Unlocking the Enterpreneurial Potential and Spirit of the Youth of East Africa

East Africa’s thriving entrepreneurship landscape offers a wealth of opportunities for those seeking to create sustainable social business solutions to address pressing social and environmental issues. Despite the importance of traditional businesses in achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), they often struggle to address the root causes of these problems. As a result, the region’s growing youth population Is increasingly turning to social business entrepreneurship. This shift highlights the need for more robust institutes and organizations that connect impact enablers and uphold social resilience.

Social Business, which was coined by Nobel Peace Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, offers a unique approach to addressing social and environmental problems that differs from the usual way of doing business. It involves not only providing financial support but also building a network of like-minded individuals who share a vision for a better future. In this context, social businesses aim to create sustainable solutions that generate revenue and create jobs, while also addressing social problems. Therefore, by fostering a supportive environment for social business and enabling the exchange of knowledge and resources among ecosystem builders, young entrepreneurs can enhance their technical capacity and expand their entrepreneurial initiatives by reinvesting profits while also improving their innovative capabilities.

To provide an inclusive space for entrepreneurs, ecosystem builders, policy makers and Investors to collaborate and Identify key challenges and opportunities In the social business sector, the East Africa Social Business Forum on Youth Entrepreneurship will be a day-long event that will bring together a flourishing community of like-minded individuals who share a common goal of developing sustainable social business solutions to tackle the East African region’s urgent social and environmental challenges. By connecting Impact enablers, the highly anticipated forum alms to provide attendees with a platform for knowledge-sharing and networking opportunities and create a supportive environment for social business entrepreneurs to thrive.