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    8 reasons why we are excited about embedding inclusion in Africa's Digital Innovation Ecosystem
    Join us as Value for Women and Make-IT in Africa embark on a journey to revolutionize Africa's tech landscape. Discover 8 reasons why we foster diversity, empower women and drive innovation.
    Blog Article — September 27, 2023 — Aparajita Agrawal
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    Co-designing Solutions to close the gender-financing Gap in Africa
    Female-founding teams in Africa received an abysmal 1% of total funding on the continent in 2021. Make-IT in Africa launches the ScaleX Project to support early-stage gender-lens ecosystem actors.
    News Article — September 21, 2023 — Mansi Gupta
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    Apply now for the program that brings Real Growth
    Are you a startup in Africa with a digital product or services already in the market? Then apply to this Growth Hacking Program to increase sales, get customers and grow your Business.
    News Article — September 20, 2023 — Alex Calvin Gbetie
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    Apply now for our new Promoting Local R&D Program
    Are you a Makerspace in Western or Eastern Africa? Then apply to our Research and Development program and join us as we bridge the innovation gap to drive impactful change.
    News Article — September 19, 2023 — Rosina Naab
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    Enthralling Estonia: On a Safari to meet the Unicorns of the North
    Estonia is simply impressive. In “the world’s most digital nation”, 99% of government services are available online. We wanted to see ourselves: how did Estonia pull off its digital transformation?
    Blog Article — August 11, 2023 — Anna Vambe
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    Open Innovation Program Toolkit
    A framework and guide for ESOs to foster collaboration between SGBs and large enterprises
    News Article — August 8, 2023 — Claire Jowell
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    GenBlue: Empowering Innovation Support Organizations for Blue Innovation and Inclusivity in Southern Africa
    GenBlue is dedicated to empowering Innovation Support Organizations (ISOs) as key enablers for ocean impact solutions while promoting inclusivity and addressing gender imbalances and biases.
    Blog Article — July 18, 2023 — Linda McLeod
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    Transform Africa Summit 2023: How to grow inclusive innovation ecosystems
    Make-IT in Africa is hosting a panel discussion and workshop on inclusive innovation ecosystems on Friday 28 April as part of Smart Africa's Transform Africa Summit 2023.
    Event — April 26, 2023 — April 28, 2023 — Valeria Morua
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    We need female role models – then and now
    Ellen Fischat is passionate about people development and transformation. She co-founded Inspiring African Women NPC: a network designed to inspire the next generation of female changemakers.
    Blog Article — April 5, 2023 — Ellen Fischat
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    Make-IT in Africa Women in Leadership Program – 'a gamechanger'
    The Women in Leadership Program with Stellenbosch Business School provides African women with skills, resources and support to become tomorrow’s successful leaders in the innovation space.
    News Article — March 31, 2023 — Bartha Alexander

What we do

With our partners, we co-create strong foundations for innovation by empowering African #InnovationEcosystems. We encourage startups, innovation enablers, and political partners to connect, exchange, and scale digital solutions.

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Our goal

Our goal is to make these #InnovationEcosystems future-ready – to build a resilient environment for digital visionaries and their partners. So, they can create impactful change in Africa – socially, environmentally, and economically.

OUR PARTNERS

Creating impact with a strong network

Since the start of our project we have been collaborating with a network of strong allies from innovation enablers to the private sector, civil society and policy makers.

Our latest stories
  • Screenshot2
    8 reasons why we are excited about embedding inclusion in Africa's Digital Innovation Ecosystem
    Join us as Value for Women and Make-IT in Africa embark on a journey to revolutionize Africa's tech landscape. Discover 8 reasons why we foster diversity, empower women and drive innovation.
    Blog Article — September 27, 2023 — Aparajita Agrawal
  • Kooskora x Delegatsioon x Lattitude Harry Tiits 1964
    Enthralling Estonia: On a Safari to meet the Unicorns of the North
    Estonia is simply impressive. In “the world’s most digital nation”, 99% of government services are available online. We wanted to see ourselves: how did Estonia pull off its digital transformation?
    Blog Article — August 11, 2023 — Anna Vambe
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    GenBlue: Empowering Innovation Support Organizations for Blue Innovation and Inclusivity in Southern Africa
    GenBlue is dedicated to empowering Innovation Support Organizations (ISOs) as key enablers for ocean impact solutions while promoting inclusivity and addressing gender imbalances and biases.
    Blog Article — July 18, 2023 — Linda McLeod
  • Ellen2
    We need female role models – then and now
    Ellen Fischat is passionate about people development and transformation. She co-founded Inspiring African Women NPC: a network designed to inspire the next generation of female changemakers.
    Blog Article — April 5, 2023 — Ellen Fischat
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    MARKET PLAYERS: Reimagining pan-African Entrepreneurship & Innovation Ecosystems
    Katlego Mokgethi, founder of Market Players in Botswana, shared with us the importance of a 'shared vision' and what it means to 'lead in action'.
    Blog Article — March 29, 2023 — Katlego Mokgethi
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    Strengthening the capacity of Innovation Hubs in Ghana
    The Ghana Hubs Network is enhancing the abilities of hub managers and program leads to establish e.g. robust technical programming, governance and operations for forty member hubs.
    Blog Article — March 29, 2023 — Yaw Adu-Gyamfi
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    Lead F Africa: Meet the Female Leaders making strides in African Tech and Innovation
    Female Founders and Make-IT in Africa are partnering on Lead F Africa, a leadership program tailored to support female founders in tech, innovation enablers and champions in policy-making.
    Blog Article — March 28, 2023 — Elisabeth van Holthe tot Echten
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    Women, AHEAD!
    #EmbraceEquity is this year’s theme for #InternationalWomensDay. On the lead-up to March 8th, let’s commemorate women, their achievements, and their allies by highlighting those who inspire us.
    Blog Article — February 28, 2023 — Aneth Batamuliza
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    How might we ensure that digital startups and local companies in Africa benefit from the green hydrogen boom?
    Green hydrogen may or may not be the next big thing, but we believe it has the potential to be a game changer. Our partner Endeva will explore this in its “ii2030 Green Hydrogen in Africa edition”.
    Blog Article — January 27, 2023 — Anna Vambe
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    AfriLabs Annual Gathering 2022: The ecosystem future is female
    We met with over 300 pan-African innovation enablers at the AfriLabs Annual Gathering. Our goal: highlighting female leadership. Read about Aneth and Sue's experience in Lusaka.
    Blog Article — December 19, 2022 — Aneth Batamuliza

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