YEPI hosts 4th Annual Entrepreneurship Summit

Over 250 Social Entrepreneurs gather in Mombasa this weekend for a summit aimed at harnessing entrepreneurship and innovation in the Coast region.

The summit hosted by the Youth Empowerment Program Initiative also brings together innovators, investors, corporate, government leaders and change makers in the country.

Participants will network and Learn unique skills and best practices in the contemporary business environment, and identify and leverage opportunities for business from both private and public sector players.

The Summit is part of our efforts to nurture and support not just an entrepreneurial ecosystem among youth in Mombasa, but also to provide real-world skills, best business practices, mentorship and connections to help these highly motivated youths succeed, says YEPI Executive Director, Amani Katana.

During the summit, selected youth will compete against their peers and present their businesses to a panel of esteemed judges.

The #YESMombasa2020 is a flagship program of YEPI aimed at enabling economic opportunities for youth and women hence addressing unemployment, poverty and violent extremism in the Coast Region of Kenya.

Now in its 4th year, YEPI has directly empowered 1015 young people through its 3 flagship programs (SEED, GSC and STALMP) and has increased access to mentorship to over 3,000 young people.