Our partners Entrepreneurs for Entrepreneurs, organized the grand finale of the 2018 African Diaspora Projects Initiative - Sustech4Africa competition. We thank all the African Diasporans who participated in this year's call for projects, bootcamp and training.
We are happy to announce the winners-
Project of the year is from Zilipa Nyirabyago - a circular economy based social project in Rwanda, supporting rural farmers to grow mushrooms on coffee waste and using the waste from mushrooms as compost for farming.
Oceane Vildeuil of LUM ARTEMISSA is second, with a project supporting local communities in RDC to grow Artemissa for consumption against malaria. She also won the public vote.
Orban de Xivry and his team from Solarly have the third project chosen. Their project supplying green energy to rural communities in Cameroun impressed the judges.
A cross section of the audience (below) at OH business lounge Leuven Belgium
Join us on the 25th of April 2018 at the Bouchout Castle, Meise Botanic Garden Belgium to discuss the African Diaspora input in the agro food sector.
Some of the speakers at the forum are -
Mr Solomon Agyin - Founder King Solomon Warehouse cash and Carry Antwerp
Pierre Thiam - Senegalese Chef and Co-founder Yolele Foods New York
Rev Father Chika Onyejiuwa - Executive Secretary Africa Europe Faith and Justice Network (AEJFN) Brussels
Suzanne Awung Nvenekeng - Owner Suzzy Farms Cameroun
Odile Ano - Founder 1001Noyaux( producers of Mango oil)
Zilipa Nyirabyago- Solidev (Coffee Producers) Rwanda
Maureen Duru - Founder, The Food Bridge vzw
Frederic Ponsot - Remittances and Financial Inclusion Specialist, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Bjorn Macauter - General Manager Entrepreneurs for Entrepreneurs Belgium
Jérôme Degreef- Directeur scientifique Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles
Piet Stoffelen - Director Collections, Meise Botanic Garden
Filip Vandelook - Researcher Meise Botanic Garden
Upcoming Events
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Art of Food Heritage; Spices session
29-09-2023 5:00 pm
Food Bridge Events -
7th African Diaspora Agrofood Forum
20-10-2023 10:00 am
Food Bridge Events
The Helping Hand Project
In collaboration with Kwabre Ne Sekyere Belgium,Mfantesman vzw,Voice of Women International, Kente FM and other African organizations, we are organizing "The Helping Hand project",is an action started in 2016, aimed at feeding the homeless in the Brussels area. We are in need of volunteers to help with the cooking, packing and distribution of food to the homeless and needy. We are also still looking for sponsors for this project. We do not accept funds but prefer sponsorship in the form of donations of desired food items, food packaging materials. if you are interested in giving a helping hand, contact us on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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