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AFRICA YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS SUPPORT CENTRE
— · EIN · africayescentre.org
profile · synthesized from sources

Africa YES Centre is an operational organization that identifies, trains, and invests in young African social entrepreneurs and change-makers. It provides a 6-month intensive program focusing on entrepreneurship, leadership, and business training to help participants create sustainable and impactful ventures in their local communities.

named programs · 5 · from sources

what they call their work

Bootcamp Experience
An initial intensive training period for participants in The YES Program.
Demo Day & Graduation
A culminating event where entrepreneurs pitch their ventures to an audience of judges, investors, and mentors, marking the official graduation from The YES Program.
Gratitude Weekend
A specific event or period within The YES Program, likely focused on reflection and appreciation.
The YES Program
A 6-month funded intensive entrepreneurship, leadership, and business training program for young early-stage social entrepreneurs. It provides resources to discover opportunities, unlock potential, and create impact in local communities.
Weekly Sessions
Ongoing training sessions held weekly for participants in The YES Program.
activities · 4 groups

what they do

  • Youth and Women Entrepreneur Support Programs 2 activities
    • Financial and in-kind investment in fellows
      Invests a minimum total of $15,000 in grant funding to top-performing fellows during the program and provides a 3-month membership to a co-working space, along with access to subsidized startup services such as accounting, legal, sales, and talent support.
    • Support for social entrepreneurs across sectors
      Works with cohorts of social entrepreneurs addressing challenges in healthcare, agriculture, fashion, travel, youth wealth creation, education, and mental well-being, providing structured capacity-building support and graduating fellows from its programs.
  • Youth Sports and Recreation Programs 1 activity
    • Gratitude Weekend and community events
      Organizes a Gratitude Weekend event as part of its engagement and community-building activities for participants and stakeholders.
  • Vocational and Life Skills Training 1 activity
    • Intensive entrepreneurship and leadership training program
      Provides a 6-month intensive training program in entrepreneurship, leadership, and business development for young early-stage social entrepreneurs, including hands-on support in problem validation, solution design, business modeling, prototyping, and financial planning. The program aims to identify, inspire, and empower 30 young entrepreneurs per cohort to build viable social enterprises.
  • Uncategorized 2 activities
    • Bootcamp and weekly program delivery
      Operates a structured Bootcamp Experience program with weekly sessions designed to support participant development throughout the training cycle.
    • Demo Day and public pitching events
      Hosts Demo Day events where social entrepreneurs pitch their ventures to investors, mentors, industry experts, and the public, as part of both general programming and graduation milestones.
relationships · 1

who they work with

  • 2019 Cohort Partner — Group of 20 social entrepreneurs who participated in and graduated from the 2019 program