Turning smart ideas into sustainable businesses
Our mission
Entrepreneurship for a better world
Orange Corners is an initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands that provides young entrepreneurs across Africa and the Middle East with training, mentorship, network, funding and facilities to start and grow their businesses. We support innovative solutions to local Challenges, that contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. We partner with various stakeholders to support and strengthen the entrepreneurial ecosystem.
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The entrepreneurs
Carine & Esther Djé
We focus on products that leave farmer’s fields but never make it to consumer by working with locally sourced fruits and turn them into traditional delicacies, free of additives and preservatives.
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Ben Diop
Our electronic health passports enable healthcare professionals to quickly access medical data from individuals. Each QR code scanned is potential a life saved.
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Fadwa Moussaif
It’s our goals to design and manufacture products that respect the environment and social conditions of the female artisans, while reviving traditional weaving.
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Ernest Nartey-Tetteh
It may well be Corona times, plastic pollution doesn’t wait. It’s our mission to sensitize Africa about the dangers in plastic mismanagement while making them realize the value in recycling.
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Wilma Cavaleiro
Identify the problem you want to solve, and start with the resources you have. Those can be used to different ends than your usual business and serve the community in challenging times.
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Introducing: ‘La Caravane Orange Corners’ Morocco
The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and Orange Corners have launched a new concept ‘La Caravane Orange Corners’ at Orange Corners Morocco in collaboration with our new partner Bidaya which was presented during an official launch event on February 12th, 2021. This new ‘moving’ variation of the Orange Corners programe will take place …
MEET THE WINNERS OF OCIF NIGERIA TRACK II
Last month, we were able to congratulate another group of succesful participants of the Orange Corners Innovation Fund (OCIF) at Orange Corners Nigeria. The OCIF aims to improve access to finance for early-stage startups that are enrolled in the Orange Corners incubation- and acceleration programmes. This enables the winning entrepreneurs to scale their business and …
LESSONS LEARNED ABOUT FEMALE ENTREPRENEURSHIP – by Carol Nader
Becoming an entrepreneur takes a lot of perseverance and a great passion for your idea. This is even more necessary as a female entrepreneur in a male-dominated ecosystem. However, there are numerous examples of successful female business owners who have flourished despite an unsupportive culture. Luckily, I have had the great opportunity to dive into …
