The third day of the seminar continued with visiting BlitzTech Electronics, an aspiring tech startup connecting the African business and consumer space with the rest of the world.
The same day, our team had also a chance to talk with a young entrepreneur and founder of IPA – Ashley Chimhanda. IPA is a mobile application that is currently in the testing phase and provides an equal distribution of free food for people having difficulties to access quality nutrition.
The next stop was in the premises of Young Africa. YA empowers young people by providing vocational training, life skills, and entrepreneurship. Next on the list was the BOOST Fellowship, an NGO that provides mentoring programs for aspiring social entrepreneurs in Zimbabwe.
The journey continued in ACT in Africa, a social impact organization that identifies opportunities for youth in order to help them in the employment process. ACT in Africa runs several programs on providing training curriculum for young women entrepreneurs. The team also had a chance to visit the Ministry of Youth in Zimbabwe, which supports the NGO sector in Zimbabwe by organizing training courses for young people in remote areas. Before closing the day with a visit to the Impact Hub Harare, a social innovation space that is a nest of the change-makers in Zimbabwe.