Network of African
Social Enterprises (NASE)
Introduction
Africa continues to face a myriad of social problems attributed to increased population, climate change, poor leadership and unfavourable policies, among others. For a long time, the continent has depended on external help to solve its problems. However, today, social enterprises are emerging to
provide Africa’s solutions to African problems. In many African countries today, social enterprises can be found in almost every sector, including health, education, and even agriculture. The social enterprises are evidences of how the Africans are drivers of their destinies.
These social enterprises have formed a national network that brings together the social enterprises in each country. Unfortunately, there is no interconnection between the various national networks. Each country operates individually and locally. This denies the African continent the much-needed voice and strength in the international arena. The various networks operating independently are not taking advantage of the lessons they could learn from each other and the benefits they could accrue from sharing a common platform if they created a pan-African network.
This is the clear call that has led various networks of social enterprises to form the Network of Africa’s Social Enterprises (NASE). This pan-African network of African social enterprises is expected to be the voice of all of Africa’s social enterprise networks. Through this network, Africa will no longer be relegated to the periphery in the deliberations, discourses and debates that have implications for the African people. The Network of Africa’s Social Enterprises will bring together all social enterprises through their national consortiums on one round table where decisions affecting the present and future of Africa will be made.
Mission Vision & Objective
Mission
To create an enabling ecosystem that supports the development of sustainable social enterprises in Africa
Vision
Accelerating the growth and the impact of social enterprises in Africa
Objectives
Founding Members
NASE was launched on May 17th 2024, by the following networks
Social Enterprise Ghana
Established in 2016, Social Enterprise Ghana is a national network of 1,000 Ghanaian social enterprises. It supports the development of the social enterprise ecosystem through training, advocacy, policy, and promoting access to investments and skills. With 50 training centres, it has trained and supported more than 26,000 social enterprises.
Social Enterprise Kenya
With over 50 memberships of Kenyan social enterprises, has organised numerous capacity-building workshops. It provides a platform for members to network, collaborate, and share resources. Additionally, it offers training sessions in areas such as how to run a social enterprise, business planning, marketing, and impact assessment.
Social Enterprise Ethiopia
The Association of Social Enterprises in Ethiopia, established in 2018, has more than 300 actively participating social enterprises. It has acquired more than 11,000 subscribers on various digital platforms and has improved and impacted the lives of at least 15.8 million Ethiopians.
Social Enterprise Ivory Coast
Social Enterprise Ivory Coast is a network of over 200 social businesses and non-governmental organisations, all engaged in bringing viable solutions to the most urgent issues identified in local communities. Founded in 2012, the network has provided various opportunities to local social entrepreneurs.
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AACOSE is a Pan-African convening that provides opportunities for actors in social entrepreneurship. It provides the space for mutual learning, co-creation, networking, and creating new narratives that can contribute to social transformation in Africa.
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