Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Prize Competition, Africa’s leading philanthropic initiative supported by the Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Philanthropy, is proud to announce the Top 10 finalists for …
SMEs
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BusinessFemale EntrepreneursImpactInnovationSMEsStartup
Edna Frimpong: From Shoemaker to Changemaker.
Edna Frimpong is an award-winning female entrepreneur excelling in the previously male-dominated shoemaking industry. Popularly known as “the shoemaker gurl,” Frimpong switched to making shoes full-time after losing …
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Climate actorsFemale EntrepreneursImpactSMEs
Forget Shareka: delivering sustainable agriculture in Zimbabwe.
Forget Shareka is an influential entrepreneur and the founder of Chashi Foods. Since its inception in 2019, Chashi Foods has advocated a green economy in Zimbabwe. They are …
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The global honey market was projected to hit $12 billion in 2015. For sub-Saharan African communities, the potential of bee farming becoming a profitable conservation approach has risen, …
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Maxima Nsimenta, a young and successful Electrical Engineer, was comfortably in a top-tier position at an international oil and gas corporation. However, she made the surprising decision to …
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In Tanzania, as in many parts of Africa, widows, single mothers, and other disadvantaged women lack access to resources that could help them improve the quality of their …
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BusinessFinanceGender EqualityPolicySMEs
The importance of creating a sustainable economy for African women.
“If more women participated in the economy squarely as men, it would add up to $28 trillion, or 26%, to annual GDP by 2025 compared with a business-as-usual …