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Anzisha Prize Unveils Four Grand Prize Winners, Each Awarded $10,000 for...

The Anzisha Prize, a three-year fellowship program supporting young African entrepreneurs, proudly announces the four grand prize winners at the Anzisha Prize Gala Awards....

Breaking Down Funding Barriers for Young Entrepreneurs

Access to finance is difficult for any entrepreneur. It is particularly difficult if you are very young, with deep credibility and trust factors at...

Anzisha’s Top 26 Entrepreneurs Selected for New Three-Year Fellowships

The Anzisha Prize has revealed their top 26 entrepreneurs for 2021. The entrepreneurs, who are between the ages of 18 and 22, will each receive more...

Think Like a Parent, Act Like a Coach

How To Prepare Your Child To Succeed In Anzisha Prize’s Ten-Year Reflection book, Unlocking Africa’s Hidden Job Creators, we reiterated our belief that entrepreneurship is a solution...

Young Entrepreneurs To Benefit From $500k Fund

SAfm’s Market Update with Fifi Peters hosted The Anzisha Prize Executive Director, Josh Adler who shared more on the Young Entrepreneurs Fund. The fund is aimed...

Anzisha Fellow Joins World’s Biggest Start-up Incubator, Station F

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...

21-year-old Egyptian entrepreneur wins the 10th Anzisha Prize

Alaa Moatamed, Co-Founder of Presto, a leading delivery management service, takes home the $25,000 Grand Prize With a pool of talented finalists from more than 15...

The Anzisha Prize: 5 lessons learned from supporting very young entrepreneurs

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’s #ItStartsWithYou campaign showcases African entrepreneurship success stories

September saw the launch of The Anzisha Prize’s new mini-documentary and case study series about very young African entrepreneurs designed to enable high-school and university...

21-year old Congolese Entrepreneur Wins $25,000 as 2019 Anzisha Prize Winner

It was a night of celebration as the Anzisha Prize, a partnership between African Leadership Academy (ALA) and Mastercard Foundation, awarded $25 000 to...

Anzisha Prize Announces the Top 20 Young African Entrepreneurs for 2019

After months of searching the African continent, the Anzisha Prize has unveiled its top 20 finalists for 2019. The winner will be announced at...

Designing the Future of Secondary Schools in Africa: Thoughts from the...

By Josh Adler How teens transition directly to work or income It’s rational, but what stands in the way? The Association for the Development of Education in Africa convened...

How to Deliver an Award-Winning Business Pitch: Insights from TEF 2019

Fresh from serving as a judge at the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) Entrepreneurship Forum 2019, Aaron Fu, Venture Partner for the Anzisha Young Entrepreneurs Fund,...