Program Update: Week of July 29
Four programs are moving at once right now, each at a different stage of development. They look different on the surface — a faith-based ...
Bridging the Diaspora: Why Not Us?
On July 15, Africa 2100 hosted Dr. C. Adam Callery, our venture formation lead and founder of Sagesse Lumiere, for a webinar that asked ...
The Ones Without an Idea Yet
One of the student ambassadors in our Arise Campus Chapter pilot cohort didn't make it to the showcase. Not because they lacked ability or ...
The 5:00 A.M. Call
What happened when trust became infrastructure.
My phone lit up just after 5:00 in the morning.
I was just beginning to wake. The call hadn't disturbed ...
The First Test of Entrepreneurship Isn’t Building a Business
What FRP-03 onboarding taught us about commitment, motivation, and founder readiness.
Recruiting entrepreneurs is not like recruiting for a job posting. You don't publish a ...
From Campus to Customer: Six Arise Founders Cross the Line.
Last Saturday, six student founders closed out 12 weeks of Africa 2100’s ARISE ambassador pilot — presenting real ventures, real customers, and a real ...
They Showed Up Before a Seat Was Guaranteed. Meet FRP-03.
Yesterday, the FRP-03 application window closed — and with it, the arrival of the most ambitious incoming cohort in the Foundation Readiness Program's history.
Since ...
Building “Full-Stack” Talent: Africa 2100 and LM Tech Hub Launch Tech Venture Builder Pilot
There's a pattern we've seen play out too many times across Nigeria — and honestly, across the continent.
A young person completes a coding bootcamp. ...
Arise Ambassador Spotlight: Regina Deladem Kevi
Building Solutions That Nourish Communities
The Arise Student Ambassador Pilot is designed to help students move from idea to action—and from job seekers to job ...
Early Lessons from the Arise Student Ambassador Pilot
What two weeks of student-led conversations are revealing about how entrepreneurial mindsets spread across campuses.
In our previous update, we shared the launch of the ...