I believe that entrepreneur mentorship and comprehensive support services are essential to providing productive and sustainable employment for Africa’s youth, women and emerging business leaders.
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Why Entrepreneur Mentorship May Be The Answer To Africa’s Youth Unemployment Problem
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Distributing Life-Changing Innovations into the Hands of Africa’s Poor
One Acre Fund believes that the greatest humanitarian challenge of our era is to *distribute* life-changing technologies to rural and ignored places, where the vast majority of poor people live
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For Africa, Entrepreneurship is the way
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Country specific knowledge is key to successful entrepreneurship in Africa
To succeed, it is essential to understand the landscape and diversity of the different countries that make up the region.
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mPedigree: An African Blueprint for Consumer Empowerment
Worldwide, counterfeit drugs and pharmaceuticals kill up to 2,000 people daily.
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Subsistence must not be confused with entrepreneurship
A new generation of entrepreneurs is emerging, but their numbers may be much lower than is sometimes assumed.
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Beer: A local business
With a thoughtful approach to agricultural sourcing, the private sector is uniquely positioned to influence an appropriate and sustainable balance between smallholder and commercial farmers
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Small Can Be Beautiful: Overcoming Market Failures for Smallholders in Africa South of the Sahara
The unique challenges faced by smallholder farmers call for an innovative, integrated approach to spur investment, productivity, and technology adoption.
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How social entrepreneurs tap Africa’s greatest resource
"Social entrepreneurs see possibility where others see problems. They are unapologetically ambitious, setting their sights not just on incremental improvements but on systems-level transformation." writes Sally Osberg, president and CEO of the Skoll Foundation.
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Farmer co-ops: agents of change in Egypt
"Farmer associations (FAs) are a great solution, but unfortunately, Egyptian laws hinder their progress."
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