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A Bit About CAYE Africa
A continental league of young entrepreneurs and recognized organizations in Africa.
Commonwealth Alliance of Young Entrepreneurs
The Commonwealth Alliance of Young Entrepreneurs (CAYE) works to strengthen and support the ambitions of young entrepreneurs in Commonwealth regions. These regional networks ensure they have a combined voice and representation at forums to influence policy development on youth entrepreneurship.
These coalitions seek to champion the cause of young entrepreneurs at the local, national, regional, and international levels through their engagement with governments, the media, the public, and other relevant stakeholders. They are committed to achieving measurable progress towards developing youth entrepreneurship and innovation within Asia, Africa, the Caribbean and Canada, and the wider Commonwealth.
Commonwealth Alliance of Young Entrepreneurs - Africa
Originally represented as three separate networks (CAYE-East Africa, CAYE-Southern Africa and CAYE-West Africa), the Commonwealth Alliance of Young Entrepreneurs-Africa (CAYE-Africa) was established in May 2019 to merge the work and impact of each former network into one unified alliance for the Africa region.
The alliance was formed by young entrepreneurs from eighteen African Commonwealth countries. The young leaders recognised that the alliance’s current “network of networks” model required a more targeted and engaged approach in order to increase impact, strengthen linkages across the region and embolden a clear unified approach to CAYE’s agenda in Africa. This shift will provide a platform for young entrepreneurs to showcase business enterprises and promote trade within the country, region and beyond.
The current CAYE-Africa Coordinator is Joel Bamwise of Uganda.
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Vision
To be a foremost community of young entrepreneurs who are fully empowered to actively contribute to economic growth and social development.
Vision
To link, engage and support young entrepreneurs to build sustainable and competitive businesses by driving trade, advocating for reforms, improving the business ecosystem, and enhancing the entrepreneurship culture in Africa.
Objectives
- Advocate for policy reform and implementation to strengthen the youth entrepreneurship ecosystem in Africa
- Facilitate intra- and inter-regional trade and access to markets for young entrepreneurs;
- Enhance the entrepreneurship culture for young people, including a push for entrepreneurship education and mindset shift; and
- Provide a platform for sharing best practices and resource mobilization, external partnerships, networking, organize regional events.
- Facilitate capacity building, information sharing, and mentoring of young entrepreneurs in Africa.
- Work with relevant stakeholders to facilitate access to credit for young entrepreneurs in the region.
- Act as a unified force for young entrepreneurs and promote social good.
The Governing Council
Creative Leaders
Sherif Ghali
Chairperson
Founder and CEO, Ghana Chamber of Young Entrepreneurs (GCYE), TechPreneur, Public Speaker. Ghana
Joel Bamwise
Coordinator
Manager Programmes Stanbic Business Incubator | SME Business Consultant| Local Economies Enthusiast| Entrepreneur. Uganda
Nancy Amunga
Vice Chair, Communication
CEO of I Dana Communications LTD I Youth & women champion. Kenya
Olalekan Oshunkoya
Vice Chair, Membership
Leadership, Governance & Social Impact. Nigeria
Gonaya Monei Sethora
Vice Chair, Partnership
Director General at Economic Development Institution Of Ghana and Botswana | |Commercial Diplomacy
Mbuyoti Chola
Vice Chair, Programs
Digital marketing | Branding specialist | Media planning & strategy | Business Development & Strategy