Africa Jobs Fund Launches to Mobilize $100 Million for 250,000 Workers

6 articles · Updated · https://www.techafricanews.com/ · May 28

$100 million is the fund’s long-term philanthropic target, with backers saying it could help double lifetime incomes for at least 250,000 low-income Africans.
The initiative is steering capital toward export manufacturing and international labour mobility, two areas it says can connect African workers to higher-value global markets and more productive jobs.
$15 million is being sought in the first phase to build and support at least 20 high-impact companies capable of scaling job creation across the continent.
Hosted by Renaissance Philanthropy, the fund has already begun venture-building for its first cohort as it pushes a development model centered on durable employment rather than short-term relief.

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