Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance (HEA) www.healliance.org is running a grant and mentorship program for young African students with new ideas to tackle challenges and opportunities in Africa. HEA is "a platform for young African entrepreneurs educated in leading colleges and universities in Asia, Europe and North America."
In partnership with international corporations such as Intel, GlaxoSmithKline and Nestle, the Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance is providing summer grants to young African students and recent graduates with entrepreneurial initiatives in Africa. Thanks to the Tony Blair Foundation, HEA Associates also have access to internship opportunities in the office of the Presidents of Rwanda, Sierra Leone and Liberia, as well as a growing number of international and African companies.
If you or anyone you know is a young African student who can benefit from these opportunities and mentorship program of established African professionals and entrepreneurs in Asia, Europe and North America, please enter their name and email address at healliance.org/nomination.
Final selection will be made from a competitive pool of over 600 applicants, so your nomination will be an essential component of our decision-making process. Selected applicants will be invited to attend HEA's 5th annual symposium at Yale, Harvard and Bretton Woods, taking place March 30-April 2, 2012.
These articles provide background on the Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance:
CNN Article: http://edition.cnn.com/2010/BUSINESS/10/27/african.expats.return/index.html
University World News:
http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110415201235524
The UAO is a dynamic coalition of African national associations that promotes social and economic justice, civic participation, and empowerment of African immigrants and refugees in Illinois.
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