Thirteen African entrepreneurs are taking part in the final stage of a global competition and stand to win a six-week mentorship program.
The 13 participants are among 45 social entrepreneurs from across the globes, who have qualified to take part in the last round of the Unreasonable Entrepreneurs Global Competition. The finalists were selected after presenting viable ventures that are financially sustainable. At the end of the competition, 25 entrepreneurs will emerge winners.
To win, the entrepreneurs need your vote. The competition winners will be announced in April after public voting and donations on the most viable ventures. To vote for the finalists click here.
The selected winners will become Unreasonable Fellows and take part in the mentoring program at the Unreasonable Institute in the US. At the institute, the entrepreneurs will undergo training and attend workshops which will improve their skills on entrepreneurship.
More than 60 mentors drawn from diverse sectors will offer mentorship to the entrepreneurs. They will interact with successful entrepreneurs, investors and business leaders. Winners will also pitch their ventures to investors, venture capital fund managers and other potential financiers.
Some of the African finalists in the competition include Kenya’s Evans Wadongo who has invented solar lanterns , Cameroon’s Tambe Harry who has developed an automated SMS alert service for farmers and Uganda’s Moses Sanga who provides affordable clean energy .
The Unreasonable Institute was established in 2010 to offer mentorship to early stage entrepreneurs.
At Africa Report we wish all the finalists the best of luck!
Samuel Asare-Bediako
February 7, 2011
Monica,
Greetings from Ghana. U’ve already inspired me. One day u may be running an airlines company. Im yet to enter into the transport business. Ur advice is welcome.
Tyler
February 14, 2011
Dear Africa Report Team,
Thank you for helping to shed light on the work of these exceptional entrepreneurs and the challenges they face to gain the support they need to attend the Unreasonable Institute. It is truly harder for entrepreneurs from Africa for a variety of reasons and they are putting up an amazing effort, but they need the world’s help!
I would love to connect for future correspondence as we are always looking to connect with amazing organizations in Africa. Please shoot me an email at tyler@unreasonableinstitute.org
Sincerely,
Tyler Hartung from the Unreasonable Institute
Kevlyn
October 13, 2011
Never would have thought I would find this so indispensable.