The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) was launched by President of the United States Barack Obama as a signature effort to invest in the next generation of African leaders. The need to invest in grooming strong, results-oriented leaders comes out of the statistics.
Stages of Support
Idea
Start-up
Early
Growth
Mature
Nonfinancial support delivery mechanism
Fellowships
Classroom / seminar training
Peer to Peer / Network-based Support
Nonfinancial Support
Leadership development
Access to networks and partners
Intervention Type
Provide nonfinancial services to entrepreneurs directly
Promote and educate about entrepreneurship
Sectors of Focus
Sector agnostic
Stakeholder or Business Model Focus
Social enterprise
Science, engineering or invention based businesses