SFAN (Stars From All Nations) is has announced the launch of the inaugural Student Entrepreneurship Week Pan-Africa for budding entrepreneurs on the continent.
Africa is the youngest continent in the world with about 60% of its population under the age of 35. Nevertheless, despite the demographic dividends of a young and educated workforce, unemployment has remained a major challenge – with close to 50% of all college and university graduates lacking access to sustainable employment. Experts have said that youth entrepreneurship is one of the definitive steps in tackling the economic crisis of unemployment in Africa. However, it is estimated that 90% of all African startups fail within 3 years.
Student Entrepreneurship Week Pan-Africa is an initiative of SFAN (Stars From All Nations) established to help budding entrepreneurs access actionable, experiential knowledge and tools for building sustainable businesses. The event also creates platforms for: Showcasing undiscovered talents, quality networking, and startup funding.
The maiden edition was held at British Council Accra with over 400 participants, with speakers coming from Silicon Valley, the U.K, Nigeria, and Ghana. This Pan-African edition is organized on the theme “unlocking entrepreneurial potentials of young Africans for job creation,” and is in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals 1, 4 and 8.
“We are excited to create an experiential learning event that will help high potential creators and innovators on the continent launch their businesses and raise startup funding. We are also thrilled to be launching the Student Entrepreneur of the Year Award which will recognize the work of select young innovators on the continent. This is the first Student Entrepreneurship Week Pan-Africa and as per usual with SFAN events we have a remarkable lineup of speakers, and participants will have the opportunity to pitch their businesses to investors for funding.” Says Tom-Chris Emewulu, Founder & President of SFAN.
Applications are open until June 30, 2019. To apply, click here.
For more information about sponsorship or speaking opportunity, contact the team via info@sfanonline.org.
