Pan African Institute for Entrepreneurship and Community Development

May you come out of this season with the best for the (upcoming) New Year

Entrepreneurship isn't just about starting a business, it's about solving problems, taking risks, and creating value.

Every step may be uncertain, but every challenge is an opportunity to grow. Keep learning, keep building, and most importantly, keep going.

Redefining Free Education and the Demand for Rights to Right Education
At the just concluded open-ended intergovernmental working group on an optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the rights to early childhood education, free pre-primary education, and free secondary education held at the United Nations Office in Geneva, Switzerland, I shared my concerns about the focused topic and how experts in the room needs to redefined what free education should be in order to help the nations of the world especially the developing and underdeveloped countries.

READ MORE VIA https://africacore.org/redefining-free-education-and-the-demand

African Union ECOSOCC is thrilled to announce the Call for Applications for National ECOSOCC Chapters (NECs)!

Application Period: 1st - 31st January 2025

Apply Online: https://ecosocc.au.int/en/national-chapters

Are you a Civil Society Organization (CSO) passionate about making a difference in Africa? Now is your chance to join ECOSOCC National Chapters and make an impact at the continental level!

Don't miss this incredible opportunity to contribute to development through the African Union.

Apply now:

Establishment of National Chapters The Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) was established in July 2004 as an Advisory Organ composed of different social and professional groups of AU Member States.

Like company founders, entrepreneurial managers rarely have access to the requisite human, social or financial capital to see a project to success. Early decisions about core contributors are crucial and not unlike core founders selecting their cofounders and future top executives. There are three basic relationship types. There are relational members, usually friends or family; unknown members, like relative strangers; and acquaintances. Not surprisingly, entrepreneurs are often tempted to form a relational team, reaching out to friends, family, or close coworkers from the same department as primary contributors and partners. The reasoning is sound. Relational teams often share similar values, viewpoints, and perspectives; therefore a high trust level is inherent. Limitations of bringing in close relationships, however, include blurred division of labor and authority, overlapping social networks, similar access to financial capital, as well as a propensity to delay difficult conversations and decisions about company matters. Choosing a relational core may limit the functional diversity of a team.

Happy Easter

You just heard Howard Stevensons' definition of entrepreneurship: “the relentless pursuit of opportunity without regard to resources currently controlled.” While that sounds good on paper, the reality is that most of the people working within established organizations feel safer pursuing what is familiar rather than pursuing the unknown. Thus, being an entrepreneurial manager requires a complete shift in mindset. It requires having a notion of ownership, being opportunity-driven, and maintaining a sense of focus and urgency.

Young Tech Innovators!

Join us for the virtual launch of the second cohort of the AU Digital and Innovation Fellowship.
At the event, you'll learn about the program & how you can become one of the 16 fellows!

🗓: 28 March, 2024
⏰️: 11 AM EAT
🔗: t.ly/Imbnz

The Skill-Up Artisans Programme courses by Federal Government and Industrial Training Fund (ITF) include (but aren't limited) to the following;

| Crop production
| Poultry
| Farming
| Scaffolding
| Garment making
| Tiling
| Plumbing
| Welding
| Auto mobile
| Pop
| Domestic installations
| Masonry
| Cutting and sewing
| Embroidery and sewing
| Iron reinforcement
| Welding etc

Register here: supa.itf.gov.ng/start-registra…

For more Inquiries, Contact: [email protected] or 07036187708, 08035892623

Federal Government Trade Grant