Entrepreneurship Incubator
The Entrepreneurship Incubator is a fully funded program of the Alumni Network providing high-level business training and seed funding to CorpsAfrica alumni. The program leverages the impact of CorpsAfrica service into important, long-lasting jobs that bring social good and substantive, bottom-line value to communities across Africa. The CorpsAfrica service experience creates an entrepreneurial ecosystem for Volunteers conducive to developing start-ups and innovative projects within the Entrepreneurship Incubator Program.
Youth employment is a priority issue for all African countries. Every year millions of young Africans enter the job market. Many countries’ conditions for entrepreneurship provide a significant opportunity to improve. Young people need training, coaching, networking, and, most of all, financial support. CorpsAfrica Volunteers and alumni are recognized for their commitment to community development, leadership, and social entrepreneurship in Morocco, Senegal, Malawi, Rwanda, Ghana, and Kenya. The program ensures alumni can pursue ambitious goals and successfully launch their careers following their service
$70,000
Distributed as seed funding for alumni-led ventures
14
Alumni-led ventures supported
Goals of entrepreneurship Incubator
Support the entrepreneurial mindset of CorpsAfrica Alumni – encouraging them to seek out job-creating opportunities.
Connect alumni to resources (experts, organizations, training, etc.) that can help them achieve their goals.
Provide a financial investment for business ideas inspired by CorpsAfrica service and with the potential to create high-quality jobs.
Supported Alumni-Led Ventures
The first cohort of the Entrepreneurship Incubator ran from February to May 2023 with eight ventures taking their business ideas to launch. The second cohort was selected in November 2023 and will launch with seed funding in early 2024.
Agrobiotop
Pape Seyni Bar
Cohort 2/Senegal
Argan Essence
Mina Akhabbasse, Fatima Khouya, Amina Simour
Cohort 2/Morocco
August Green Farms
Dalitso Mndala
Cohort 2/Malawi
Bakery Serigne Babacar Sy
Kardiatou Niang
Cohort 2/Senegal
Dreams Kente Ventures
Victor Togborlo
Cohort 2/Ghana
Eza Agribusiness Rwanda
Anaclet Muhire
Cohort 1/Rwanda
Fandare Wopa
Aissata Sarr
Cohort 1/Senegal
Gobladi Adventures
Mina Laabadel
Cohort 1/Morocco
Green Innovation Network
Dennis Kayira, Tabitha Kasongo, Lucky Katundu
Cohort 2/Malawi
HerozMedia
Youssef Elmajydy
Cohort 1/Morocco
MAAM
Amy Ndao Gueye, Mairame Niamadio, Amy Mbacke Mbaye, Anna Madeleine Badiane
Cohort 2/Senegal
Ngoma Farm
Modou Sene
Cohort 1/Senegal
Soja Feed
Tusayiwe Sikwese
Cohort One/Malawi
Titrit Mode
Hasna Farid
Cohort Two/Morocco
We In Future
Ladislas Sibomana
Cohort One/Rwanda
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CorpsAfrica addresses two of Africa’s most difficult challenges: creating opportunities for youth and helping rural communities overcome extreme poverty and build resilience. We recruit motivated volunteers to live and work in remote, low-income areas in their own countries. They collaborate with the community to design and implement small-scale projects that address their top priorities and by doing so gain the skills and experience that lay the foundation for personal and professional success.
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