You can also help entrepreneurs directly with funding and with your expertise. Sustainable Technology for Africa and the OVO Acceleration Fund are the the levers.
Would you like to cooperate with OVO to stimulate entrepreneurship in countries where it isn’t that much in evidence? You can do so as a volunteer, as a business and as an ambassador.
Akaboxi, a project on financial inclusion,
wins the 'Digitization for Development' award."
It is an initiative by and for the local population",
the jury praises the winner, who is financed and supported
by Entrepreneurs for Entrepreneurs and Close the Gap.
In September a container with 15.9 tons of Indonesian coffee entered the port of Antwerp. What makes this coffee so special? Not only did it win several awards, but thanks to an ingenious business model the coffee also contributes to the recovery of the rainforest on the island of Sumatra.
Giving local entrepreneurs an income and at the same time
giving 4,500 adults and school children access to decent
sanitary facilities. That is the purpose of the “Flower Toilets”
project of the ONG Join For Water.
Thanks to a loan from OVO, entrepreneur Leonard Shayo can start producing pre-cooked beans in Tanzania. "It's fantastic to help develop a project like this," experienced Hugo Van de Voorde, the volunteer who prepared the investment for OVO.
More than double your turnover in four years and employ seven times as many employees. You just have to do it. EA Fruits was able to count on financing via OVO in 2015, much needed to get the business going. Perseverance and passion for the profession did the rest.
In 2019, OVO supported entrepreneurship in developing countries more than ever. With thanks to our volunteers, sponsors and (core) members. We collected our specific impact in our annual report. Here we would like to share some key figures.
The combination of financing and coaching of starting entrepreneurs. This is what distinguishes OVO from other organizations that want to stimulate economic development in Africa. This vision is best expressed in the SusTech4Africa competition.
Flemish companies, not-for-profit organizations, higher education institutions and local authorities committed to sustainable procurement or management of ICT equipment can register for the Fair ICT Awards until 14 November 2020.
Dealing creatively with challenges is second nature to entrepreneurs. But how do African entrepreneurs deal with a global crisis such as the corona epidemic? We asked CropTech, a Rwanda based manufacturer of solar-powered drying systems.