BREAKING NEWS, Business
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THE Anzisha Prize has announced the judging panel for the 2015 Anzisha Prize award for African youth entrepreneurs. The panel consists a panel of four experienced professionals from the both the business and social sectors who represent a holistic view of contributors to the dialogue around youth entrepreneurship in Africa.
The judges’ experience stems from a diverse knowledge and experience base. The panel includes entrepreneurs at both established and scaling stage, leaders from social and business sectors, contributors to the African business dialogue through media, and represents a cultural diversity that is relevant to and mirrors the youth entrepreneurs that they would be assessing.
The finalists for the Anzisha Prize would show their ventures to the judges on Monday, November 16. The panel will consider each project on its own merits in responsiveness to a market opportunity or social need, ingenuity, scalability and impact. The grand prize-winner will be announced at a prestigious awards ceremony on Tuesday, November 17 at Room Five in Rivonia, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Grace Kalisha, senior manager for the Anzisha Prize, said: “It is essential that we encourage conversation and deliberation on the potential for youth to impact African economies through entrepreneurship in a multifaceted dialogue with cross-sector, cross-continent, cross-cultural contribution. We are pleased and encouraged that such an esteemed panel would engage critically with our finalists for the Anzisha Prize this year.”
The 2015 Anzisha Prize Awards judges are Heba Gamal, based in Egypt, Willy Mukiny Yav, Congolese, co-founder and director of Pygma Group; Sangu Delle, Ghanaian and George Bakka, Ugandan. The 12 finalists for Anzisha Prize were selected from an impressive initial pool of 494 young entrepreneurs, up from 339 applications in 2014.
Organisers said the Anzisha Prize attracted applicants from 33 African countries, with finalists from Zimbabwe and Ethiopia identified for the first time this year. Applications were also received from a diversity of sectors, with agriculture having the most applicants.
Now in its fifth year, The Anzisha Prize would also be celebrating these outstanding young people during Global Entrepreneurship Week joining the worldwide festivities. Finalists for the Anzisha Prize would win a share of US$75,000 and access to ongoing support to scale their enterprises and expand their impact.
— Nov 4, 2015 @ 16:30 GMT
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