To strengthen the role of youth as agents of community development, the Policy Center for the New South launched a year ago a call for projects grounded in new and innovative approaches to existing local problems. The African Futures Fund is a concept that evolved from a Networking Conference to a whole ecosystem dedicated to entrepreneurship. The idea is to bring together all elements necessary to create an African entrepreneur network. The fund’s goal is to cut ties with traditional aid mechanisms and establish an “inclusive innovation ecosystem” that brings together all actors (partners and participants from public and private sectors) that goes beyond major African economies to reach its pan-African ambition, taking into consideration the potential input of disadvantaged young entrepreneurs. Moreover, the AFF aims to establish an African made database that will be a reference for future projects
