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.
Read moreOur impact
Let the numbers speak
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.
Read the whole story
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.
Read the whole story
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.
Read the whole story
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.
Read the whole story
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.
Read the whole storyThe latest
Uniting Egyptian history with art and design
The Gawad sisters, Rasha and Sara, decided to pursue their childhood passion in art and fashion design 10 years ago. They were intrigued by the dying art of the hand-woven textile industry and traditional loom weaving, the antithesis of fast-fashion production. The place of origin of their hand woven textiles is Akhmem, a small village …
Kick-off event Orange Corners Alumni Community: Masterclass on ‘Getting Ready to Export’
We are proud to announce that we have officially launched the Orange Corners Alumni Community on July 1st, 2021 with a festive virtual opening inlcuding the first network sessions for attending alumni. The aim of this community is to offer alumni from all Orange Corners locations an accessible, inspiring and supportive platform where they connect …
Establishing the foundation of a vibrant Community of Practice across Africa and the Middle East together with YBI
OCHQ would like to express its gratitude to YBI for their support of the Orange Corners Programme in constructing a Community of Practice, which began in January 2021 and came to a successful close last April. YBI supports young people around the world to start, grow and sustain businesses. As a platform for members to exchange ideas, …
