African Diaspora Network launches the sixth cohort of the Builders of Africa's Future award in support of innovation and impact in early stage African enterprises.
SILICON VALLEY, Calif., June 13, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- African Diaspora Network (ADN), for the sixth consecutive year, is supporting the rising stars of African entrepreneurship with the Builders of Africa's Future (BAF) award which celebrates innovation and impact in early-stage African enterprises. The sixth cohort of the BAF launched today with 10 entrepreneurs from Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, and Uganda. All participating organizations in the cohort are 100% African-led and owned, operating in the Education, Recycling, Health Tech & Innovation, Poultry Farming, FinTech, Green Energy, and Coffee Farming sectors.
Since 2018, African Diaspora Network has catalyzed the growth of 53 African entrepreneurs across the continent by providing training, funding, access to strategic partnerships, mentorship, and frontline access to investment opportunities in Silicon Valley. Past recipients of the BAF award have gone on to receive additional funding from investors, increased visibility, and recognition from international organizations.
"We are excited to be supporting another cohort of outstanding African entrepreneurs with the necessary tools to catalyze growth for their enterprises and drive impact in their respective communities," said Almaz Negash, Founder and Executive Director of ADN. "A special thank you to the dedication of our funders, the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation and U.S. African Development Foundation, for their belief in these grassroots entrepreneurs as the Builders of Africa's Future."
The ten entrepreneurs who make up the 2023 BAF cohort are Adeola Ayoola, CEO & Co-Founder, Famasi Africa, Nigeria; Godwin Benson, CEO & Founder, Tuteria, Nigeria; Olufunto Boroffice, CEO & Founder, Chanja Datti Ltd., Nigeria; Henry Ngale Foretia, Founder, AIT Group, Cameroon; Sister Josephine Nabulya, Treasurer & Marketeer, Ssunga Coffee Social Enterprise, Uganda; Grace Nakibaala, Architect & Founder, PedalTap, Uganda; Virtue Oboro, CEO & Founder, Tiny Hearts Technology, Nigeria; Sserubiri Joseph Uhuru, Co-Founder & CEO, eMaisha Pay, Uganda; Patrice Wachira, CEO, Patvention Limited, Kenya; Mathias Charles Yabe, CEO & Co-Founder, AkoFresh, Ghana.
The ten entrepreneurs will receive enterprise development training from the African Management Institute of Kenya from June to September and participate in the Builders of Africa's Future Pitch Day and celebrate their program completion at their graduation ceremony in September 2023. The BAF cohort will also get access to mentorship and networking opportunities, a platform to boost brand visibility, and investment potential in Silicon Valley. The 2023 BAF award is supported by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation and the United States African Development Foundation (USADF).
The Builders of Africa's Future program identifies African entrepreneurs running early-stage nonprofits or for-profit businesses that address key community needs through technology or differentiated business models. African Diaspora Network through BAF, will help scale their ventures and impact in their respective sectors.
Find out more about the BAF awards here, and learn about how the African Diaspora Network supports economic and social development for Africa and friends of Africa by visiting https://africandiasporanetwork.org/
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About African Diaspora Network:
African Diaspora Network (ADN) is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit membership organization. Our mission is to harness and engage the intellectual, financial, philanthropic and entrepreneurial capacity of Africans and friends of Africa in support of economic and social development across Africa. Since 2010, the African Diaspora Network has energized collaboration among Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, philanthropists, and African Diasporans to uplift its local community towards the benefit of Africa. ADN is dedicated to providing virtual and physical forums to accelerate access to resources that foster partnership, knowledge sharing, and advance investment opportunities.
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