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Welcome to the Work in Progress Community
This site bundles all the important news and updates, valuable resources and opportunities and past and upcoming activities of the Work in Progress (WiP) alliance partners. Explore how WiP creates jobs for youth, what the project is about, and which ventures have been supported by WiP to create more employment opportunities.
Partner News & Updates
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#AESIS2020: Africa’s startups more investible than ever
Africa’s startups have never been more investible than now. There is a growing number of professional ‘super angels’ involved in record-breaking deals, and private… read more
Oxfam Concludes Work in Progress Project with Success in Somaliland
HARGEISA–Oxfam Somaliland has successfully concluded a four-year youth promotion and SME development project “Work in Progress! (WiP!) Project”, by looking at the horizon to… read more
Implementing Partners
Ahead of the Curve
Evolve, Grow, Sustain
Butterfly Works
Co-creating social change
Enterprise Development Centre
Building the capacity of SMEs
Hanze University of Applied Sciences
share your talent. move the world.
Havoyoco
Horn of Africa Voluntary Youth Committee, operating in Somaliland and Ethiopia.
icealex
Entrepreneurship and maker culture in Alexandria
Innovate Ventures
Accelerating Somali Start-Ups
OXFAM Impact SME’s Development Programme
Generating lasting positive impact through small & medium enterprises
Poise Nigeria
Nigeria’s Premier Personality & Image Consultants
Shaqodoon
Designs, delivers & evaluates innovative programs addressing local challenges
She Leads Africa
A community for smart and ambitious young African women
Shuraako
INVESTING IN ENTREPRENEURS | PROMOTING PEACE AND STABILITY
Opportunities
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Mentoring for Entrepreneurial Success
Resources
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Mentor driven capital
The ‘Mentor-driven capital’ course is dedicated to African business professionals to boost high-powered mentoring abilities to support entrepreneurs while learning to think and act… read more
Your legal business
The ‘Your legal business’ course is aimed at founders who want to learn more about the legal implications of setting up their business and… read more
Finance your business
The ‘Finance your business’ course is aimed at entrepreneurs who are looking to raise external capital. In the first module you will learn how to… read more
About
The Work in Progress! Alliance
… aims to enable young people from diverse backgrounds to generate sustainable living wages and create optimism about their future in Egypt, Nigeria and post-conflict Somaliland.
Our focus
Building young people’s skills for today and the future to find paid jobs or set up their own enterprises.
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