The #AnzishaEffect
Key to our work is to share stories of very young entrepreneurs, their community of supporters and how they are transforming the future. This is now known as the #AnzishaEffect. We publish a monthly email newsletter along with this blog and other publications that track this journey.
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2021 Anzisha Prize Applications open as need for job creation soars during pandemic
Press Release – 15 February 2021 The Anzisha Prize launched the 2021 call for Africa’s biggest award for young entrepreneurs between, 15 and 22. Applications have now opened for the…
What should educators know about Entrepreneurial Leadership?
By Oluwabusola Majekodunmi (Staff member of Entrepreneurial Leadership Faculty at African Leadership Academy) Many have wondered why Entrepreneurial Leadership (EL) is one of the core subject taught at African Leadership Academy(ALA)….
Very young social entrepreneurs – critical agents of change for Africa’s growth
By Neil Butcher and Associates African populations are rapidly increasing in numbers. This means that these populations are getting younger and that existing challenges, such as unemployment, are also likely…
Young entrepreneurs will break the dominance of ageing farming population in Africa
By Dolapo Adeyanju Pretty much every plate of food in Africa comes with the hard work and sweat of a bunch of ageing smallholder farmers stuck in the remote, rural…
Celebrate 10 years of the Anzisha Prize on October 27th
Join us as we announce this year’s Anzisha Prize winners while looking back at the last ten years and re-imagining the future of supporting very young entrepreneurs in Africa Register…
5 lessons learnt from supporting very young entrepreneurs
(Previous Anzisha Managers’ perspectives) By: Dolapo Adeyanju Young entrepreneurs’ journeys are shaped by many interrelated factors, one of which includes working closely with program managers, educators, and investors. While investors…
Anzisha Prize launches mini-documentary series to enable educators around the world to share African entrepreneurship success stories
Educators can now share the journeys of very young African entrepreneurs in the #ItStartsWithYou series that highlights key moments that led to their success 26 August 2020 – Today sees…
Pandemic defines a new direction for pitch competitions in Africa
By Dolapo Adeyanju “Virtual means borderless and this gives us a golden opportunity to unite the world of start-ups in online travel” – Siew Hoon, founder of WiT Start-up Pitch…