Call for entries: Founder of the Year Awards 2021

The awards, which are in their fifth edition, will run under the theme Believe. “We want to believe in your ideas, young people, startups, empowerment, impact, businesses and founders,” the organisers said. 

“We believe that young people are a force for change and can create a change in society through innovative and transformational solutions to solve problems, mostly unemployment and poverty eradication. Join us and find someone to believe in, and together we will impact our communities.”

The annual awards celebrate outstanding young entrepreneurs from Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia and Ghana, who create jobs by delivering practical and commercially viable solutions that are innovative and sustainable. There are 14 categories that cater to two age groups: 20 to 30 and 31 to 40. 

The submission process is ongoing and interested individuals can entre here. 

Below are all the categories:

• Entertainment Founder of the Year
• Mediapreneur of the Year
• Founder of the Year
• Social Founder of the Year
• Techpreneur of the Year
• Fashionpreneur of the Year
• Most Promising Founder of the Year
• Agripreneur of the Year
• Realtor of the Year
• Edupreneur of the Year
• Hospitality Founder of the Year
• Healthpreneur of the Year
• Manufacturing Founder of the Year
• Fintech Founder of the Year