In Africa as elsewhere, many young people aspire to start their own business and build a brighter future, which is why Total created the «Startupper of the year by Total» challenge.
Ideas deserve support, especially great ones. And promising ideas deserve a helping hand.
Google, Facebook, Daily Motion, Twitter, Deezer, Airbnb and other leading names in the 2.0 economy all started as the brainchild of inspired young people. There’s no shortage of startuppers in Africa — iCow, Afate 3D Printer, CardioPad, Obami4, Sense Ebola Follow up and M-Iouma are already shaking up the continent.
Are you under 35 years old? Do you want to create a business or develop one that is less than two years old? Are you a citizen of one of these 34 African countries: Algeria, Angola, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of Guinea, Republic of the Congo, Reunion, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia or Zimbabwe? If so, this challenge is for you!
Total is interested in all your projects, regardless of the type of business or activity, as long as they share the characteristics common to creative start-ups: innovation, competitiveness, growth boosting and job creation.
Think Global, Act Local
What challenges need to be tackled where you live? How will your innovative project address them? After you show Total how, they will support those of you who will inspire, create, invest, hire and produce, all to transform “your” world
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