A group of ten budding entrepreneurs have aced for interest-free loans in an intensified business pitch under the 5th Bank of Kigali (BK) Urumuri Initiative. The pitch competition took place on Friday, at the Kigali Convention Center in front of a panel of five judges...
That business came under threat when the pandemic hit earlier this year. But Mr Mboniga was one of many refugees to be helped by the African Entrepreneur Collective (aec), a charity which started to disburse grants from a special covid-19 relief fund in June. Read...
When Innocent Havyarimana started his soap-making business in Kenya’s Kakuma refugee camp in early 2015, he was trying to move on from the traumatic events that had made him flee his native Burundi a year earlier. Read...
Entrepreneur, D’Amour, dreamed one day of opening a business within the Tourism and hospitality sector after years of travelling and staying in AirBnBs herself. In October 2019, her dream came true when Virunga Palace opened; a lovely bed and breakfast in Musanze,...
Around the world today, the UNHCR estimates more than 82 million people have been forced to abruptly flee their homes, leaving everything and everyone behind due to conflict or disaster. The challenges faced by refugees do not end once they reach their new country of...
African Entrepreneur Collective Kenya (AEC Kenya) announces the launch of their new office and program in Garissa County, Kenya. In partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, AEC Kenya’s services will support local businesses in Garissa, and over the next two...
