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A Generation of Doers, Not Just Dreamers Africa’s MovementFor Young Entrepreneurs Africa needs job-generative entrepreneurs. Since 2011, Anzisha has remained committed to this vision. We back Africa’s young changemakers with funding, coaching and the platform to lead. Changing the fabric of Africa’s economic FUTURE The Fellows This is where Africa’s youngest entrepreneurs show what’s possible when...

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Anzisha names grand-prize winners at the African Leadership Festival
Aug 5, 2026 · original
Four young founders, one instinct: find a problem, solve it, and let the solving open the next stream of revenue. JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA [5 AUGUST 2026] – African Leadership Academy campus in Johannesburg hosted the African Leadership Festival, the first to unite Anzisha with Africa Career Networks and African Leaders for Education under one roof, drawing close to 400 delegates from more than 180 organisations across 32 countries. Anzisha Head of Storyteller and Advocacy, Didi Onwu, said “One ecosystem, many pathways, the spine of the festival highlights that Africa’s talent pipeline lives in education, entrepreneurship and career and for the first time, one festival brought all three into the same room.” The festival is one way to celebrate that ecosystem. The second day of the festival closed with a celebration of the young entrepreneurs as the multi-year fellowship’s grand-prize w
Breathe. Look how far you’ve come.
Jul 23, 2026 · original
What the halfway mark of The Journey has to say to anyone building something on this continent. The Journey season 4 has reached the halfway point. Across its opening episodes, it has followed a group of young African entrepreneurs through the unglamorous middle of building a business; caught mid-build, mid-problem, mid-decision, long before anyone knows how the story ends. With the final pitches, the trip to South Africa and the prize-giving still ahead, this halfway point is a good place to pause. There is a particular blindness that comes with building something. You get so close to the work that you lose the ability to see it; each day hands you the next problem, then the next, until the only measure of progress you trust is whatever is still broken. So here is the suggestion the halfway mark makes, whether you are three months into your own thing or three years: stop. Look back at t
Is Your Silence Costing You?
Mar 26, 2026 · original
In boardrooms across the continent, brilliant ideas are dying in silence. For Elma Akob , founder of Elevate Africa Academy and an Anzisha BUILD program participant, the “African challenge” isn’t a lack of talent—it’s a lack of articulation. “Sometimes entrepreneurs sound like they do not trust their own businesses,” Elma observes. “Investors won’t back what you can’t communicate with confidence.” We sat down with Elma to discuss how she’s turning public speaking into a pan-African currency. What gap in youth communication led you to build Elevate Africa? I was attending a pitch competition and noticed that while businesses were innovative and out-of-the-box, investors weren’t biting. The issue wasn’t the product; it was the pitch. If an entrepreneur sounds unconfident, it leads to distrust. I also noticed many Africans judge their intelligence by their English proficiency. They shy away
From Blueprint to the Trenches
Mar 24, 2026 · original
We have the name (Part 1). We have the blueprint (Part 2). But as any entrepreneur in the Anzisha community knows, the plan only survives until it meets the real world. In Madagascar, the “trenches” are unpredictable. Power goes out, schedules shift, and human needs are complex. This is where the science of Learning Experience Design meets the art of Rapid Prototyping . The Sarin-teny of a Sketch In LXD, a prototype is like a quick sarin-teny —a sketch of an idea that you aren’t afraid to erase. Earlier in my career, I used to wait until everything was perfect before launching. Now, I’ve realized that perfection is the enemy of scale. For my fellow perfectionists: “perfect” is often just a shield we use to hide from the fear of being seen. But in business, waiting for “perfect” means losing both money and time. Prototyping allows us to test a Minimum Viable Experience . We take the most
Steven Banda: Scaling an Ag-Finance Empire in Zambia
Mar 19, 2026 · original
The journey from a university student with a laptop to a CEO managing a 75-hectare ranch and a financial lending arm is rarely a straight line. For Steven Banda , a standout participant in Anzisha’s inaugural BUILD cohort, it was an evolution of scope. Steven didn’t just grow a business; he architected a value chain. He moved from advising farmers (agritech) to becoming one (ranching), and finally, to funding them ( Gaphen Finance ). His story is the ultimate blueprint for the “Multiplier Effect”: the idea that when you support a young entrepreneur early, they don’t just create a job—they build national infrastructure. We sat down with Steven to discuss his journey, the “uncomfortable truths” of coaching, and why he is moving from the soil to the balance sheet. Solving the “Underutilised” Problem What did you see in the Zambian landscape that made you decide to fix it? Growing up, I saw
Starting at the Finish Line
Mar 17, 2026 · original
In Part 1, I spoke about finding my name: Experience Designer . But a name alone doesn’t build a house. You need a blueprint. For years, my “blueprint” was actually just a feeling—a sarin-teny (a word-picture) that was blurry around the edges. I would start with an activity I loved, add a bit of “vibe,” and hope for the best. But as a recently discovered Experience Designer, I’ve learned that hope is not a strategy, especially when you are running a business. The Moment the “Vibe” Failed I remember a specific project in 2023. The energy in the room was electric; the “vibe” was, by all accounts, perfect. But then the data came in. During our post-experience delivery survey, the client shared something that hit me like a cold splash of water: while they enjoyed the “added value” of our approach, they were failing to see the actual transformation in the participants. The spark was there, bu
Ntobeko Mafu: Cultivating Change with Chickens
Mar 12, 2026 · original
In the heart of South Africa’s agricultural landscape, Ntobeko Mafu is proving that the most sustainable businesses are grown from grit, savings, and a deep commitment to community health. As the founder of Madame Clucks A Lot , Ntobeko has transitioned from a supermarket cashier to a pioneering agri-entrepreneur and mentor. A proud member of the Anzisha community, Ntobeko’s journey is a testament to the power of starting small to win big. We sat down with her to discuss her transition into farming, the challenges of self-funding, and her vision for a “healed community.” From the Till to the Farm Your journey into entrepreneurship is quite unique. You started as a cashier to fund your dreams. Tell us about those early days and what sparked the idea for Madame Clucks A Lot? It really began out of necessity, but it quickly turned into an adventure. After I finished my Human Resources Manag
The Designer with No Name (Finding the Map)
Mar 10, 2026 · original
For a long time, I was a designer without a name. When Lynn Brown from the Anzisha team reached out to ask if I would share my “Learning Experience Design” (LXD) journey here, I felt a rush of both excitement and a familiar bit of “identity vertigo.” You see, for years, I’ve been in the trenches, doing the heavy lifting of education and impact, but often too busy “doing” to name the “how.” If you had walked into one of my sessions back in 2018, you would have seen me building programs and moving people through growth cycles. I was building houses, but I was doing it without a blueprint. I was relying on something much more elusive: The Vibe. The Turning Point My design process was almost entirely intuitive until a pivotal moment of clarity. It didn’t happen in a classroom; it happened during a conversation with Stephanie Arrowsmith , a brilliant mentor who started as a client and became
Churchill Muriuki: Turning Ocean Waste into Educational Wealth
Mar 5, 2026 · original
In Mombasa, the blue horizon of the Indian Ocean is often marred by a persistent, colourful intruder: plastic. For most, it is an eyesore. For Churchill Muriuki , a 23-year-old Anzisha 2024 Fellow, it was the raw material for a revolution. Churchill is the co-founder of Twende Green Ecocycle , a venture that doesn’t just recycle plastic; it reimagines it. By transforming discarded waste into durable school desks, Churchill is solving a dual crisis of environmental pollution and a chronic lack of classroom infrastructure. We sat down with the young founder to discuss his journey from selling snacks on the beach to furnishing the future of Kenyan education. Take us back to your childhood. What was the catalyst for Twende Green Ecocycle? Growing up by the ocean, I noticed the plastic waste wasn’t just on the sand; it was in the water, affecting the marine life I loved. It felt like a nuisan
When the Classroom Isn’t Built for Reality
Mar 3, 2026 · original
Entrepreneurship education in Africa is preparing students for an economy most of them will never enter, while failing to prepare them for the one they actually must survive. Entrepreneurship education in Africa is growing fast. New programmes, incubators, and university courses are launching every year, all promising to equip young people for opportunity. But according to Charmaine Gangen , global entrepreneurship education consultant and academic, expansion alone is not progress. “Entrepreneurship education is not about producing founders on paper,” she says. “It’s about equipping young people to navigate uncertainty, failure, systems, and power, because that’s what entrepreneurship actually looks like in real life.” Charmaine’s work spans five continents, more than 60 universities, and over 1,000 startups mentored. Her career bridges business, health sciences, and education, a combina

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