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Jumpstart Africa launches campaign to complete build of its crowdfunding platform
(PRNewswire) – Jumpstart Africa has announced the launch of its Indiegogo campaign to raise needed funds to complete the build of its revolutionary crowdfunding platform, JumpstartAfrica.com.
Pioneering in every way, Jumpstart Africa is the first to imagine a better way in which the world can lend its support to the continent’s brightest minds to help them raise money for their innovative and creative projects. The Indiegogo campaign (www.igg.me/at/jumpstartafrica.com), which starts today, has a funding goal of US$40,000 to also provide the needed resources to find and help local African entrepreneurs in making their dreams and projects a reality.
Bridging the gap between Africa’s current banking system that fails to help innovative African entrepreneurs emerge, Jumpstart Africa will operate with complete transparency so that those who contribute via the platform will always know exactly where their money goes to the African entrepreneurs, innovators and artists it was meant for.
“Many avid supporters of Africa believe that aid given to Africa actually hurts Africa,” said Ahmed Zikrem, CEO and founder, Jumpstart Africa. “We propose a new way of giving directly to an entrepreneur who is going to start a business that will solve a problem, provide jobs and stimulate local economies. We want to empower the people of Africa not give them a fish but help them to fish on their own.”
Jumpstart Africa has built strong relationships with top innovation centers, incubators, and associations throughout Africa to help people reach out and support its initiative. Some of the exciting projects that will be on JumpstartAfrica.com at launch include:
– Unmanned Ariel Vehicle: Moses Gichanga from Kenya has developed a low-cost Unmanned Aerial Vehicle technology to help monitor and prevent poaching and the slaughter of wildlife in Africa.
– Solar Cooking Stove: Rose Twine from Uganda has developed a low-cost smokeless solar stove that can also charge your phone and light your house for the price of only two months of regular charcoal consumption.
