FCS Africa / CASA Program is to strengthen the private sectors of fragile states. FCS Africa / CASA Program provides support through a combination of initiatives that includes among others a focus on gender (a ‘gender lens’ is helping ensure IFC projects support women in business). To this end, FCS Africa / CASA Program has agreed to sponsor “Dare 2 …
Understanding Innovation in Salone
On Friday September 15th GEN SL (Freetown Pitch Night )was part of an event explore the status of innovation in Sierra Leone. Five Entrepreneurs presented their innovative solutions across the ecosystem in Sierra Leone. A panel of judges provided feedback to each pitch with the aim of providing them with expert advice to steer the development of their ideas or …
Leaders from 15 African Tech Hubs Selected for Programme to Spur Early-Stage Deal Flow
(Nairobi, Kenya, 23 August 2018) – Leaders of 15 incubators, accelerators and seed funds were selected to participate in VilCap Communities Africa, an innovative programme led by Village Capital to accelerate the flow of capital to early-stage companies in sub-Saharan Africa. The programme is supported by the Impact Programme which is funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID). The 15 …
SIERRA LEONE ENTREPRENEURSHIP LEADER WINS PLACE ON PRESTIGIOUS PAN-AFRICAN PROGRAM
GEN Sierra Leone has won a place on a prestigious scheme to help solve the problem of Africa’s ‘invisible innovators’. We are one of 15 elite ‘entrepreneur support organisations’ on the VilCap Communities Africa training programme, selected from hundreds across the continent. On the programme we will be introduced to the latest thinking in how to help entrepreneurs in our …
The 5 Ws of an Agribusiness Investment Forum… in Sierra Leone
What is this? An investment forum that will bring together investors, entrepreneurs, and other diasporas with key roles to play in supporting enterprise development in Sierra Leone to connect, interact, and problem-solve to enhance prospects for development of agribusiness enterprises that can contribute to inclusive growth in Sierra Leone. A unique group that features our compatriots in the diaspora combined …