MICROCAPITAL EVENT: Africa Investor Hosts Investors’ Summit on Social Investing and Social Enterprise in Africa, Capetown, South Africa, May 3, 2011

Event Name: Investors’ Summit on Social Investing and Social Enterprise in Africa – Incorporating Sukuma Afrika Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Awards

Event Date: May 3, 2011

Event Location: Capetown, South Africa

Cost: USD 1,500

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Summary of Event: Africa Investor, in partnership with the United Nations and the Business Call to Action, a global platform with the purpose of accelerating progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), presents the Investors’ Summit on Social Investing and Social Enterprise, which will take place the day before the World Economic Forum Africa. This one-day summit will include panel discussions and a series of project presentations from corporates on their inclusive business models and from foundations supporting social enterprise and young entrepreneurs in Africa. There will be a “Social Enterprise Marketplace” matching inclusive business models with foundations and existing social enterprises.

The Summit will also host the 2011 Sukuma Afrika Young Entrepreneurs’ MDG Awards. Sukuma Afrika hosts a competition to encourage young people across Africa to engage in ventures with a development impact. The competition is open to African youth, up to 35 years of age, presenting for-profit business models that contribute to the pursuit of one or more of the MDGs.

Event Themes and Discussion Topics:

  • Creating value through social enterprise and inclusive business
  • Social enterprises in Africa
  • Ensuring business growth and social returns: evaluating and monitoring outcomes
  • Innovative financing: investing in social enterprises
  • Focus on partnerships: collaborating for social and business impact
  • Presidential roundtable: successes and challenges in building social economies in Africa

Event Website: http://www.africainvestor.com/event.asp?id=254

For more information contact Emma Sayers, Manager: Event Production by telephone at: +27 11 783 2431 or by email at: esayers@africa-investor.com

By: Alexandra Pattee, Research Associate

About Millennium Development Goals (MDGs): The Millennium Development Goals are eight goals set by the United Nations to address the needs of developing countries. Established at the Millennium Summit in 2000, the deadline for completion of these goals is 2015. They are as follows: (1) end poverty and hunger, (2) achieve universal primary education, (3) promote gender equality and empower women, (4) reduce child mortality rate, (5) improve maternal health, (6) combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases, (7) ensure environmental sustainability and (8) encourage global partnership.

Sources and Resources:

[1] International Association of Microfinance Investors, “Investors’ Summit on Social Investing and Social Enterprise in Africa Incorporating Sukuma Afrika MDG Awards”http://www.iamfi.com/documents/InvestorsSummitonSocialInvestingSocialEnterpriseinAfrica.pdf

MicroCapital’s Microfinance Universe: Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), https://www.microcapital.org/microfinanceuniverse/tiki-index.php?page=Millennium+Development+Goals+%28MDGs%29

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Additional Resources:

World Economic Forum Website, “World Economic Forum on Africa 2011”, http://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-africa-2011

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