Connect SA - Global Entrepreneurship Week Zimbabwe 2025

ABOUT CONNECT SOUTHERN AFRICA

Connect SA is a dedicated regional social enterprise responding to the challenges faced by youth in the SADC region, such as, youth unemployment; digital illiteracy; financial illiteracy; entrepreneurship support and the gender digital gap. We create positive social impact through the intelligent use of technology.

Connect Southern Africa focuses on addressing youth challenges like unemployment and digital illiteracy through advocacy, training, and technology. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Harare, Zimbabwe, Connect SA provides support for job searches, business start-ups, and entrepreneurship.  We advocate for youth engagement and we works with other institutions to provide opportunities in the digital economy,

ABOUT GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP WEEK

Global Entrepreneurship Week is a movement to celebrate and empower entrepreneurs in every country and community around the world – especially those who face structural barriers or may have never considered the idea of launching a startup. Each November,10 million people take part in tens of thousands of activities, competitions and events that inspire them to act and provide them with the knowledge, experience and connections they need to succeed.

Global Entrepreneurship Week reaches beyond high-tech startup hubs like Silicon Valley, London and Shanghai. It envisions one entrepreneurial ecosystem open to all, including smaller cities in emerging economies and under-represented communities, whether systemically marginalized, geographically hard-to-reach or otherwise pushed aside or left out. National campaigns are driven by local event organizers who plan activities tailored to their community’s needs. Activities can range from small, local gatherings to massive international competitions – or anything in between.

While GEW only takes place one week each year, the connections made are long-lasting. The campaign serves as an opportunity to collaborate and engage with organizations and individuals to celebrate and spotlight entrepreneurs, expose people to the path of entrepreneurship, help them get started and facilitate access to capital and the resources to grow.

Global Entrepreneurship Week is powered by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and supported by a range of strategic partners including corporate sponsors like FedEx, entrepreneurship support organizations like Endeavor Global and JA Worldwide, a diverse collection of national host organizations and 25,000 local event organizers.