Main aims:
Strengthening private sector structures by promoting young and innovative creative entrepreneurship in West Africa; enabling international cultural exchange between entrepreneurs
Target groups:
Young, creative entrepreneurs aged between 20 and 35 in five West African countries - Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal and Cote d'Ivoire
Expected results:
Supporting young start-ups via mentoring, workshops and networking events, and making them investment-ready; developing skills and networks to promote growth via 25 projects by entrepreneurs from the five West African countries of Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal and Cote d'Ivoire; enabling exchange between Germany, France, Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal and Cote d'Ivoire
Business models and international partnerships developed in the five West African countries; selected business ideas/start-ups financed and promoted: 15 projects in 2017 and 2018; 25 projects planned for 2019 and 2020; networking trips to Germany and France resulted in connections between the West African project participants and companies and (cultural) institutions in the two European countries and the five West African countries
| Name of partner | Type of entity |
|---|---|
Federal Foreign Office
| Public Sector
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Institut Français
| Public Sector
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Start-Up Incubator Hub
| Private Sector
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Berlin School of Economics and Law
| Private Sector
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Agence Française de Développement
| Public Sector
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