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OUR INITIATIVES

Three initiatives. One human capital transformation system.

Each initiative plays a distinct role in the same pipeline, from first skills training to long-term business growth. None of them stand alone.

WHAT WE RUN

The three Initiatives

advance africa Network (aaFN)

A platform where entrepreneurs, apprentices, and employers connect, share ideas, and build relationships, which includes placement, apprenticeship and market access.


  • Direct connections between entrepreneurs,  apprentices, and employers
  • Employer and apprenticeship placement
  • Mentorship from experienced practitioners
  • Market and customer access for new business

Learn about the Network

advance Africa Fund (AaFF)

Startup capital and financing support for candidates on the business path, because training without capital produces plans, not businesses.


  • Startup and equipment financing
  • Financial literacy and money management support
  • Ongoing financial guidance through year one and beyond

Learn about the Fund

advance AFRICA CONFERENCE (AaFC)

Our annual gathering for continuous learning, networking, and shared ideas, bringing candidates, graduates, and partners into the same room.


  • Annual Human Capital Transformation Conference
  • Peer networking among graduates and entrepreneurs
  • Partner and sponsor engagement

Learn about the Conference
WHERE TRAINING FITS IN

A partnership, not a program we run

We don't operate a training academy. Skills training already happens across Africa, through TVET institutions, vocational schools, master craftspeople, and entrepreneurship programs.

What Our Training Partners Do

Where Advance Africa Picks Up

Where Advance Africa Picks Up

  • Deliver trade vocational, and apprenticeship training
  • Deliver business and entrepreneurship readiness training
  • Certify that a candidate is ready to move forward


Where Advance Africa Picks Up

Where Advance Africa Picks Up

Where Advance Africa Picks Up

  • Receive trained apprentices and entrepreneurs from our partners
  • Take them through financing, market access, business launch,  and connect them to other entrepreneurs, apprentices and employers through our network and conferences
  • Carry the the rest of the way to a job or a sustainable business through ongoing mentorship and support

for companies and institutions

Corporate & Institutional Partners

Get involved in the Network, the Fund, or the Conference, as a Demand, Capability, Capital, or Market partner.

See Partnership Options

for individuals

Candidates

Start your path through our assessment process and find out where you fit, Career, Business, or still deciding.

Explore Your Path
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