Refugee Startup Project

Accelerating startup activity in the Refugee settlements & host communities 

Griffinworx, Alight & iventure Africa along with other partners implememnted the Alight startup cup.

To improve self resilience and economic wellbeing of refugees and host communities in and around refugee settlements.

The process included training 375 refugees and host community's business builder and 76 mentors as well as follow-up coaching sessions with business builders graduates to help adapt to the changing environment around covid-19 pandemic and new realities for their local market. The activities ran in kyangwali, rwamwanja, oruchinga, nakivale and kyaka.

Training 375 refugee and host community business builder train and certify 76 mentors follow-up covid response coaching sessions


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