Social Enterprise Africa is about tackling social problems and improving communities and people’s life chances. Its mission is to see that:

• At least one child in every village in Africa is educated to a good standard and trained to be an ethical change maker with good links to the outside world and the means to communicate with them.
• These children grow up with the means to eliminate poverty through social enterprise and minimize the chance of famine through planning and good management.
• The abuse of children’s and women’s rights in rural Africa is removed through raising awareness of international standards amongst these children.

If you would like to know more about the work of Social Enterprise Africa, please visit
http://www.socialenterpriseafrica.org/back2seasch.html

The Awards bring together top African businesses, investors, policy makers and the press to recognise some of the outstanding achievements of entrepreneurs on the continent.

The Pioneers of Prosperity programme was set up by Michael Fairbanks, the co-founder of the S.E.VEN fund which aims to help end global poverty through entrepreneurship.

It is hoped the African awards, which saw 10 companies competing including four lead by female entrepreneurs, will highlight successes and inspire a new generation of business people.

And as Alan McCormick one of the judging panel says, echoing Barrack Obama:

They are an inspiration to anyone in Africa who may be wondering if they can succeed in business. The answer is: yes, you can.