American outfit sets up office in Nairobi to boost start-ups

Participants register during Ashoka and Mastercard Foundation annual Future Forward Summit at USIU, Nairobi on Friday 10/03/17.PHOTO:BONIFACE OKENDO

The global social entrepreneurship organisation, Ashoka, is set to make Nairobi the home for its sub-Saharan Africa operations as it moves to strengthen its activities on the continent. The 36-year-old organisation that supports entrepreneurs in different fields to refine their ideas and solve local problems has been reaching out to the continent from Washington.

Speaking in Nairobi during the annual Future Forward Summit where entrepreneurs drawn from various counties were sharing success stories, Ashoka Africa Executive Director Pape Samb said that the move will make it easier to serve the continent. “The idea is to identify people around the world who are already finding solutions to local problems” said Samb at a summit held at the United States International University.