African Diaspora Projects Initiative

1 June 2017. The Food Bridge vzw in collaboration with Networking for Africans in Belgium, African Renaissance asbl, De la Luna Agency, Solidev asbl, Yabs Network, with the support of Ondernemers voor Ondernemers vzw (Entrepreneurs for Entrepreneurs), organized an African Diaspora Projects Initiative.

At a session of the African Diaspora Projects Initiative, different projects were pitched to the experts from Entrepreneurs for Entrepreneurs.

• The aim of this initiative was to give members of the African Diaspora with social entrepreneurial ideas and projects, an opportunity to pitch these to a team of experts from Ondernemers voor Ondernemers vzw.
• Entrepreneurs had 7 minutes in the first phase to present their ideas or projects. 
• Selected projects could get investment of between 5,000€ and 100,000€. 
• Although the focus was on agro-food projects, other projects in affiliated sectors such as transportation, waste management, energy, technology, etc. could also be presented as part of this initiative.