Duhange Project: Linking potential Venture Capitalists and Entrepreneurs in Rwanda
- Business
- Employment
- Income generation
- Information & communication technology
- Youth development
- Microfinance
- Social enterprise
Example: Walk us through a specific example(s) of how this solution makes a difference; include its primary activities.
Marketplace: Who else is addressing the problem outlined here? How does the proposed project differ from these approaches?
Founding Story
Rodrigue
ISHIMWE
Brain Technologies Ltd
, Kigali
, XX, All provinces of Rwanda
18-34
Male
Less than a year
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Operating for less than a year
Access to financing, Access to economic opportunity.
Until now, the projec DUHANGE has been appreciated by a lot of people. Since its launch in August 13th until now, duhange.com has more than 76.000 visitors in total. People do appreciate this project. Initially, it started being an online business news coverage and entrepreneurship promotion initiative and it has grown to more than this. After being contacted by people as mentioned above, we are developing a system of linking VCs and entrepreneurs
After seeing how the process is being undertaken, this project will impact more than 2000 people who will be benefiting from this project:
- More than 150 businesses will be started and employ more than 2,000 people.
- The project itself will be growing (Duhange) and provide jobs to more than 30 people in 2015 (after 3 years)
Establishing a strong network of VC - Entrepreneur (enhancing a strong platform)
Complete the online database of www.duhange.com where entrepreneurs will be filling the form and VCs will fill the form and meet
Start a TV program on local public Tv (Rwanda Television) where success stories will be shared and different innovative ideas
Start a hard copy of Business Magazine of Duhange project
Expanding Duhange project to the entire to East African Region and include English and French
Seeking for partners in the East African Region (profit companies and non- profit and individual entrepreneurs)
Start a business idea competition in Rwanda and the entire East Africa
Hire more staff for the evolving Duhange project
We do have partnerships with other non- profit NGOs and profit organisations but we are looking forward to create a deep partnership with the the government especially the Ministry of Youth and ICT, Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning and others.
If the above mentioned sections/categories are provided, it could be highly appreciable.