, have very little understanding of...
What it takes to be a young female entrepreneur in Africa
by Melissa Mbazo-Ekpenyong, Deputy Director of the Anzisha Prize programme; and Belinda Munemo is the Founder & CEO of Reekworth According to the World Bank,...
