Technical Entrepreneurship Initiative - Make IT in Africa 

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Make IT in Africa promotes digital innovation for sustainable and inclusive development from West and East African entrepreneurs in their early growth phase. In close collaboration with corporate and financing partners, social enterprises, hubs and networks Make-IT in Africa creates an enabling environment for better access to finance, markets and skills. 

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Activities:

The project currently covers three areas of action:

• Fostering the business ecosystem: this benefits all tech start-ups in East and West Africa. Support is provided in cooperation with innovation centers, networks, investor groups, associations and other multipliers. Key measures include the provision of advice manuals on entrepreneurship and the launch of platforms offering information about financing and support services.

• Business contact support: this facilitates access to market and financing partners. Key measures include direct facilitation of contacts, matching events, visits to trade fairs and pitches to investors. All these activities involve intensive cooperation with chambers of trade abroad, investor networks, banks and other organisations.

• The project builds the growth and financing capacities of 50 selected tech businesses in East and West Africa whose digital innovations can play a key role in sustainable development. Innovative training formats and mentoring are used to build entrepreneurs’ management and strategic skills.

Location:

• National

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Key Focus Areas: 

• Capacity building

• Employment

• Life/employability skills

• Private sector engagement

• Apprenticeship

• Youth instructor training

• Youth technical skills training

• Access to finance and entrepreneurship

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Sector:

• E-Agriculture

• Education

• Smart energy

• E-health