The Consultant Who Wasn’t a Fit
How a conversation with someone who had no reason to keep helping became a fundraising strategy our board adopted the next day.
I wholly believe ...
A New Voice on Our Board, and 19 Young Nigerians Starting Out
A physician with long experience in hospital governance joins our board, and a new partnership in Nigeria begins a 12-week pilot.
Two things happened at ...
They Didn’t Wait: The FRP Alumni Paying It Forward
How the pioneers of the Foundation Readiness Program are mentoring Africa 2100’s newest Student Ambassadors — before anyone had to ask.
Every program has a ...
This Week at Africa 2100
A new addition to the Board
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Chinyere Ugwu to the Board of Directors of Africa 2100. Chinyere ...
Selling Belief
I've spent a fair amount of time telling this community to sit with discomfort instead of running from it. This week, I'm trying to ...
iPhones, Screening Glitches, and Eight Founders Talking to Strangers
Most weeks at Africa 2100 don't turn on one big moment. They turn on a dozen small ones — a platform fix that was ...
Three Programs. One Pipeline. A Week of Momentum
A milestone week as the Tech Venture Builder Pilot launches, Foundation Readiness onboards its newest cohort, and student ambassadors prepare for their final showcase.
Together, ...
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 ...
Something Is Shifting — And We’re Making More Room for It
We want to tell you about something that's been happening quietly over the past few weeks — because we think it says something important. ...
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. ...