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Anzisha Prize Fellow Encourages Young Entrepreneurs to “Start Now!”
At 18 and with only $20 in savings, Alhaji Siraj Bah, a young Sierra Leonean founded Rugsal Trading, an enterprise that now directly and...
The Anzisha Prize Green Paper: Scenarios for Young African Entrepreneurs
Scenarios for Young African Entrepreneurs quantitatively and qualitatively explores what the future might hold for very young entrepreneurs (VYEs) in Africa, how entrepreneurship can offer...
Can Social Enterprises Be Profitable?
Twenty-one-year old Joan Nalugeba’s dreams of a world without malaria — and the Ugandan entrepreneur believes her company’s mosquito repellent soap will do just...
Defining the Entrepreneurship Ecosystem for Under-25’s in Africa
On 15 April 2019, educators, investors, entrepreneurs and other stakeholders from across Africa gathered for the inaugural Very Young Entrepreneur Education & Acceleration Summit in Sandton,...
The Anzisha Scenario – A future where students of high potential...
April 15, 2019, will hopefully mark the day a new phrase enters popular discourse about how our economic futures could play out. The term...
2019 Anzisha Prize Applications Open
The Anzisha Prize is Africa’s biggest award for her youngest entrepreneurs, and hands out over USD $100,000 every year in funding to entrepreneurs from all...
Africa’s hope lies in these young hands: Sim Shagaya, founder of...
“We believe in you more than we believe in politicians.” This was the message from Sim Shagaya, Nigerian entrepreneur and business mogul and founder...
Anzisha Prize Gala 2018 – GALLERY
The annual Anzisha Prize Gala is a highlight on our calendar. Hosted by African Leadership Academy (ALA) in partnership with MasterCard Foundation, this year's...
The Anzisha Effect: Powering Support for Africa’s Youngest Entrepreneurs
If you think about it, around 2030, most people on the continent will be young. Very young.
If the same age group is not empowered...
Dreams Constrained by Capital: Nozipho Mbanjwa's insights into Morocco’s Young Entrepreneurs
Award-winning broadcaster Nozipho Mbanjwa, winner of the Anzisha Prize’s 2017 Media Award, has gained renown as an advocate for the inclusion of youth and women...
WATCH: Danai Gurira Gives Amazing Advice to Young Leaders – #WakandaForever
Proving that ALA – and it’s various programs – are ever-expanding, we are proud to announce the launch of a portal dedicated to parents,...
Experience The Anzisha Effect: Our New Portal for Supporters of Very Young...
Proving that ALA – and it’s various programs – are ever-expanding, we are proud to announce the launch of a portal dedicated to parents,...
Increasing access to funding opportunities for young women entrepreneurs: How we...
Melissa Mbazo, Program Manager for the Anzisha Prize, is an emerging expert in the field of social sector prize design and access. She shares...
