About Us
About Us
Our Mission
Africa Twenty One Hundred is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization that improves lives in underserved African communities by empowering youth through entrepreneurship education, mentoring and connecting them with essential resources. We positively impact lives through the increased income flows, secure employment and accelerated economic growth within the community.
Our mission directly addresses five of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals. Our approach centers on:
- Providing access to training resources and activities that cultivate an entrepreneurial mindset.
- Creating a platform for entrepreneurs in underserved communities to access the resources they need to drive meaningful change.
- Leveraging an entrepreneurial culture to generate sustainable, positive impact within communities.
What We Do
We provide aspiring entrepreneurs with training, mentorship, and access to essential resources, creating pathways for sustainable economic development. We create agency … Helping Them Help Themselves … by enabling individuals get their businesses started with the understanding that they eventually pay it forward within their communities.
Key Programs:
- Entrepreneurship Workshops: Hands-on outreach sessions to attract, inspire and educate future business leaders.
- Virtual Entrepreneurial Community: Foster learning, exchanges, and connections between community members located across multiple African countries.
- Foundation Readiness Program (FRP): An intensive 12-20 week training for early-stage entrepreneurs, focusing on essential business skills and building capacity.
- Quarterly Summits: Networking events that showcase the program business ventures and connect participants with sponsors and investors.
How We Work
We conduct outreach workshops within communities to raise awareness of our programs and recruit aspiring entrepreneurs who are interested in starting their own businesses. Through our website, individuals can apply to join the Africa 2100 entrepreneurial community. Each new community member gains access to our training programs, which cultivate an entrepreneurial mindset, help bring their ideas to life, and provide a concrete action plan for launching their startup ventures.
For the broader community, we offer essential enrichment programs, while selected members are invited to participate in an intensive foundation readiness program to accelerate their entrepreneurial journey. Upon completing this program, participants are matched with resources tailored to help them achieve key milestones in their business ventures.
We also host regular in-person and virtual events to support networking and connection-building among community members, fostering a strong network of peer support and collaboration.
For the broader community, we offer essential enrichment programs, while selected members are invited to participate in an intensive foundation readiness program to accelerate their entrepreneurial journey. Upon completing this program, participants are matched with resources tailored to help them achieve key milestones in their business ventures.
We also host regular in-person and virtual events to support networking and connection-building among community members, fostering a strong network of peer support and collaboration.