Keeping Up with the Kohorts: 2011

Joining the Anzisha Prize is just a part of these Very Young Entrepreneurs journey, here's what the 2011 fellows have been up to.

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2011

George Bakka

George Bakka is the founder of the business incubator Angels Finance Cooperation (AFC), which provides a supportive environment for young people to develop entrepreneurial ventures to bring themselves and their families out of poverty.

Adamma Umoefia

Adamma Umeofia is the founder of WeBuilt: Africa, an organization that designs and constructs more functional and appealing market stalls for micro-entrepreneurs using recycled building materials throughout the African continent.

Antoinette Furaha

Antoinette Furaha created a profitable sugar cane vending business in her refugee camp with an initial investment capital of $1, and also operates a micro credit facility, Women's Micro Credit, enabling her community to grow their businesses.

Amr Sobhy

Amr Sobhy is the founder of Zabatak, a program that aggregates crime reports from ordinary citizens across Cairo and maps criminal activity, to help both citizens and the authorities identify criminal hotspots in the city, making the city safer for all inhabitants.

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