Anzisha Prize | Anzisha Prize for Young Entrepreneurs

Joel Mwale

Kitale, Kenya

Creator and CEO of SkyDrop Enterprises
Transformed one bore-hole into a booming bottled water business

“My friends thought I was crazy and my Mummy termed me ‘Over-Ambitious’, but in the end I have disproved them – and also assisted them.”

George Bakka

Kampala, Uganda

Creator and CEO of Angels Finance Cooperation
Provides venture capital and micro-credit to local young entrepreneurs

“AFC’s model will further be used in other developing countries as a tool to fight poverty and stimulate local economic development.”

Antoinette Furaha

Kyangwali Refugee Settlement, Uganda

Founder of Women’s Micro-Credit
Developed a micro-credit facility in her refugee camp that has put more than 40 local orphans through school

“We need many things, but the important thing we need is to start!”

Adamma Umeofia

Lagos, Nigeria

Founder of WeBuilt: AFRICA
Dedicated to transforming Nigerian architectural design, one hygienic market stall at a time

“WeBuilt: AFRICA is a collective effort of people willing to build for the African who has been forgotten.”

Fredick Swai

Mbeya, Tanzania

Owner of The Dream Center
Offers computing, printing, and educational enrichment programs to his local community

“I got the idea for the center when I was seventeen. It has been a dream come true to see it finally here. But this is just the beginning.”

Ludwick Marishane

Cape Town, South Africa

Creator and CEO of Headboy Enterprises
Developed and patented DryBath TM, the world’s first bath-substituting lotion, making him South Africa’s youngest patent holder

“I have spent four years developing and commercialising an invention that has the potential to affect billions.”

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Don’t delay, deadline is May 15th!

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