Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu, founder of soleRebels footwear, an eco-friendly footwear company, has earned a significant international honour by being named United Nations Development Programme - UNDP Ethiopia’s Goodwill Ambassador for Entrepreneurship.
Read moreVideo: Keroche Foundation calls for applications to its mentorship programme for young Kenyan entrepreneurs
Source: Keroche Foundation | Published on June 18, 2014
Tabitha Karanja founder of Keroche Breweries has launched the Keroche Foundation a not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping young Kenyan entrepreneurs harness their leadership potential and passion to sustain business ideas. Watch this video which provides a look at their mentorship programme.
Read moreUche Pedro's BellaNaija website adds voice to the 'Bring Back Our Girls Campaign'
Ucha Pedro's BellaNaija website has added its voice to social activism and awareness campaigns on social issues that matter in Nigeria including the #BringBackOurGirls campaign.
Read moreVideo: Tabitha Karanje launches the Keroche Foundation to support young Kenyan entrepreneurs
Source: Kenya CitizenTV | Published on May 27, 2014
Tabitha Karanja, founder of Keroche Breweries has established the Keroche Foundation to mentor young Kenyan entrepreneurs. The Foundation's launch comes at a time when the government is preparing to establish 60 new technical training institutes to enhance the skills of the country's youth.
Read moreBethlehem Tilahun Alemu: Social entrepreneurship can make a really meaningful impact
You can make a massive impact as a social entrepreneur....
"We began soleRebels to bring jobs to our community, a place where there literally were NONE."
Read moreSELFINA: A story of love, compassion and micro-leasing in Tanzania
Dr. Victoria Kisyombe, founder of SELFINA (Tanzania)
What happens when you combine innovative micro-financing practices for women entrepreneurs in Tanzania with the universal values of love and compassion? Jobs are created, businesses are built, and lives are transformed.
Read moreTuvuke Initiative for Peaceful and Fair Electoral Process in Kenya receives Ford Foundation special grant
The Ford Foundation today announced a program of special grants and activities to celebrate its 50th anniversary working in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. The centerpiece of the program is a $2 million grant for the Tuvuke Initiative for Peaceful and Fair Electoral Process in Kenya—a national campaign being undertaken by a diverse group of 17 Kenyan NGOs and coordinated by Kenya Women Holding, a longstanding grantee of the foundation.
Read moreSocial Impact: Njeri Rionge sets up ‘Innovation & Business Award’ to inspire budding young Kenyan entrepreneurs
Njeri Rionge has established a special awards programme and summit for Kenya’s budding entrepreneurs - the Ignite Scaling Your Business Upwards. The new Awards and Summit offer local SMEs and upcoming entrepreneurs the opportunity to network with their peers and industry leaders, and to learn how to expand and grow their companies. The Ignite Scaling Your Business Upwards Summit will be held on 18-19 September 2012 at The Junction Mall, Nairobi.
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