01
Understand
Start with the people, enterprises and economic context rather than assuming the problem.
OUR WORKFrom economic
From economic
ideas to
practical action.
AfriBA works across enterprise development, learning and advisory to strengthen the systems that support grassroots economic activity.
Our work connects what happens within communities and businesses with the institutions, knowledge and opportunities that can help enterprise grow.
01GGE Practice
02Business School
03Advisory
01WHAT WE DOThree areas.
Three areas.
One connected
approach.
Strong enterprise ecosystems need more than one intervention.
Entrepreneurs need practical capabilities. Groups need stronger structures. Institutions need better evidence. Programmes need to respond to the realities of the people and businesses they are designed to support.
Our work brings these different pieces together through three connected areas of practice.
GGE Practice
We work with communities and partners to organise and strengthen grassroots enterprise, building collective structures that can connect local businesses to wider economic opportunity.
Explore GGE PracticeBusiness
School
Practical learning designed around the realities of African enterprise, helping entrepreneurs and enterprise groups build the capabilities they need to operate and grow.
01Enterprise
02Leadership
03Capability
04Growth
03STRATEGY + EVIDENCE
Advisory
Research, strategy and implementation support for governments, institutions and organisations working to strengthen enterprise and inclusive economic development.
RESEARCHSTRATEGYIMPLEMENTATIONECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Explore Advisory02HOW WE WORKEvidence into
Evidence into
implementation.
We combine local understanding, practical design and continuous learning to develop approaches that can work in real economic environments.
02
Design
Develop practical responses grounded in evidence, local realities and the needs of the people involved.
03
Implement
Work with partners to translate strategy into programmes, systems and practical action.
04
Learn
Use evidence from implementation to understand what works and improve future approaches.
03OUR FOCUS
Better enterprise support begins with understanding how people actually participate in the economy.
GRASSROOTS ENTERPRISEWhy groups
Why groups
matter.
Group-Owned Grassroots Enterprises are central to how we think about collective enterprise, local economic participation and the structures that can help businesses grow together.
Understand GGEsWORK WITH AFRIBABuilding something
Building something
that strengthens
enterprise?
We work with governments, development organisations, businesses, funders and institutions interested in practical approaches to enterprise and inclusive economic growth.
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