Entrepreneurship Incubator

The Entrepreneurship Incubator is a fully funded program of the Alumni Network providing high-level business training and seed funding to CorpsAfrica alumni. The program leverages the impact of CorpsAfrica service into important, long-lasting jobs that bring social good and substantive, bottom-line value to communities across Africa. The CorpsAfrica service experience creates an entrepreneurial ecosystem for Volunteers conducive to developing start-ups and innovative projects within the Entrepreneurship Incubator Program.

Youth employment is a priority issue for all African countries. Every year millions of young Africans enter the job market. Many countries’ conditions for entrepreneurship provide a significant opportunity to improve. Young people need training, coaching, networking, and, most of all, financial support. CorpsAfrica Volunteers and alumni are recognized for their commitment to community development, leadership, and social entrepreneurship. The program ensures alumni can pursue ambitious goals and successfully launch their careers following their service.

Alumni-led ventures supported
6
Distributed as seed funding for alumni-led ventures
$ 50000 +

Our Priorities

The CorpsAfrica Entrepreneurship Incubator focuses on start-up or early-stage, job-creating businesses and social enterprises owned or co-owned by CorpsAfrica Alumni. As a key part of the CorpsAfrica Alumni Association, which provides lifelong support to alumni, the Incubator runs for three months and will:

Support the entrepreneurial mindset of CorpsAfrica Alumni – encouraging them to seek out job-creating opportunities. 

Connect Alumni to resources (experts, organizations, training, etc.) that can help them achieve their goals.

Provide a financial investment for business ideas inspired by CorpsAfrica service and with the potential to create high-quality jobs.

Meet Africa's Next Generations of Entrepreneurs

Supported Alumni-Led Ventures

Since its launch in 2023, the CorpsAfrica Entrepreneurship and Incubator Program has made significant strides in supporting alumni-led businesses. The program has trained 36 alumni and provided crucial seed funding. To date, $65,000 has been disbursed to 13 ventures, with an additional $115,000 set to be distributed to 23 more ventures by the end of May 2025.

These ventures span diverse sectors, including agriculture, tourism, textiles, and technology. The latest cohort of 23 ventures completed a month and a half of virtual training with Proportion Global, equipping them to utilize their $5,000 seed grants effectively.

Agrobiotop

Pape Seyni Bar

Cohort 2/Senegal

Argan Essence

Mina Akhabbasse, Fatima Khouya, Amina Simour

Cohort 2/Morocco

August Green Farms

Dalitso Mndala

Cohort 2/Malawi

Bakery Serigne Babacar Sy

Kardiatou Niang

Cohort 2/Senegal

Dreams Kente Ventures

Victor Togborlo

Cohort 2/Ghana

Eza Agribusiness Rwanda

Anaclet Muhire

Cohort 1/Rwanda

Fandare Wopa

Aissata Sarr

Cohort 1/Senegal

Gobladi Adventures

Mina Laabadel

Cohort 1/Morocco

Green Innovation Network

Dennis Kayira, Tabitha Kasongo, Lucky Katundu

Cohort 2/Malawi

Ngoma Farm

Modou Sene

Cohort 1/Senegal

Soja Feed

Tusayiwe Sikwese

Cohort One/Malawi

Titrit Mode

Hasna Farid

Cohort Two/Morocco

We In Future

Ladislas Sibomana

Cohort One/Rwanda

MAAM

Amy Ndao Gueye, Mairame Niamadio, Amy Mbacke Mbaye, Anna Madeleine Badiane

Cohort 2/Senegal

HerozMedia

Youssef Elmajydy

Cohort 1/Morocco

Incubator News and Updates

Applications Are Open!: Apply for CorpsAfrica’s Alumni Entrepreneurship Incubator Program

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Entrepreneurship Incubator: Meet Cohort Two

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The Journey of Cohort 1: Completing the Entrepreneurship Incubator

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CorpsAfrica Launches Entrepreneurship Incubator

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Support Our Work

CorpsAfrica addresses two of Africa’s most difficult challenges: engaging youth and helping rural communities overcome extreme poverty. We recruit and train motivated volunteers to live and work in rural, under-resourced areas in their own countries. They collaborate with the community to design and implement small-scale projects that address their top priorities and, by doing so, gain the skills and experience that lay the foundation for personal and professional success.

CorpsAfrica trusts youth and communities to help each other.