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UNDP Africa & Accenture launches Youth for Africa and SDGs (YAS) portal for Africa’s young entrepreneurs

by OFA

YAS! is a portal-platform for Africa’s young entrepreneurs. YAS! is a portal-platform for Africa’s youth entrepreneurial ecosystem which is aimed at supporting the development and growth of youth entrepreneurship.

The portal-platform supports the development and growth of youth entrepreneurship in Africa by providing the following pillars of support:

EARN

Learning to help entrepreneurs begin their journey by providing the answers on the key concepts relevant to enterprise development.

ECOSYSTEM MAP

An eco-system map so entrepreneurship stakeholders across the board – from corporates to entrepreneurs – can locate the different entrepreneurial eco-system service providers.

CHALLENGES

Challenges to award financing for youth to develop or scale and implement their innovations to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as defined by the United Nations. The SDGs focus on ending poverty, protecting the planet and ensuring that all people everywhere enjoy peace and prosperity.

OPPORTUNITIES

Opportunities to learn more about funding and networking relevant for the entrepreneurship eco-system.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Youth for Africa and SDGs (YAS) portal

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Youth for Africa and SDGs YAS! | West and North Africa Activation | Opportunities For Africans October 26, 2018 - 1:41 pm

[…] YAS! is a portal-platform that aims to connect entrepreneurs to resources they need to develop and grow their idea or business. Users on the platform can interact on the provided values of; learning, ecosystem map, challenges and opportunities as per below. […]

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Mambolo Action for progress October 19, 2019 - 12:49 am

Mambolo Action for progress is community base organization established after ten years war in Sierra Leone to provide support for returned.

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