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Youth leaders discuss social entrepreneurship
31 Oct 2015 at 11:29hrs | Views
Five Zimbabwean youth leaders shared their vision and understanding on social entrepreneurship at a discussion session on Tuesday in Harare.
The five had participated in a BootCamp facilitated by Mandela Washington Fellow Irene Chikumbo with support from Hybercube Hub and U.S. African Development Foundation in August this year.
The five are Jeffree Munashe Rugare, Chief Executive Officer of Global Solar Pvt. Ltd; Tinashe Makura working with Mvuramanzi Project; Chipo Chikomo of Nhanga Trust; Nico Abote of Zimbabwe Entrepreneur Youth Project; and Collins Nyamadzawo of CG Waste Management.
This was revealed by USA Embassy in Harare which said the five were selected from a group of 22 other participants and since then have been interacting with the Young African Leadership Initiative (YALI) team in Washington, D.C. as they grow their social enterprises.
"They work with local and internationally acclaimed trainers on various aspects of social entrepreneurship including the art of hosting, pitches, how to come up with an enterprise part of the social aspect," states the embassy.
"This year was just the pilot," said Chikumbo.
"We wanted to see what works well and what does not. The plan is to reach out to more out of Harare people."
Global Solar Private Limited works to enable individuals of limited income and resources with solar power to light houses, pump water for drinking and farming as well as power community libraries to enable students to study for longer hours.
"Mvuramanzi Project drills boreholes and provides clients with solutions to related water problems. Nhanga Trust trains women in prison to manufacture and sell reusable sanitary napkins and providing a needed product at an affordable price. Abote's Enterpreneur Youth Project works with young people to enable them to run their own micro-businesses. CG Waste Management uses recycled materials to make lap desks for children in schools," the embassy reported.
The five had participated in a BootCamp facilitated by Mandela Washington Fellow Irene Chikumbo with support from Hybercube Hub and U.S. African Development Foundation in August this year.
The five are Jeffree Munashe Rugare, Chief Executive Officer of Global Solar Pvt. Ltd; Tinashe Makura working with Mvuramanzi Project; Chipo Chikomo of Nhanga Trust; Nico Abote of Zimbabwe Entrepreneur Youth Project; and Collins Nyamadzawo of CG Waste Management.
This was revealed by USA Embassy in Harare which said the five were selected from a group of 22 other participants and since then have been interacting with the Young African Leadership Initiative (YALI) team in Washington, D.C. as they grow their social enterprises.
"They work with local and internationally acclaimed trainers on various aspects of social entrepreneurship including the art of hosting, pitches, how to come up with an enterprise part of the social aspect," states the embassy.
"This year was just the pilot," said Chikumbo.
"We wanted to see what works well and what does not. The plan is to reach out to more out of Harare people."
Global Solar Private Limited works to enable individuals of limited income and resources with solar power to light houses, pump water for drinking and farming as well as power community libraries to enable students to study for longer hours.
"Mvuramanzi Project drills boreholes and provides clients with solutions to related water problems. Nhanga Trust trains women in prison to manufacture and sell reusable sanitary napkins and providing a needed product at an affordable price. Abote's Enterpreneur Youth Project works with young people to enable them to run their own micro-businesses. CG Waste Management uses recycled materials to make lap desks for children in schools," the embassy reported.
Source - Byo24News
