People
Entrepreneurs, workers and community members are at the centre of local economic activity.
ABOUT AFRIBAEnterprise growth
Enterprise growth
should begin
with the people.
Africa Business Affairs works to strengthen enterprise from the grassroots up, connecting local economic activity with the structures, knowledge and opportunities needed for sustainable growth.
We work across communities, institutions and markets to help build stronger enterprises and more inclusive local economies.
OUR PURPOSE
Building economies
from the ground up.
Across Africa, millions of people already participate in enterprise through businesses, associations, cooperatives, informal networks and community groups.
The challenge is not simply creating more businesses. It is strengthening the systems around them so that enterprises can become more productive, resilient and connected to wider opportunity.
AfriBA focuses on that space: where grassroots enterprise, institutional support, knowledge and capital come together.
WHAT WE BELIEVE
Stronger African economies can be built by strengthening the enterprises that already exist within African communities.
LOCAL ENTERPRISESHARED VALUEWIDER PROSPERITY
OUR APPROACHA connected
A connected
model.
We look beyond individual businesses to the relationships and systems that determine whether enterprise can thrive.
Groups
Collective structures can create stronger bargaining power, shared ownership and greater resilience.
Institutions
Governments, businesses, funders and development partners shape the environment in which enterprise operates.
Economies
When these elements work together, enterprise can create wider jobs, income and local prosperity.
PEOPLE→GROUPS→INSTITUTIONS→STRONGER ECONOMIES
WHAT WE DO
From ideas
to implementation.
Our work combines grassroots enterprise development, practical learning, research and advisory support.
Explore our workOUR DIRECTIONRooted locally.
Rooted locally.
Built for Africa.
The work begins with communities and enterprises, but the ambition is wider: stronger systems that allow locally rooted enterprise to participate in Africa's economic future.
Community
Start with people and local economic activity.
Enterprise
Build stronger collective enterprise structures.
Ecosystem
Connect enterprise to institutions and opportunity.
Africa
Build evidence and partnerships that can travel.