• Development Finance Institution or Donor Agency

African Development Bank

Boost Africa, a joint initiative between the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the European Investment Bank (EIB), and one of the flagship initiatives of the AfDB's Jobs for Youth in Africa strategy, aims to harness the continent's potential, and create opportunities.

  • Stages of Support

    • Idea
    • Start-up
    • Early
    • Growth
    • Mature

  • Nonfinancial Support

    • Leadership development
    • Access to networks and partners

  • Investment Instruments

    • Grant

  • Intervention Type

    • Provide financial support to intermediaries
    • Conduct research on the sector
    • networking

  • Sectors of Focus

    • Sector agnostic

  • Stakeholder or Business Model Focus

    • Social enterprise
    • Science, engineering or invention based businesses
    • Advocacy
    • Rural communities
    • Gender inclusion
    • Youth entrepreneurs
    • Urban communities
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