Categorized as: Africa, Job Creation, Poverty Alleviation, Stories, Youth & Tagged as: Echoing Green, Julienne Oyler, Kiva, NATHALIE NIYONZIMA, Rwanda, Sara Leedom, Social entrepreneurism on November 10, 2018.
Editor’s notes: Happy 5th anniversary to African Entrepreneur Collective (AEC)! It’s an honor to partner, almost since their launch, with a social enterprise that’s made such a dent in unemployment by applying good business and venture capital...Read more
Categorized as: Africa, Education, Girls & women, Grantee, Job Creation, Leadership, Our Partners, Stories & Tagged as: Akilah Institute, Burundi, College, Rwanda, Violence on October 17, 2015.
As the conflict in Burundi continues, 45 students at Akilah Institute for Women may have the opportunity to continue their studies in Rwanda. By Suzanne Skees for Skees Family Foundation As you may know, the nation of Burundi has recently fallen into chaos over...Read more
Categorized as: Africa, Education, Girls & women, Leadership, Our Partners, Poverty Alleviation, Stories, Youth & Tagged as: Akilah Institute, Burundi, College, Graduation, Job skills, Rwanda on September 5, 2015.
The Skees Family Foundation is a proud supporter of the Akilah Institute for Women, the first junior college for women in Rwanda and Burundi. We’re deeply impressed with their model of coupling higher education with job placement. This year marks the third...Read more
Categorized as: Africa, Grantee, Job Creation, Our Partners, Poverty Alleviation, Social-impact investments, Stories & Tagged as: Anne Welsch, Clean water, Jibu, Rwanda, Uganda on April 18, 2015.
Editor’s Note: Jibu supports entrepreneurs in East Africa to provide pure drinking water to their communities through a profitable franchise model. By providing equipment, training, financing, and “business in a box”, Jibu helps aspiring entrepreneurs like...Read more
Categorized as: Africa, Girls & women, Grantee, Leadership, Our Partners, Stories, Storytelling, Youth & Tagged as: Akilah Institute, Ayla Schlosser, College, Empowerment, High school, Resonate Workshops, Rwanda on January 24, 2015.
Editor’s note: The founder of Resonate, an organization focused on catalyzing women’s leadership, describes how storytelling can be used as a powerful tool to help women build confidence, increase their sense of identity, and connect with other women. By...Read more
