Afrikan Youth Business Council
@afrikan_youth_business_council
Kigalihttps://www.afybc.com International Trade and DevelopmentOverview
About Afrikan Youth Business Council
The Afrikan Youth Business Council (AfYBC) is the continental apex body for youth-led private sector entities, institutions & associations in Africa advocating for a youth friendly business policy environment in general and making #AfCFTA Promises to African youth a reality in particular.
AfYBC was officially launched at the East African Community (EAC) Headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania, on the sidelines of the 2022 YouLead Summit during its 6th edition.
While launching the AfYBC, African Union Commissioner for Economic Development, Trade, Tourism, Industry and Minerals (ETTIM), Amb. Albert Muchanga, urged young African entrepreneurs to use innovation to their advantage and leverage partnerships to create smart solutions for the continent’s most pressing development challenges.
Our theory of change
On one hand, Africa, the world’s youngest continent, grapples with youth unemployment. Youth led entrepreneurship and enterprise innovation is one sure way to address this challenge - creating jobs, housing and feeding Africa’s booming youth population. The existing economic policy and institutional frameworks do not offer an adequately enabling environment and incentives required for youth-led entrepreneurship and innovation to yield the desired results. Unfortunately, youth cannot wait any longer, it is now or never! Youth-led enterprises need to be better recognised and supported to be more productive and create jobs that youth urgently and desperately need.
Our vision: To see Africa’s young people as active players in Intra-African Trade
Our Mission: To make AfCFTA work for youth-led businesses
You can reach us via [email protected]
AfYBC was officially launched at the East African Community (EAC) Headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania, on the sidelines of the 2022 YouLead Summit during its 6th edition.
While launching the AfYBC, African Union Commissioner for Economic Development, Trade, Tourism, Industry and Minerals (ETTIM), Amb. Albert Muchanga, urged young African entrepreneurs to use innovation to their advantage and leverage partnerships to create smart solutions for the continent’s most pressing development challenges.
Our theory of change
On one hand, Africa, the world’s youngest continent, grapples with youth unemployment. Youth led entrepreneurship and enterprise innovation is one sure way to address this challenge - creating jobs, housing and feeding Africa’s booming youth population. The existing economic policy and institutional frameworks do not offer an adequately enabling environment and incentives required for youth-led entrepreneurship and innovation to yield the desired results. Unfortunately, youth cannot wait any longer, it is now or never! Youth-led enterprises need to be better recognised and supported to be more productive and create jobs that youth urgently and desperately need.
Our vision: To see Africa’s young people as active players in Intra-African Trade
Our Mission: To make AfCFTA work for youth-led businesses
You can reach us via [email protected]