PROGRAM
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
OCTOBER 29–30
WELCOME
Dear Colleague,
Welcome to Cape Town and the inaugural MasterCard Foundation Young Africa Works
Summit. At this Summit, we will discuss practical strategies and solutions that will enable
young people to develop sustainable livelihoods. Our goal is to create a spirit of sharing
and collaboration while elevating the voices and perspectives of young people.
The theme of the 2015 Summit is agriculture as a source of opportunity for youth
seeking employment and entrepreneurship in Africa. Together, we will examine the
journey of young people as they make the transition from education, unemployment or
underemployment to secure sustainable means of living. Our discussions will focus on
demand-driven approaches to skills development, the realities of working in the informal
sector and access to appropriate financial services for young people.
Over the next two days, we encourage you to share your knowledge and experiences,
and make new connections. Your ideas and perspectives will advance the thinking of
businesses, financial service providers, educational and research institutes, and others
who have joined us here in Cape Town.
We look forward to your active participation throughout the Summit.
Reeta Roy
President and CEO
The MasterCard Foundation
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AGENDA
AGENDA
1:15–2:30pm
DEBATE
Debate on the opportunities and risks of investing in rural
agricultural programs.
Proposition: Agriculture is a sector of economic opportunity for youth.
DAY 1: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2015
Moderator: Eleni Gabre-Madhin – Co-founder and CEO, eleni
9:00–9:30am
WELCOME AND
INTRODUCTION
The transformation of the agricultural sector in Africa holds
tremendous promise for catalyzing economic growth and creating
employment opportunities for the continent’s young people.
Buti Kgwaridi Manamela – Deputy Minister, The Presidency of South Africa
Reeta Roy – President and CEO, The MasterCard Foundation
9:30–10:30am
YOUTH KEYNOTE
ADDRESSES
Panelists: James Sumberg – Research Fellow, Institute of
Development Studies; Nteranya Sanginga – Director General,
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
2:30–3:45pm
BREAKOUT SESSIONS:
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
IN AGRICULTURE
1. Mixed Livelihoods
Karim Harji – Director of Research, ET Jackson & Associates
Ndungu Kahihu – Executive Director, CAP Youth Empowerment
Institute
Sara Elder – Chief Technical Advisor, Youth Employment Programme,
International Labour Organization
Three youth speakers share their stories of how they successfully
transitioned to employment or entrepreneurship in agriculture.
Moderator: Meredith Lee – Deputy Director, Youth Livelihoods,
The MasterCard Foundation
Demand-Driven Skills Development in Agriculture: Awadh Milasi –
Country Project Manager, Opportunities for Youth Employment,
SNV Netherlands Development Organization
2. Building the Case for Youth Financial Services
Ata Cisse – YouthStart Technical Specialist, United Nations Capital
Development Fund
Mixed Livelihoods in Agricultural Value Chains: Laetitia Mukungu –
Founder, Africa Rabbit Centre
Jules Ndahayo – CEO, Umutanguha Finance Company
Rural and Agricultural Financial Services: Rita Kimani – Co-founder
and CEO, FarmDrive
Mekonnen Yelewemwessen – Founding Managing Director,
Amhara Credit & Savings Institution
Co-Facilitators: Arnest Sebbumba – Program Coordinator and
Founder, Countryside Youth Foundation; Thelma Namonje – Research
Associate, Indaba Agriculture Policy Research Institute
Moderator: Rani Desphande – Director, YouthSave
3. Demand-Driven Skills Development
10:30–11:00am
Clare Ignatowski – Director, Human and Community Development,
Millennium Challenge Corporation
BREAK
Zebadiah Moshi – Director General, Vocational Education and
Training Authority
11:00am–12:00pm
Peter Shiras – Executive Vice President, Business Development,
International Youth Foundation
YOUTH LIVELIHOODS
DIARIES RESEARCH
PROJECT
Moderator: Steve Cumming – Program Manager, Youth Livelihoods,
The MasterCard Foundation
Youth researchers discuss preliminary findings about the diverse
livelihood strategies young people exhibit in their day-to-day lives.
Moderator: Claudia Pompa – Independent Consultant
Panelists: Gabriel Felli – Research Supervisor, Low-Income Financial
Transformation; Justine Kutaira – Field Researcher, Low-Income
Financial Transformation; Anne Marie van Swinderen – Founder,
Low-Income Financial Transformation
3:45–4:15pm
BREAK
4:15–5:15pm
AGRICULTURE AND THE
PRIVATE SECTOR
12:00–1:15pm
This session offers innovative examples of the private sector creating
opportunities for young people in agricultural value chains.
Moderator: Peter Bamkole – Director, Enterprise Development Centre,
Pan-Atlantic University
LUNCH
Panelists: Alistair Djimatey – Manager, Blue Skies Foundation;
Kinyua M’Mbijjewe – Head of Corporate Affairs, Africa, Middle East,
Syngenta; Kola Masha – Founder and Managing Director,
Doreo Partners; Craig Hardie – Co-founder and Joint Managing
Director, Malawi Mangoes
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AGENDA
2:30–3:15pm
DEMAND-DRIVEN SKILLS
DEVELOPMENT: MARKET
SCOPING AND ANALYSIS
DAY 2: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2015
Drawing from her bestselling book, The Bright Continent, Dayo Olopade
will define the opportunity and possibility for young people in Africa and
examine mixed livelihoods as an income-generation strategy.
Dayo Olopade – Journalist and Author
BREAK
3:45–4:30pm
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
9:45–10:45am
POLICY AND
PARTNERSHIPS:
SYSTEMIC FACTORS
AFFECTING YOUTH IN
AGRICULTURE
Nicola Galombik – Executive Director, Yellowwoods; Lindiwe Gadd –
Senior Advisor, McKinsey & Company
3:15–3:45pm
9:00–9:45am
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
This presentation will share insights into the Harambee and McKinsey
model for market scoping and labour market analysis.
This plenary panel will offer a high-level discussion on systemic issues
that affect the agricultural sector.
Moderator: Karen Brooks – Director, Research Program on Policies,
Institutions and Markets, Consultative Group on International
Agricultural Research
Panelists: Louise Fox – Visiting Professor of Development Practice,
University of California, Berkeley; Sulley Gariba – Ghana’s High
Commissioner to Canada; Thomas Jayne – University Foundation
Professor of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics, Michigan
State University; Irene Annor-Frempong – Director, Capacity
Strengthening Networking, Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa
Agnes Kalibata will highlight the promise of agriculture and agribusiness
as a catalyst for transformative change within the lives of young women
and men.
Agnes Kalibata – President, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa
4:30–5:00pm
CLOSING AND
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Ann Miles will highlight the key issues that emerged from the Summit
and invite youth delegates to share their perspectives.
Ann Miles – Director of Programs, Financial Inclusion & Youth
Livelihoods, The MasterCard Foundation
10:45–11:15am
BREAK
11:15am–12:30pm
BREAKOUT SESSIONS:
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND
ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN
AGRICULTURE
1. Mixed Livelihoods
2. Building the Case for Youth Financial Services
3. Demand-Driven Skills Development
12:30–1:30pm
LUNCH
1:30–2:30pm
YOUTH FINANCIAL
SERVICES: INNOVATIONS IN
YOUTH ACCESS TO FINANCE
AND AGRI-FINANCE
This plenary panel will explore unique approaches and innovations in
providing access to finance for young people in rural areas.
Moderator: Ruth Dueck-Mbeba – Senior Program Manager, Financial
Inclusion, The MasterCard Foundation
Panelists: Jessie Tientcheu – Deputy of Programs, Freedom from
Hunger; John Magnay – Head of Agricultural Finance, Opportunity
International; Cleopatra Ngulube – Deputy Regional Programme
Manager, TechnoServe; Alejandro Jakubowicz – CEO, FINCA
Democratic Republic of Congo
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“Whether it’s coffee in Ethiopia, roses in Kenya,
or cocoa in Ghana – many aspects of the African
economy remain based on agriculture. Africa’s future
depends on the proper utilization of this sector.”
Ngoni Mugwisi
– MasterCard Foundation Scholar, Arizona State University
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YOUTH KEYNOTE ADDRESSES
DAY 1: October 29, 9:30am
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
DAY 1: October 29, 9:00am
The transformation of the agricultural sector in Africa holds tremendous promise for catalyzing economic
growth and creating employment opportunities for the continent’s young people — the world’s largest
youth population.
Buti Kgwaridi Manamela
Deputy Minister, The Presidency of South Africa
Buti Kgwaridi Manamela is the Deputy Minister in the Presidency
of South Africa. He is responsible for planning, monitoring and
evaluation, youth development and administration. Deputy Minister
Manamela is a member of the Central Committee of the South African
Communist Party (SACP). He has been a Member of Parliament since
2009 and was appointed by President Jacob Zuma to serve as Deputy
Minister in the Presidency in the fifth administration. During his tenure,
Deputy Minister Manamela successfully carried out the signing of the
National Youth Policy 2020. As the political authority of the National
Youth Development Agency (NYDA) he is working on the amendment
of the NYDA Act.
Reeta Roy
President and CEO, The MasterCard Foundation
Reeta Roy is President and CEO of The MasterCard Foundation.
A passionate advocate, Reeta works to ensure that the Foundation
is focused on the people it serves and travels extensively in the
communities where it is active. Prior to joining the Foundation, Reeta
was the Divisional Vice President of Global Citizenship and Policy at
the global health care company, Abbott, and was Vice President of
the Abbott Fund, its corporate foundation. In 2015, Reeta accepted
the Global Education Award from the World Affairs Council on behalf
of The MasterCard Foundation. She is a member of the
Aspen Philanthropy Group and the World Economic Forum on
Social Innovation.
These TED-style talks will focus on each of the three Summit sub-themes and offer youth perspectives
and insights into mixed livelihoods, demand-driven skills development and youth financial services in the
agricultural context.
Co-Facilitators: Arnest Sebbumba – Program Coordinator and Founder, Countryside Youth Foundation;
Thelma Namonje – Research Associate, Indaba Agriculture Policy Research Institute
Awadh Milasi
Country Project Manager, Opportunities for Youth Employment,
SNV Netherlands Development Organization
Awadh Milasi is Country Project Manager for the Opportunities
for Youth Employment project in Tanzania, an initiative of SNV
Netherlands Development Organization in partnership with
The MasterCard Foundation. He has more than six years of experience
in youth development and is committed to fostering simple solutions
for sustainable employment. Through his work, Awadh has acquired
several local and international honours, including the 2007 African
Union Youth Initiative and Creativity Award, the 2011 International
Telecom Union Young Innovator Award and the 2012 Dell Social
Innovation Challenge.
Laetitia Mukungu, Founder
Africa Rabbit Centre
At the age of 14, Laetitia Mukungu founded Africa Rabbit Centre
(ARC), a cooperative organization that farms rabbits profitably to
help women pay for their children’s educational needs. She also
founded Sofia Township Primary School in order to improve access
to education for underprivileged children in her community. Laetitia
is a MasterCard Foundation Scholar at EARTH University in Costa
Rica where she studies agricultural engineering. She has a passion
for agriculture and entrepreneurship and her work has been profiled
in many publications, including Fast Company. Laetitia is also a 2012
Anzisha Prize Fellow and a Spark Kenya Changemaker.
Rita Kimani
Co-founder and CEO, FarmDrive
Rita Kimani is Co-founder and CEO of FarmDrive, a start-up enterprise
that provides innovative solutions for smallholder farmers to access
sustainable finance. FarmDrive helps farmers build credit profiles
from their daily transactions and activities, and this information is
used by financial institutions to inform their lending decisions. Rita is
a young and ambitious changemaker. Her work focuses on leveraging
technology to enable smallholder farmers in Africa to achieve
sustainable livelihoods. She holds a Bachelor of Science in computer
science from the University of Nairobi and has proven expertise in
conceptualizing and designing solutions for emerging economies and
fostering scalable innovations.
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YOUTH LIVELIHOODS DIARIES RESEARCH PROJECT
DAY 1: October 29, 11:00am
The Youth Livelihoods Diaries research project investigates how youth generate income in rural
communities in Ghana and Uganda. Using a variation of the financial diaries approach, youth researchers
are regularly interviewing more than 200 young people to understand how they balance agricultural,
non-agricultural, seasonal and other livelihood opportunities. This session will feature youth researchers
discussing the first six months of research, including methodology, youth leadership and preliminary
findings about the diverse livelihood strategies participants exhibit in their day-to-day lives.
Moderator: Claudia Pompa
Independent Consultant
Claudia Pompa is an independent consultant. She is a specialist
on workforce and skills development, with experience in youth
entrepreneurship, youth financial services and products, and small and
medium enterprise development. Previously she was Senior Researcher
on the Overseas Development Institute's (ODI) private sector and
markets team. She has 12 years of experience as an international
development consultant and technical advisor, and has worked
extensively in Latin America, Asia and the Middle East. Her work involved
designing, reviewing, monitoring and evaluating complex development
programs, particularly focused on entrepreneurship and business
development strategies and programs across a number of organizations.
Panelist: Anne Marie van Swinderen
Founder, Low-Income Financial Transformation
Anne Marie van Swinderen is Founder of Low-Income Financial
Transformation (L-IFT), a research company dedicated to diaries
research. L-IFT’s first assignment is the Youth Livelihoods Diaries
research commissioned by The MasterCard Foundation. The research
analyzes why and how young people follow a mixed livelihoods
approach to income generation. Anne Marie has been involved in
financial diaries research for more than four years and led an impact
measurement study of YouthStart, a UNCDF initiative in partnership
with The MasterCard Foundation, using financial diaries methods. As a
consultant, she has lived and worked in Bangladesh, Zambia, Vietnam,
Angola, Bolivia and Colombia.
Panelist: Gabriel Felli
Research Supervisor, Low-Income Financial Transformation
Gabriel Felli is Research Supervisor for Low-Income Financial
Transformation’s (L-IFT) Youth Livelihoods Diaries research project in
Ghana. Gabriel supervises and supports field researchers, encouraging
active participation from both researchers and respondents, while also
ensuring the quality of the data. Through this work, he has developed
a strong understanding of different youth livelihood strategies in
northern Ghanaian communities. Before joining L-IFT, Gabriel worked
in marketing for an insurance company where he developed and sold
various products. He holds a Bachelor of Management Studies from
the University of Cape Coast and a post-graduate certificate in project
management.
Panelist: Justine Kutaira
Field Researcher, Low-Income Financial Transformation
Justine Kutaira is a Field Researcher for Low-Income Financial
Transformation (L-IFT). Justine conducts Youth Livelihoods Diaries
interviews in Iganga, Uganda. For six months, she conducted more
than 40 interviews and gathered interesting data on the livelihood
strategies, economic opportunities, needs and challenges of young
people. Before joining L-IFT, Justine taught economics and geography
as a secondary school teacher. Justine holds a Bachelor of Arts
with Education from Kyambogo University, where she majored in
economics and geography.
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DEBATE
DAY 1: October 29, 1:15pm
Debate on the opportunities and risks of investing in rural agricultural programs.
Proposition: Agriculture is a sector of economic opportunity for youth in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Moderator: Eleni Gabre-Madhin
Co-founder and CEO, eleni
Eleni Gabre-Madhin is Co-founder and CEO of eleni limited liability
company (LLC), an industry leader in designing, building and
supporting the operations of commodity exchange ecosystems
in Africa’s frontier markets. Eleni is an internationally recognized
thought leader on commodity exchanges and rural development
in Africa. Previously, she founded the highly acclaimed Ethiopia
Commodity Exchange (ECX), which she managed as CEO from 2008
to late 2012, successfully trading $1.2 billion annually. She has also
held senior roles at the World Bank and the International Food Policy
Research Institute in Washington.
Panelist: James Sumberg
Research Fellow, Institute of Development Studies
James Sumberg is a Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies
(IDS) in the U.K. where he leads the Rural Futures research cluster. He
is an agriculturalist by trade and has more than 30 years of experience
working on small-scale farming systems and agricultural research
policy in Sub-Saharan Africa. Since 2010, James has worked on the
Future Agricultures Consortium’s Young People and Agrifood themes.
Before joining IDS he held positions at The New Economics Foundation,
the University of East Anglia, the West Africa Rice Development
Association (WARDA), CARE International, the Gambian Livestock
Department and the International Livestock Centre for Africa.
Panelist: Nteranya Sanginga
Director General, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
Nteranya Sanginga assumed the leadership of International Institute
for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in November 2011. Previously, he was
Director of the Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility (CIAT-TBSF) based
in Nigeria. Nteranya has more than 21 years of experience working
in agricultural research and development, particularly in the fields
of applied microbial ecology, plant nutrition and integrated natural
resources management in Africa, Latin America and Southeast Asia. In
this capacity, he has worked with the University of Zimbabwe and the
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) of Austria.
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DAY 1: BREAKOUTS
BREAKOUT WORKSHOPS ON YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN AGRICULTURE
BREAKOUT WORKSHOP 1:
Mixed Livelihoods
DAY 1: October 29, 2:30pm
DAY 1: October 29, 2:30pm
1. Mixed Livelihoods
In order to make ends meet, youth often employ a mixed livelihoods strategy, seeking income from a variety
of sources. This session will explore why and how youth are using a range of parallel approaches to generate
income and access economic opportunities within the informal sector. It will also examine the implications
for designing, implementing and evaluating interventions that meet the needs of youth and markets.
Moderator: Meredith Lee
Deputy Director, Youth
Livelihoods, The MasterCard
Foundation
Karim Harji
Director of Research, ET Jackson
& Associates
Karim Harji – Director of Research, ET Jackson & Associates
Ndungu Kahihu – Executive Director, CAP Youth Empowerment Institute
Sara Elder – Chief Technical Advisor, Youth Employment Programme, International Labour Organization
Moderator: Meredith Lee – Deputy Director, Youth Livelihoods, The MasterCard Foundation
2. Building the Case for Youth Financial Services
Improving access to financial and non-financial services for youth is a key factor in increasing their
economic opportunities. This session will draw on key lessons learned through the perspective of financial
service providers (FSPs) participating in the UNCDF-YouthStart Program. It will also provide insights to
building the business case for serving youth, particularly those living in rural areas, through the use of
technology and meaningful partnerships with youth-serving organizations.
Ata Cisse – YouthStart Technical Specialist, United Nations Capital Development Fund
Jules Ndahayo – CEO, Umutanguha Finance Company
Mekonnen Yelewemwessen – Founding Managing Director, Amhara Credit & Savings Institution
Meredith Lee supports the design and development
of holistic programming to address youth
unemployment at The MasterCard Foundation.
This work includes projects that focus on the
intersection between work and education, value
chains as potential avenues for youth employment
as well as applying technology as a vehicle for
training and employment. Meredith brings more
than 15 years of experience working in experiential
education, program design and the implementation
of youth development initiatives globally. She
has worked in various capacities in over a dozen
countries in the Global South, including Latin
America and the South Pacific. Prior to joining the
Foundation, Meredith was Director of Programs for
Street Kids International.
Karim Harji is Director of Research for ET Jackson
& Associates. He brings a decade of international
experience in monitoring and evaluation with social
investors and grantmakers in youth employment,
workforce development, impact investing and
social enterprise. He recently led the thematic
review of The MasterCard Foundation’s Youth
Livelihoods program, Youth at Work: Building
Economic Opportunities for Young People in
Africa, and advised on the design of the program's
learning framework. He acts as an advisor on
innovative finance and market-based approaches
to the Rockefeller Foundation’s Evaluation Office,
and previously led the monitoring and evaluation
for the Foundation’s digital youth employment
initiative in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Moderator: Rani Desphande – Director, YouthSave
3. Demand-Driven Skills Development
Facilitating access to demand-driven skills helps youth become more economically productive and
engaged in their communities. This session will discuss the missing link between education and the private
sector to provide market-relevant, demand-driven life-skills and business skills.
Clare Ignatowski – Director, Human and Community Development, Millennium Challenge Corporation
Zebadiah Moshi – Director General, Vocational Education and Training Authority
Peter Shiras – Executive Vice President, Business Development, International Youth Foundation
Moderator: Steve Cumming – Program Manager, Youth Livelihoods, The MasterCard Foundation
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Sara Elder
Chief Technical Advisor,
Youth Employment Programme,
International Labour Organization
Sara Elder is a Labour Economist and has been
working with the International Labour Organization
(ILO) since 1999. Focusing on areas of labour
market information and youth employment,
Sara has written several editions of the ILO
Global Employment Trends for Youth report and
publications associated with the labour market
transitions of youth. Sara currently coordinates
the Work4Youth Project, a partnership between
the ILO and The MasterCard Foundation, resulting
in improved data and analysis on youth labour
market trends and prospects in more than 30
countries worldwide. She holds a Master of Science
in economic history from the London School of
Economics and Political Science.
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Ndungu Kahihu
Executive Director, CAP Youth
Empowerment Institute
Ndungu Kahihu is Executive Director of CAP Youth
Empowerment Institute (CAP YEI) in Nairobi, Kenya.
Previously, he served on the CAP YEI Board as
Secretary for four years. Ndungu has more than 25
years of experience in international development,
specializing in youth issues as well as program
development and management. He has worked
with many international development agencies,
including Canadian Crossroads International, Save
the Children and Plan International. He is a graduate
of the University of Nairobi and the United States
International University.
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DAY 1: BREAKOUTS
BREAKOUT WORKSHOP 2:
Building the Case for Youth Financial Services
BREAKOUT WORKSHOP 3:
Demand-Driven Skills Development
DAY 1: October 29, 2:30pm
DAY 1: October 29, 2:30pm
Moderator: Rani Desphande
Director, YouthSave
Rani Deshpande is Director of the YouthSave
project at Save the Children. Prior to joining Save
the Children, Rani was a management consultant,
assisting non-profit organizations with strategy and
business planning. Her background also includes
four years at the Consultative Group to Assist
the Poor (CGAP), where she conducted research
and industry-building activities for microfinance
products including savings and money transfers.
Rani has also worked directly with micro, small
and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in India and
West Africa, providing technical assistance on
production for export, small business management
and financial literacy.
Ata Cisse
YouthStart Technical Specialist,
United Nations Capital
Development Fund
Ata Cisse is a Technical Specialist for YouthStart,
a United Nations Capital Development Fund
(UNCDF) initiative which helps financial service
providers develop relevant programs for youth.
Prior to this, she was a Senior Consultant for
Dalberg Global Development Advisors where she
worked extensively in Africa on youth issues and
development. Ata also served in the Peace Corps
as a Business Volunteer where she worked with a
microfinance institution, provided life-skills training
to young girls and taught English. She holds a
Master of Science in international economics and
development from New York University and a
Bachelor of Arts in international relations from the
University of Pennsylvania.
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Jules Ndahayo
CEO, Umutanguha Finance Company
Jules Ndahayo is CEO of Umutanguha Finance
Company (UFC). He has more than 12 years
of experience in rural development and
microfinance. Jules has coordinated and provided
technical assistance to various projects funded
by international organizations in the fields of
microfinance, rural finance and financial services
for youth and women. He is an international
Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP)
certified trainer in financial management,
governance and business planning and holds a
Bachelor’s degree in economics and a Master’s
degree in microfinance.
Mekonnen Yelewemwessen
Founding Managing Director,
Amhara Credit & Savings Institution
Mekonnen Yelewemwessen is Founding Managing
Director of Amhara Credit & Savings Institution.
Previously, Mekonnen worked as a team leader
for external auditors with the Ethiopian Ministry
of Finance and Economic Development. In
1993, he was appointed as head of the Auditor
General Bureau in Amhara National Regional
State. Mekonnen has also delivered financial
management and product development training
to regional, national and international agencies
and organizations, including the Small Enterprise
Education and Promotion Network (SEEP
Network), Consultative Group to Assist
the Poor (CGAP) and Microfinance Capacity
Building Program in Africa (AFCAP).
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Moderator: Steve Cumming
Program Manager, Youth
Livelihoods, The MasterCard
Foundation
Steve Cumming manages a portfolio of
The MasterCard Foundation’s Youth Livelihoods
projects that focuses on skills development, links
to markets and access to financial services for
young people. He has spent more than three years
living and working in South Sudan, Angola and
Sierra Leone in field management positions and
was also the International Programs Director for
a youth development organization. Steve has a
Master of Social Work from Carleton University
and a Master of Post-War Reconstruction and
Development from the University of York.
Zebadiah Moshi Director General, Vocational
Education and Training Authority
Zebadiah Moshi is Director General of the
Vocational Education and Training Authority
(VETA) in Tanzania. VETA was established by
an Act of Parliament in 1994 and charged with
coordinating, regulating, financing and providing
vocational education and training in Tanzania.
As Director General, Zebadiah oversees the
provision of cost-effective on-the-job training for
disadvantaged communities and adequate and
stable financing for the vocational education and
training system.
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Clare Ignatowski
Director, Human and
Community Development,
Millennium Challenge Corporation
Clare Ignatowski is Director, Human and Community
Development at the Millennium Challenge Corporation
(MCC), a U.S. government agency, focusing on youth
employment and secondary education reform. Prior
to MCC, she served as Senior Advisor for Youth
and Workforces Development at the United States
Agency for International Development (USAID) for
11 years. She provided global technical leadership,
travelling to over two dozen missions to lead
strategy development, project design, assessment
and evaluation in youth employment. She is a
principal author of the 2012 USAID Policy on Youth in
Development and was a founding creator of USAID’s
$447 million YouthPower Project.
Peter Shiras
Executive Vice President,
Business Development,
International Youth Foundation
Peter Shiras is the Executive Vice President for
Business Development at the International Youth
Foundation (IYF). He joined IYF in September
2005 as the Vice President for Employability. Peter
previously directed humanitarian and development
programs with Catholic Relief Services in Latin
America and Africa, serving as the Regional
Director for Africa from 1990 to 1993. He also
worked with InterAction and Independent Sector,
and has served on the boards of Civicus, Casa de
Maryland and the Job Opportunities Task Force.
He holds a Master of Agricultural Economics and a
Bachelor of Science from Cornell University.
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AGRICULTURE AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR
DAY 1: October 29, 4:15pm
This session offers innovative examples of the private sector creating opportunities for young people in
agricultural value chains across Sub-Saharan Africa. It will also foster discussion around opportunities for
self-employment and entrepreneurship in agriculture and agribusiness.
Moderator: Peter Bamkole
Director, Enterprise Development Centre, Pan-Atlantic University
Peter Bamkole pioneered the Enterprise Development Centre (EDC)
of the Pan-Atlantic University, a model which has been replicated in
Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda. As the Director of the Centre, he
is responsible for overall program development, capacity building and
support services for entrepreneurs. Peter currently leads the Goldman
Sachs 10,000 Women initiative in Nigeria and Liberia, and several
other partnerships in Nigeria. He consults widely in Sub-Saharan
Africa on entrepreneurship development and practices as a certified
Business Edge trainer for the International Finance Corporation (IFC).
He is also an expert on entrepreneurship education for the United
Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
Alistair Djimatey
Manager, Blue Skies Foundation
Alistair Djimatey is Manager for Blue Skies Foundation. He joined
Blue Skies in 2002 as a Quality Assurance Officer and progressed
to Audit Controller in charge of ensuring compliance with British
Retail Consortium, Global Good Agricultural Practices and organic
standards. Alistair has a high affinity for community service and
advocacy. He is a graduate of Accra Polytechnic in science laboratory
technology and holds a Master of Project Management Certification
from the American Academy of Project Management. He recently
graduated with a diploma from the Chartered Institute of Marketing in
Ghana, specializing in public relations, sales management, advertising
and marketing.
Kinyua M’Mbijjewe
Head of Corporate Affairs, Africa, Middle East, Syngenta
Kinyua M’Mbijjewe is Head of Corporate Affairs for Africa, Middle East
at Syngenta. He has more than 20 years of experience in the food and
agriculture industry in Africa. At Syngenta, Kinyua is responsible for
liaising with governments and various public constituencies to foster an
understanding of Syngenta’s agricultural products and technologies.
He also seeks to strengthen Syngenta’s development partnerships
in Africa. Kinyua works with a wide range of public and private
organizations to enhance farmer productivity and commercial viability
to spur rural prosperity and economic growth. He has a keen interest in
finding innovative ways to support youth engagement in agribusiness.
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Kola Masha
Founder and Managing Director, Doreo Partners
Kola Masha is Founder and Managing Director of Doreo Partners, an
impact investment firm focused on the African agricultural sector.
Doreo Partners invests in early-stage businesses that increase the
profitability of smallholder agriculture, which in turn creates market
forces that attract young people into the agricultural sector. Prior
to founding Doreo Partners, Kola was Managing Director and CEO
of a major subsidiary in the Notore Group, one of Nigeria’s leading
agricultural companies, and developed an integrated agricultural
trading, production and processing business. Kola has significant
leadership experience in venture capital, corporate finance, business
development, and marketing and operations across four continents.
Craig Hardie
Co-founder and Joint Managing Director, Malawi Mangoes
Craig Hardie is Co-founder and Joint Managing Director of Malawi
Mangoes. Malawi Mangoes was established nearly five years ago
with a mission to bring about positive development, both in terms of
economic growth and the general well-being, for the people of Malawi
through a financially viable and commercially-driven enterprise.
Previously, he set up a social enterprise in Nkhata Bay, Malawi,
working in collaboration with government, civil society and traditional
structures. Craig has more than 15 years of business and marketing
experience across several large multinational corporations. He is a
specialist in strategic marketing, product management and
new product development.
“Unlike the past, Africa’s economy is now fasttracked by technological advancements. In the
next couple of decades, I see a technology-led
agriculture in Africa.”
Awadh Milasi
– Country Project Manager, Opportunities for Youth
Employment, SNV Netherlands Development Organization
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DAY 2: SESSIONS
DAY 2: SESSIONS
POLICY AND PARTNERSHIPS: SYSTEMIC FACTORS
AFFECTING YOUTH IN AGRICULTURE
DAY 2: October 30, 9:45am
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
This plenary panel will offer a high-level discussion on systemic issues that affect the agricultural sector.
Louise Fox will give a brief overview of the overarching context before the panelist discussion on education,
research, extension services, land policy and farm structure.
DAY 2: October 30, 9:00am
Drawing from her bestselling book, The Bright Continent, Dayo Olopade will define the opportunity and
possibility for young people in Africa from a macro-level lens and examine mixed livelihoods as an incomegeneration strategy.
Dayo Olopade
Journalist and Author
Dayo Olopade is a Nigerian-American journalist and author of
The Bright Continent: Breaking Rules and Making Change in Modern
Africa, released in 2014. She began her career at The New Republic,
where she covered the 2008 U.S. presidential primaries and general
election. She covered the first year of Barack Obama’s presidency
as Washington correspondent for The Root, and the second year as
a reporter for The Daily Beast. She was a Fellow at the New America
Foundation, a United Nations Foundation Journalism Fellow and a
visiting scholar with the Rockefeller Foundation.
Moderator: Karen Brooks
Director, Research Program on Policies, Institutions and Markets,
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
Karen Brooks is Director of the Consultative Group on International
Agricultural Research’s (CGIAR) Research Program on Policies,
Institutions and Markets, led by the International Food Policy Research
Institute (IFPRI). Her work experience includes more than 20 years
at the World Bank, where she managed analytical and operational
programs in agriculture and rural development for Africa. In Europe
and Central Asia, she worked on issues related to the transition
from central planning, and in Africa she worked on the investment
and policy agenda associated with the renewed commitment to
agricultural growth.
Panelist: Louise Fox
Visiting Professor of Development Practice, University of California, Berkeley
Louise Fox is Visiting Professor of Development Practice at University
of California, Berkeley, and a consultant in development economics,
specializing in employment, labour markets, social service delivery
and poverty reduction. Louise has had a distinguished 29-year career
at the World Bank, where she advised governments in Africa, Latin
America, Asia and Eastern Europe on how to develop, implement
and evaluate effective policies for employment, social security
and poverty reduction. She has published in the areas of youth
employment, labour markets and regulation, and effective programs
for poverty reduction in Africa. In addition to teaching the next
generation of development economists, she consults for international
development agencies and foundations.
Panelist: Sulley Gariba
Ghana's High Commissioner to Canada
Sulley Gariba is a policy analyst and governance and evaluation
specialist with more than 30 years of experience advising
governments and international institutions. In December 2014, he was
appointed as Ghana’s High Commissioner to Canada. Prior to this,
Sulley was the Senior Policy Advisor to the President of Ghana and
head of the President’s Policy Delivery Unit. For nearly two decades,
he provided strategic advice to many international organizations,
including the Rockefeller Foundation, the Economic Community
of West African States (ECOWAS), the United Nations, and more
recently, The MasterCard Foundation.
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Panelist: Thomas Jayne
University Foundation Professor, Michigan State University
Thomas Jayne is a University Foundation Professor of Agricultural,
Food and Resource Economics at Michigan State University (MSU).
He is also a Visiting Professor at the University of Pretoria and a
Distinguished Fellow of the African Association of Agricultural
Economists. He has mentored dozens of young African professionals
and played a major role in building MSU’s partnerships with African
research institutes. He is currently directing several initiatives focusing
on building sustainable research capacity in Africa. Over the past
decade, Thomas has received six distinguished research excellence
awards from various professional and academic organizations.
DAY 2: BREAKOUTS
BREAKOUT WORKSHOPS ON YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN AGRICULTURE
DAY 2: October 30, 11:15am
1. Mixed Livelihoods
In order to make ends meet, youth often employ a mixed livelihoods strategy, seeking income from a variety
of sources. This session will explore why and how youth are using a range of parallel approaches to generate
income and access economic opportunities within the informal sector. It will also examine the implications
for designing, implementing and evaluating interventions that meet the needs of youth and markets.
Karim Harji – Director of Research, ET Jackson & Associates
Ndungu Kahihu – Executive Director, CAP Youth Empowerment Institute
Panelist: Irene Annor-Frempong
Director, Capacity Strengthening and Networking,
Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa
Irene Annor-Frempong is Director of Capacity Strengthening and
Networking (NSF4) at the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa
(FARA). She is responsible for developing and implementing FARA’s
capacity-strengthening strategy. Irene is a Technical Committee
member of the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in
Agriculture (RUFORUM) and a member of a number of professional
bodies. After joining FARA in 2008, she oversaw the development
and implementation of Strengthening the Capacity of Agricultural
Research and Development for Africa (SCARDA).
Sara Elder – Chief Technical Advisor, Youth Employment Programme, International Labour Organization
Moderator: Meredith Lee – Deputy Director, Youth Livelihoods, The MasterCard Foundation
2. Building the Case for Youth Financial Services
Improving access to financial and non-financial services for youth is a key factor in increasing their
economic opportunities. This session will draw on key lessons learned through the perspective of financial
service providers (FSPs) participating in the UNCDF-YouthStart Program. It will also provide insights to
building the business case for serving youth, particularly those living in rural areas, through the use of
technology and meaningful partnerships with youth-serving organizations.
Ata Cisse – YouthStart Technical Specialist, United Nations Capital Development Fund
Jules Ndahayo – CEO, Umutanguha Finance Company
Mekonnen Yelewemwessen – Founding Managing Director, Amhara Credit & Savings Institution
Moderator: Rani Desphande – Director, YouthSave
3. Demand-Driven Skills Development
Facilitating access to demand-driven skills helps youth become more economically productive and
engaged in their communities. This session will discuss the missing link between education and the private
sector to provide market-relevant, demand-driven life-skills and business skills.
Clare Ignatowski – Director, Human and Community Development, Millennium Challenge Corporation
Zebadiah Moshi – Director General, Vocational Education and Training Authority
Peter Shiras – Executive Vice President, Business Development, International Youth Foundation
Moderator: Steve Cumming – Program Manager, Youth Livelihoods, The MasterCard Foundation
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DAY 2: SESSIONS
YOUTH FINANCIAL SERVICES: INNOVATIONS IN YOUTH
ACCESS TO FINANCE AND AGRI-FINANCE
DAY 2: October 30, 1:30pm
Improving access to financial and non-financial services for young people is a key factor in increasing their
economic opportunities. This panel will explore unique approaches and innovations in providing access to
finance that have worked well for young people in rural areas, including youth savings groups, technologyenabled delivery channels and financial education, value chain financing and starter subsidy kits.
Moderator: Ruth Dueck-Mbeba
Senior Program Manager, Financial Inclusion,
The MasterCard Foundation
Ruth Dueck-Mbeba manages a portfolio of The MasterCard Foundation's
Financial Inclusion projects that focuses on institutional capacity building
and youth financial services. She has more than 30 years of experience
in public accounting, financial reporting and management, and as a
practitioner, trainer and consultant in the field of microfinance. Ruth
has lived, worked and travelled extensively in Sub-Saharan Africa, the
Middle East and Asia. Ruth is interested in building learning communities,
sharing knowledge and developing human capital. She is a Certified
General Accountant, a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors and
holds a certificate in adult education.
Panelist: Jessie Tientcheu
Deputy of Programs, Freedom from Hunger
Jessie Tientcheu joined Freedom from Hunger in 2008 as a Technical
Advisor and is currently Deputy of Programs. She has seven years
of experience in microfinance and international development. Jessie
previously worked for the Imp-Act Consortium, a global association
of organizations, promoting social performance management by
microfinance institutions. She also worked with the United Nations
Development Programme’s (UNDP) Grassroots Poverty Reduction
program in Cameroon, provided technical assistance as a Peace Corps
Volunteer to Cameroonian microfinance institutions and their clients
and conducted research on microenterprises.
Panelist: John Magnay
Head of Agricultural Finance, Opportunity International
John Magnay is Head of Agricultural Finance at Opportunity
International and has worked to develop agricultural finance in seven
African countries since 2008. Through his leadership, the organization
has provided over 250,000 loans to smallholder farmers with a team
of over 100 loan officers operating within Opportunity International
banks and microfinance institutions. In recent years, John has lobbied
locally and internationally on issues related to strengthening Africa’s
output markets. As a private consultant for organizations, including
USAID and the Food and Agricultural Organization of the UN, John
has also advised on agribusiness and output market development
throughout East, Central and Southern Africa.
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Panelist: Cleopatra Ngulube
Deputy Regional Programme Manager, TechnoServe
Cleopatra Ngulube is Deputy Regional Programme Manager at
TechnoServe’s African Youth Agri-Preneurship Programme.
The Programme supports the growth of youth-led agribusinesses
in East, West and Southern Africa, taking a value chain and market
systems development approach. She is an agribusiness and rural
development expert with more than eight years of experience
managing and providing strategic, technical and practical direction for
agricultural development programs focused on developing inclusive
agricultural market systems. Cleopatra’s specific areas of expertise
include the Value Chain Development (VCD) and the Making Markets
Work for the Poor (M4P) approaches to economic development.
Panelist: Alejandro Jakubowicz
CEO, FINCA Democratic Republic of Congo
Alejandro Jakubowicz has 25 years of experience in leading financial
institutions as a developer and leader of innovation in microfinance
and financial inclusion in the U.S., Latin America and Africa. Before
joining FINCA, Alejandro worked for Citibank in Latin America and
held positions in financial organizations in Argentina and the U.S.
He is a Board Director for FINCA Democratic Republic of Congo and a
former Board Director for Visa Argentina. He holds a Master’s degree
in industrial engineering and a Master’s degree in marketing.
“Africa’s economy is based on agriculture. Africa
is very rich with resources like land, and if it
can be fully utilized, a lot can be gained from it
through farming. We just need to explore ways
we can use our land for maximum agricultural
benefit because our population is increasing and
we need to meet the growing demand for food.”
Mphangera Kamanga
– MasterCard Foundation Scholar, University of Pretoria
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DAY 2: SESSIONS
DEMAND-DRIVEN SKILLS DEVELOPMENT:
MARKET SCOPING AND ANALYSIS
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
DAY 2: October 30, 3:45pm
DAY 2: October 30, 2:30pm
This presentation will share insights into the Harambee and McKinsey model for market scoping and labour
market analysis and explore how to effectively tailor youth employment programs to respond to demand
across the value chain.
Panelist: Nicola Galombik
Executive Director, Yellowwoods
Nicola Galombik is Executive Director at Yellowwoods, an investment
holding company with several businesses in the financial services,
hospitality and leisure sectors. Nicola sits on the global Yellowwoods
board and is responsible for inclusive and sustainable growth and
positive social value creation across the Yellowwoods business and
investment portfolio. She also manages Yellowwoods’ strategic social
investments, focusing on inclusive youth employment, economic
inclusion, early childhood development, financial inclusion and change
leadership.
Agnes Kalibata will highlight the promise of agriculture and agribusiness as a catalyst for transformative
change within the lives of young women and men.
Agnes Kalibata
President, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa
Agnes Kalibata is President of Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa
(AGRA). She previously served as Rwanda’s Minister of Agriculture
and Animal Resources (MINAGRI) from 2008 to 2014. In this role, she
was widely considered to be one of the most successful Agriculture
Ministers in Sub-Saharan Africa. Agnes has held several leadership
positions, including Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Agriculture
and Deputy Vice Chancellor of the University of Rwanda. In 2012, she
received the Yara Prize for her great leadership in the transformation
of food security and agricultural development in Rwanda.
CLOSING AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Panelist: Lindiwe Gadd
Senior Advisor, McKinsey & Company
DAY 2: October 30, 4:30pm
Lindiwe Gadd is Senior Advisor at McKinsey & Company in the
Johannesburg office, and has worked on energy, banking, oil and gas,
and healthcare. Prior to joining McKinsey & Company, Lindiwe spent
17 years in senior and executive management in the private and public
sectors in South Africa. During this period, she led various teams
responsible for merger and acquisitions and post-merger integration.
She was also responsible for setting up an independent petroleum
trading company to support the local trading operations of an
international investment operations certificate. Lindiwe also managed
the pre-feasibility and project design phases for a capital project in
the public sector.
“Agriculture is the backbone of Africa’s economy.
Its improvement means a better economy, better
education, better health care, better infrastructure,
and a better Africa.”
Ann Miles will highlight the key issues that emerged from the Summit and invite youth delegates to share
their perspectives.
Ann Miles
Director of Programs, Financial Inclusion & Youth Livelihoods,
The MasterCard Foundation
Ann Miles is Director of Programs, Financial Inclusion & Youth
Livelihoods at The MasterCard Foundation. She is a seasoned leader in
microfinance with many years of experience in financial services. Ann
began her career in banking and spent 18 years with Citibank in the
trade, financial institutions and private banking groups. From Citibank,
Ann was recruited to Women’s World Banking to head the financial
products and services team that served microfinance institutions
within the network. She joined BlueOrchard Finance in 2005 and has
led the development of several microfinance investment funds.
Hepsiba Chepng'eno
– MasterCard Foundation Scholar, Michigan State University
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OUR COMMITMENTS TO RURAL
AND AGRICULTURAL INITIATIVES
FACT SHEET
OUR STORY
The MasterCard Foundation works with visionary
organizations to provide greater access to
education, skills training and financial services
for people living in poverty, primarily in SubSaharan Africa. As one of the largest independent
foundations, its work is guided by its mission to
advance learning and promote financial inclusion in
order to alleviate poverty. Based in Toronto, Canada,
its independence was established by MasterCard
when the Foundation was created in 2006.
The Foundation’s programs have reached more
than 8.4 million people in 58 countries. Our funding
and partnerships are concentrated in 24 African
countries and provide a combination of skillsbuilding, education, employment and access to
financial services. The continent is home to the
world’s youngest population, seven of the world’s
10 fastest growing economies and an emerging
movement of dynamic entrepreneurs. The world is
looking at Africa afresh.
We are contributing to the new story of an inclusive,
more equitable Africa. We encourage collaboration
and network-building among our partners so that
proven models and approaches can be scaled. We
believe this will enable people to create their own
pathways out of poverty.
OUR APPROACH TO YOUTH
LIVELIHOODS
The MasterCard Foundation is led by the belief that
young people can realize their full potential and
improve their livelihoods if they have access to the
right skills and tools. The Youth Livelihoods Program
is expanding innovative models that support young
people so they can transition out of poverty and into
sustainable livelihoods.
Our Youth Livelihoods projects focus on
economically disadvantaged youth between the
ages of 15–24 who are out of school and either
unemployed or underemployed. We work with
partner organizations to prepare young people
for employment or entrepreneurship in agriculture
using a holistic approach that offers a combination
of technical and transferable skills development,
business management skills training and support,
internships and/or apprenticeships and access to
appropriate financial services.
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Tunisia
Morocco
OUR FOCUS ON
AGRICULTURE
We believe that agriculture holds
tremendous promise for Africa’s social and
economic growth. The continent is home
to around 600 million young people under
the age of 25 and holds half of the world’s
uncultivated arable land.1
Algeria
Egypt
Libya
Mauritania
Cape Verde
Mali
Senegal
Gambia
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea
Sierra Leone
Niger
Djibouti
Benin
Nigeria
Somalia
Cameroon
Within our three program areas, Financial
Inclusion, Education & Learning and Youth
Livelihoods, the Foundation has committed
more than US$300 million to projects that
are improving agricultural productivity,
connecting rural youth to employment and
increasing access to financial services for
smallholder farmers.
For more information, please visit
www.mastercardfdn.org or follow us
on Twitter @MCFoundation.
Eritrea
Burkina
Faso
Côte
Togo
d’Ivoire
Liberia
Ghana
Agriculture is set to create eight million
stable jobs in Africa by 2020, but could
potentially add another six million if the
continent accelerates its development of this
sector. 2 With a combination of investment,
innovation and ingenuity, agriculture can
become a driving force that solves some
of the biggest problems the continent
faces – food insecurity, unemployment and
inequitable economic growth.
Sudan
Chad
Ethiopia
South Sudan
Central African
Republic
Uganda
Equatorial Guinea
Sao Tome
and Principe
Kenya
Congo (DRC)
Congo
Gabon
Rwanda
Burundi
Seychelles
Tanzania
Malawi
Angola
Comoros
Zambia
Mozambique
Zimbabwe
Namibia
Botswana
Swaziland
AFRICA-WIDE MAP
COMMITMENT LEVELS
Mauritius
Madagascar
Lesotho
South Africa
<$5 million
$5–10 million
$10–20 million
$20–50 million
1 UN
>$50 million
Population Database.
2
Fine, David, et al. (2012). Africa at Work.
McKinsey Global Institute.
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businesses to begin or expand financial services in rural areas of Sub-Saharan Africa.
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ABOUT CAPE TOWN
WELCOME TO THE
BEAUTIFUL CITY
OF CAPE TOWN
Iziko Museums Route
Cape Town is the capital of the Western Cape and
is located at the southern-most tip of the African
continent. Known for stunning beaches and natural
elements protected within the Cape of Good Hope
Nature Reserve, Table Mountain is the ultimate
landmark and was recently voted one of the Seven
Natural Wonders of the World.
Summer weather begins in November and is
expected to range between 20 and 24 degrees
Celsius through October and November. Most
people in Cape Town speak English, and in 2010,
the newly constructed Cape Town Stadium held
spectators from all over the world for the FIFA
World Cup.
Iziko Museums of South Africa consists of
14 national museums, all located in Cape Town.
The museums preserve South African heritage,
each with a unique focus, including slavery,
artwork, depictions of socio-cultural life, and of
people and landscapes in early colonial South
Africa. Most museums are open Monday through
Friday from 10h00 to 17h00. For more information,
please visit www.iziko.org.za.
Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens
The botanical gardens house thousands of
birds, insects, trees and plant species, including
“Mandela’s Gold”. Located at the foot of Table
Mountain, the gardens are open daily from 08h00
to 19h00. For more information, please visit
www.sanbi.org/gardens/kirstenbosch.
Constantia Wine Route
TOURS
The city sightseeing hop-on-hop-off bus is the
popular official tour of Cape Town. It will take you
on your choice of two routes covering more than 20
of Cape Town’s iconic attractions and destinations.
The sightseeing buses depart from outside the Two
Oceans Aquarium every 15 minutes, seven days a
week, starting from 09h00. For more information,
please visit http://www.citysightseeing.co.za/.
Enjoy wine tasting in South Africa’s oldest winegrowing area. The Groot Constantia Wine Museum
is rich in history and a great example of Cape Dutch
architecture. It is open daily from 10h00 to 17h00.
ABOUT CAPE TOWN
Postnet Cape Town Metropolitan
Cape Town, 8000
+27 21 461 1121
Monday to Friday: 07h30–18h00
Saturday: 08h30–12h00
BANKS
Standard Bank
www.standardbank.co.za
First National Bank
www.fnb.co.za
Exercise precaution at night as crime significantly
increases after dark in major city centres and
townships. In Cape Town, avoid walking from
downtown hotels to the waterfront. Monitor local
media and follow the advice of local authorities.
Public transport is not recommended. Taxis
cannot be hailed in the street. Ask your hotel to
arrange a taxi and ensure that you pre-arrange
transport for your return journey.
For more safety information, please visit
www.travel.gc.ca/destinations/south-africa.
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY
Dial 107 from a Telkom landline or payphone
Dial 112 or 021-480-7700 from a cell phone
Boulders Penguin Colony
Get within metres of over 2,000 endangered
African Penguins on Foxy Beach, a short walk
from Boulders Beach. Entry time is from 08h00
to 18h30.
Cape Town City Police Station
+27 21 467 8000
ER 24 hours
+27 84 124
PLACES OF WORSHIP
Download the Official Guide to Cape Town app
by Cape Town Tourism for your insider’s guide
to exploring Cape Town. For more information,
please visit www.capetown.travel/officialapp.
There are places of worship for more than
12 different religious groups. For more information,
please visit www.capetown.travel/attractions/
entry/places_of_worship.
V&A Waterfront
POST OFFICES
PRIVATE HOSPITALS
Roggebaai Post Office
Medi-Clinic Cape Town
+27 21 464 5500
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Tap water is safe to drink, unless stated otherwise
by the establishment concerned.
ABSA
www.absa.co.za/absacoza
ATTRACTIONS
A hub of shopping, dining and entertainment is
a seven-minute drive from the Westin Hotel. The
V&A Waterfront has over 80 eateries, an outdoor
Amphitheatre, cinemas and shopping centres.
International brands and major retailers are
located in the Victoria Wharf Shopping Centre,
and you will find a range of art, jewellery and
specialty shops at The Alfred Mall and Clock Tower
Shopping Centre. For more information, please
visit www.waterfront.co.za/.
SAFETY
Mostert Street, Cape Town City Centre,
Communicare Building, Coen Steytler Roundabout,
Foreshore, Cape Town, 8001
+27 21 421 4670
Monday to Friday: 07h30–16h30
Saturday: 07h30–13h00
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Emergency police response
10111
Ambulance and fire services
10177
City Park Hospital
27 21 480 6111
Claremont Hospital
+27 21 670 4300
Constantiaberg Medi-Clinic
+27 21 799 2911
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YOUTH DELEGATES
BOTSWANA
MOZAMBIQUE
ZAMBIA
Matthews Mmopi
Miguel Gonçalves Junior
Matumbo Mununga
CAMEROON
David Morfaw
NIGERIA
Fatima Ademoh
GHANA
Ifedayo Abraham Ibironke
Edison Gbenga Ade
Oyindamola Asaaju
Gabriel Felli
SOUTH SUDAN
Grace Arthur
Hajaratu Wumbei Issahaka
Miller Jackson
Sadia Wuntima Yakubu
IVORY COAST
Gabriel Kombassere
KENYA
Hepsiba Chepngeno
Jamila Abass
LaetitiaMukungu
Maureen Gitata
Millicent Wangui Ngatia
Nickson Muturi
Pauline Ndanu
Philip Langat
Rita Kimani
Sam Musariri
Thelma Namonje
ZIMBABWE
Clarah Zinyama
Ngoni Mugwisi
Paul Kut Kelei
TANZANIA
Ally Mdeme Rajabu
Augustine Malija
Awadh Milasi
Eva Mariki Damasi
UGANDA
Abanyu Simon
Adhieu Santino
Alex Kyeyune
Arnest Sebbumba
Eric Kaduru
Fatumah Birungi
Hilda Namakula
Juliana Lanyero
Justine Kutaira
LIBERIA
Laureene Reeves Ndagire
Leo Nupolu Johnson
Matia Mulumba
MALAWI
Rosette Kembabazi
Mphangera Kamanga
Sauda Naluyima
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