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The Reach for Change Incubator also helped James Kofi Annan build a social enterprise that\u2019s fighting child trafficking in Ghana.<\/p>\nMore than one million African children have benefitted from social enterprise development in Africa in the last five years, according to a new report released by Reach for Change Africa.<\/p>\n
The non-profit organization, which, this year, is marking its 5th anniversary themed \u201cAccelerating Impact. Driving Change\u201d, also reported that over 300 early-stage social entrepreneurs were supported to develop organizations that are improving the lives of children, youth, and women in 7 African countries.<\/p>\n
Since it\u2019s launched in Ghana in 2012, Reach for Change Africa has provided crucial business development support for social entrepreneurs who, in turn, used their social businesses to impact over one million children.<\/p>\n
As a result, over 435,000 African children were protected from mental abuse and threats, over 308,000 children were provided with high-quality education, and over 156,000 children were supported to develop and live healthy lives.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe social enterprise movement is really starting to take off in Africa, and we are honoured to be a part of this movement for change,\u201d said Amma Lartey, Reach for Change Africa\u2019s Regional Director. \u201cWith the right supports, social entrepreneurs have the potential to lead Africa\u2019s development and impact millions along the way.\u201d<\/p>\n
Reach for Change Africa is a non-profit organization that runs incubators, accelerators and other customized programs to help local social entrepreneurs develop sustainable organizations that impact the lives of children, youth, and women. In the report, a number of social entrepreneurs from the 7 countries where Reach for Change Africa operates, explained how the organization\u2019s programs helped them to develop their social ventures.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis year, I spoke with my mentor at Reach for Change about the possibility of franchising my social enterprise and got great feedback. This led me to apply for the NEXTGEN franchising competition and because of the great influence and impact of the Reach for Change Incubator, I was among the winners! Now I am looking into scaling Apps & Girls across all of Tanzania and other African countries,\u201d she added.The Reach for Change Incubator also helped James Kofi Annan build a social enterprise that\u2019s fighting child trafficking in Ghana.<\/p>\n
\u201cI owe a debt of gratitude to Reach for Change. Its Incubator program brought direct benefits to me and to Challenging Heights. Today, Challenging Heights is a well-respected global leader in the fight against child trafficking.\u201d said James Kofi Annan.<\/p>\n
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From the age of 6 to 16, James Kofi Annan was enslaved, starved, abused and forced to work in appalling conditions. After managing to escape and turning his life around, James was determined to prevent other children from experiencing the same thing. He founded Challenging Heights, an organization that rescues and rehabilitates children from slavery, identifies and educates vulnerable children and establishes income-generating initiatives in at-risk communities and empowers youth and families to help prevent child trafficking.<\/p>\n
Since joining the Reach for Change Incubator in 2013, James has more than quadrupled Challenging Heights annual budget and is implementing a 5-year strategic plan, developed with support from Reach for Change. Most importantly, he has impacted the lives of over 8,000 Ghanaian children.<\/p>\n
The 5-year anniversary report also details Reach for Change\u2019s plans for the future. Over the course of the next 5 years, the organization plans to run additional accelerators to increase the number of African social entrepreneurs that they reach, enriching the social enterprise ecosystem across Africa through research, and implement new programming, such as the rapid scale program for more established social entrepreneurs in the growth phase of their development.<\/p>\n
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