Africa has produced more entrepreneurs within the past decade than it did 40 years prior. This course explores the structural transformations in rural and urban Africa, and the particulars behind the surge of Africa's small and micro enterprises (unemployment, the lack of industrialization, the bulging informal sector, deficiencies in national infrastructures…etc.,). The course examines the policies employed for sustainable development and the emergence of social entrepreneurship as a global and African movement. It investigates the differences between business and social innovation and what it means for Africa, and highlights the challenges facing social entrepreneurs in terms of their ability to attract funding, scale their businesses, cultivate talented workers, develop partnerships, and difficulties in measuring their larger impact.

Faculty: Sherwat Elwan

Course Date & Time

Tuesdays 6:00-9:00 Cairo Time