Closing of the fourth edition of the Social & Inclusive Business Camp

The 4th edition of the Social & Inclusive Camp is coming to an end for the 2020 cohort, after a particularly eventful year due the Covid-19 pandemic. The 65 entrepreneurs of the cohort have taken up the challenge of digitalization, demonstrated their adaptability and seized the networking opportunities offered by the program.

The call for applications for the 2021 edition will open mid-May 2021. Visit our networks to keep up to date with the program!

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Networking, a key added value in the entrepreneurial journey of young African SMEs

The Social & Inclusive Business Camp, funded by the Agence Française du Développement (AFD), offers every year to 60 social entrepreneurs the tools and coaching to accelerate their projects on the continent.

This pan-African capacity building program enables each year a cohort of entrepreneurs to accelerate their projects on the continent, thanks to a hybrid curriculum including an e-learning phase, a face-to-face bootcamp, meetings with investors and coaching by a mentor.

A pan-African community of alumni

Launched by the Agence Française de Développement Campus in 2017, and managed since 2020 by a consortium led by I&P conseil, the SIBC has supported nearly 200 high-impact entrepreneurs in Africa in scaling up, measuring their social performance and preparing for fundraising. The SIBC is committed to bringing this community together, in particular through a mentoring program and collective sessions open to the entire SIBC community.

Inspiring meetings with entrepreneurs and experts throughout the learning process

Peer-to-peer exchange is at the heart of the program's support, and mobilizes a large number of experts on the continent each year. This year's edition features presentations by Didiey ACOUTEY, President of AfricSearch Group, Omar CISSE, CEO of InTouch, co-founder of Teranga Capital, Clement UWAJENEZA, serial entrepreneur and CTO of BeneFactors, as well as testimonies from numerous promoters of growing companies (Le Lionceau, Vatel Madagascar, African Management Institute...).

Creating funding opportunities at the EMERGING Valley Bootcamp

Within the program, SIBC companies have access to a panel of investors and partners in the broadest sense of the term (financiers, corporates, etc.), enabling them to make a first key contact that could lead to a partnership. During the 2020 edition, 40 investors and financial partners from 30 different structures were present to meet the SIBC cohort during a "speed meetings" event.

The implementing consortium

The Social & Inclusive Business Camp is funded by the Agence Française du Développement (AFD).

Today, AFD has placed its trust in Investisseurs & Partenaires, African Management Institute (AMI), ScaleChanger and StartupBRICS to implement the program. With a strong pedagogical team and an in-depth knowledge of African entrepreneurship, the consortium will endorse SIBC’s values to support closely African entrepreneurs in their acceleration.

The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) funds, supports and accelerates the transitions to a fairer and more sustainable world.
Focusing on climate, biodiversity, peace, education, urban development, health and governance, our teams carry out more than 4,000 projects in France’s overseas departments and territories and another 115 countries. In this way, we contribute to the commitment of France and French people to support the sustainable development goals.

Today, AFD has placed its trust in Investisseurs & Partenaires, African Management Institute (AMI), ScaleChanger and StartupBRICS to implement the program. With a strong pedagogical team and an in-depth knowledge of African entrepreneurship, the consortium will endorse SIBC’s values to support closely African entrepreneurs in their acceleration.