Network of African Social Enterprises

One voice for Africa’s social enterprise networks

NASE is a pan-African network of national social enterprise bodies. Its members are national umbrella organisations, not individual enterprises.

Why NASE exists

National networks, connected

Social enterprises now work in health, education, agriculture and almost every other sector in Africa. Many countries have national networks that bring them together, but those networks have operated alone.

That cost Africa a shared voice in international forums and the chance to learn from each other. NASE puts the national networks at one table, where decisions about Africa’s present and future can be made together.

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.

Objective

Unite African social enterprises to address shared challenges, share knowledge, develop solutions and advocate for the continent in international forums.

Founding members

Launched on 17 May 2024 at AACOSE 7

Social Enterprise Ghana

Founded in 2016. A national network of 1,000 Ghanaian social enterprises. It runs training, advocacy and policy work, has 50 training centres and has supported more than 26,000 social enterprises.

Social Enterprise Kenya

More than 50 member social enterprises. It runs capacity-building workshops and training on running a social enterprise, business planning, marketing and impact assessment.

Social Enterprise Ethiopia

Founded in 2018. Works with more than 680 social enterprises and affiliated networks and has a community of over 17,000 subscribers. Host of AACOSE 9.

Social Enterprise Ivory Coast

Founded in 2012. A network of over 200 social businesses and NGOs working on urgent local problems.

DYNAMIC TEAM OF VISIONARIES

AACOSE Conveners

AACOSE is a Pan-African convening that provides opportunities for actors in social entrepreneurship.