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- Algeria
Orange Corners Algeria reports: empowering entrepreneurs through Orange Corners Algeria’s inaugural acceleration programme
In its first year as the implementer of Orange Corners Algeria, Sylabs is excited to take ...
- General
Ecosystem partners: Segal Family Foundation in Sub-Saharan Africa
Delve into the world of innovative philanthropy and ecosystem development with Patricia Malila, strategy manager at ...
- South Sudan
The transformative journey of youth empowerment in South Sudan
In February 2024, NL Ambassador for Youth, Education and Work Jurriaan Middelhoff visited South Sudan. Here, ...
- Iraq (Kurdistan Region)
Entrepreneurs of tomorrow rock Mini-Incubator Erbil
At Orange Corners, ideas become reality. And really, you can’t start that process early enough. That’s ...
- Morocco
Best of both worlds: Dutch students support Moroccan entrepreneurs with real-life challenges
Last year, Orange Corners Morocco and the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences kicked off a new ...
- Sudan
From displacement to success: Orange Corners Sudan's Taj El-Din's entrepreneurial journey
With the war in Sudan entering its tenth month, our Orange Corners alumni continue to face ...
- Ghana
Meet the OC alumni: Gideon Dendzo – Giddins Ghana
Back in April, we met Gideon for the first time when he visited the Netherlands as ...
- Iraq (Kurdistan Region)
Meet the OC partners: Nali Bahaulddin – Netherlands Consulate-General Erbil
The success of a local Orange Corners programme depends not just on our implementing partners. A ...
- Ghana
Meet the OC ambassadors: Victorine and Bright
Each local Orange Corners hub has one or more ambassadors: alumni who continue to play a ...
- Nigeria
Meet the OC alumni: Titilayo Falaiye – Orange Strategy
“Indiscriminate disposal of waste is a major issue in Nigeria and Africa at large”, says Titilayo ...
- Nigeria
"The longest six months of my life!" or what Orange Corners is really like
Ever wondered what it’s really like to go through an Orange Corners incubation or acceleration programme? ...
- République démocratique du Congo
Turbocharging DRC’s entrepreneurial ecosystem with Dutch support
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is undergoing a remarkable transformation in its entrepreneurial ecosystem, ...
- Morocco
In the media: Youness Ouazri - Eco-dôme Maroc
In Morocco, a startup is building affordable homes using a material that is ubiquitous: soil. Orange ...
- Nigeria
Meet the OC partners: Sonia Onovughakpo Fajusigbe – Netherlands Consulate-General Lagos
Orange Corners is but one of many youth-related programmes funded by the Netherlands government. Why this ...
- Ghana
Meet the OC alumni: Derrick Kofi Sarfo – DercolBags
Remember Derrick? This manufacturer of eco-friendly packaging was part of a group of young Ghanaian entrepreneurs ...
- Côte d’Ivoire
Meet the OC alumni: Ollaset Ahouo - Cabo Samlan
Côte d’Ivoire, the world’s leading cocoa producer, generates 26 million tonnes of waste from this crop ...
- Iraq (Baghdad)
In the media: KAPITA's insights
The Iraqi entrepreneurial scene is constantly evolving. From hackathons and bootcamps to training, volunteering and more, ...
- Iraq (Baghdad)
In the media: Mohamed Al-Hakim - EQIQ/Fedshi
Iraqi entrepreneur Mohamed Al-Hakim is the founder of VC fund EQIQ as well as Fedshi, a ...
- Ghana
Meet the OC alumni: Naiden Ewuradjoa Kutubebi – The Planet shop GH
Born in a small fishing community, Naiden Ewuradjoa Kutubebi is disturbed by the gigantic mountains of ...
- General
Alumni Accelerator Pitch Event great success
In the last 7 months, 16 of our most promising young entrepreneurs joined Amsterdam-based accelerator Forward·Inc ...
- General
In the media: Dutch women entrepreneurs leading agriculture innovation
As the demand for agrifood products continues to surge alongside concerns about climate change, resource depletion, ...
- Nigeria
In the media: Mariam Lawani - Greenhill Recycling
Remember Startup Night Africa? In July 2023, 5 talented women entrepreneurs from our Orange Corners programmes in ...
- Morocco
Meet the OC alumni: Yassine Bentaleb - Foodeals
With Orange Corners Morocco (La Caravane) in its fifth cohort, it’s worth remembering some of the ...
- Ghana
Meet the OC alumni: Anthony Owusu-Ansah - ShaQ Express
If you’ve ever visited Ghana’s capital Accra, chances are good that you’ve spotted one of the ...
- Morocco
In the media: Mohamed Taha El-Ouaryachi - Wave Beat
Not many of us can claim to ever be featured on BBC World News, but Orange ...
- Côte d’Ivoire
In the media: Télébo Soundele - Orange Corners Côte d’Ivoire
The Netherlands is country of honour at this year’s Salon international de l’Agriculture et des Resources ...
- Nigeria
Meet the OC alumni: Boluwatife Arewa – Scrapays
Did you know Africa recycles less than four percent of the waste it generates? With Scrapays, ...
- Nigeria
Meet the OC alumni: Yemi Olutoye – Drugstore Nigeria
Adeyemi Olutoye is the founder of Drugstore Nigeria, an online marketplace for authentic and affordable medications ...
- Nigeria
In the media: Queen Uwabuofu - CloveKids
Back in July, 5 female Orange Corners alumni from our different programmes around the continent pitched ...
- République démocratique du Congo
In the media: Goretti Kat - Minzoto Club
On 11 July 2023, 5 amazing young female Orange Corners entrepreneurs pitched at Startup Night Africa ...
- Nigeria
In the media: Isaac Oladipupo - Afrilearn
Earlier this month Orange Corners Nigeria entrepreneur Isaac Oladipupo was featured by Forbes Africa, one of Africa’s most influential business magazines. ...
- Ghana
Meet the OC alumni: Felix Appiah – Trisolace
Did you know snails are the most profitable farm animal per square meter? Although few Dutchies ...
- Sudan
In the media: Safia Shatta - Mango Gate
Last month, 5 wonderful Orange Corners graduates pitched at Startup Night Africa NL, in search of ...
- Ghana
In the media: Emi-Beth Quantson - Kawa Moka
Last month, 5 amazing female Orange Corners alumni pitched their businesses at Startup Night Africa NL, ...
- Ghana
Meet the OC alumni: Yaa Asare – Naya Success
Once upon a time, Ghana was one of Africa’s main hubs for poultry farming. Today, the ...
- Sudan
Hope in times of war: stories from Orange Corners Sudan
As Sudan navigates through the most critical and darkest of times, let’s shine a light on ...
- Ghana
Meet the OC partners: Maame Awinador-Kanyirige
A close cooperation between the Dutch and local government, a local implementing partner and international, Dutch ...
- Jordan
Meet the OC hubs: Nada Al Jaafari - Jordan
In Jordan, a new Orange Corners hub opened in early 2023 in collaboration with the Queen ...
- Nigeria
Meet the OC alumni: Maryam Adebola-Salami - Mobaby Care
Many care products currently on the market in African countries are of Western origin, created by ...
- Ghana
Alumni in the NL: meet Alice and Derrick
Earlier this year we had the pleasure of welcoming a number of Orange Corners Ghana alumni ...
- Morocco
Meet the OC hubs: Youness Ajoutate – Morocco
Orange Corners is a network of people dedicated to create a better world through entrepreneurship. From ...
- Ghana
Alumni in the NL: meet Gideon & Stephen
Last month we had the pleasure of welcoming some of our Orange Corners Ghana alumni at ...
- Mozambique
Meet the OC alumni: Celso Ferreira – Zambezi Eyewear
Through our incubation and acceleration programmes, we support young entrepreneurs in Africa, Asia and the Middle ...
- Palestinian Territories
Meet the OC alumni: Amer Kurdi - Adel
The West Bank is one of the world’s most challenging places to do business. In a ...
- Egypt
Meet the OC alumni: Aly Mohamed – Seavo
The energy transition is one of the most important challenges of our times. Reaching ‘net zero’ ...
- République démocratique du Congo
Meet the OC hubs: Shary Lima – DRC
Orange Corners is a network of people dedicated to create a better world through entrepreneurship. All ...
- Senegal
Meet the OC alumni: Adja Sembene Fall & Seynabou Fall
Senegal’s new generation of female entrepreneurs has opportunities their mothers never had. At the same time, ...
- Iraq (Kurdistan Region)
Meet the OC alumni: Huda Sarhang - Lala Candles
What do you know about the Kurdish culture? That daffodils are special to the Kurdish people? ...
- Iraq (Baghdad)
Meet the OC alumni: Shakir Ayad - Orderii
From a one-man company to 30 employees and a six-figure pre-seed investment: Orderii’s Shakir Ayad has ...
- Palestinian Territories
In the media: Bashir Saifi - Jobify
Meet Bashir Saifi, founder of JobifyGlobal. Launching early next year, Jobify connects people and AI. Through ...
- General
Petra Beris: “I never wanted to be an entrepreneur”
The journey of an entrepreneur is often described as an intentional (and often romanticised) path that ...
- General
Watch the highlights of the plenary session ‘Promoting Youth Employment: Upskilling Future Generations’
Investing in youth employment and youth leadership are at the core of the Youth at Heart ...
- General
How young entrepreneurs can benefit from Intersectional Feminist Leadership
At the One Young World conference in Manchester, the Enterprise for Peace scholars reflected on the ...
- General
Orange Corners is supporting the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Africa and the Middle East. One of the ...
- Morocco
Creating good people is more important than creating champions
Adil Hajji is a big and sturdy man, he is visibly popular in and around the ...
- General
NL Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Orange Corners and The Hague Humanity Hub team up for International Youth Day event to inspire ‘Enterprise for Peace Scholars’
To celebrate International Youth Day and inspire scholars selected as part of the One Young World ...
- Morocco
Wave Beat goes with the flow
Mohamed Taha El Ouaryachi and Oussama Nour are two entrepreneurs from the north of Morocco. They ...
- General
Orange Corners Impact Newsletter #2
In the Orange Corners Impact Newsletter we keep you up-to-date on the Orange Corners activities and the impact we make. The second edition is out now!
- Morocco
My dream is to build Eco-domes in every Moroccan city, and all over Africa
Youness Ouazri is a civil engineer from Rabat and alumni from the Orange Corners La ...
- Ghana
Derrick Kofi Sarfo of Dercol Bags: ‘If you’re ambitious, there’s always a way to get things done’
What do you do when your city is flooded, claiming more than 230 lives, and one of the causes of the flood is choked drainages due to disposed single used plastics? You start a company which addresses the root of the problem. And that is exactly what Derrick Kofi Sarfo did. Read the full interview here!
- Morocco
Loubna Lasry believes in a holistic approach with three pillars Sports, Nutricion and mind
Loubna Lasry is a connective-behavioral therapist, life coach and psycho pedagogue. Loubna is also an incubatee ...
- Egypt
Meet Islam Mohamed, founder of Tawsela.
What do you aim to achieve for your community? “Tawsela” translate itself to the relation between ...
- General
Zach George: "Empires collapse, while ecosystems continue"
Right at the start of the interview with Zachariah George, Managing Partner and co-founder of Launch ...
- Egypt
Nayera from Nero Puppets believes in the power of puppet play
By making puppets and using them, I aim to support the mental health for children throughout ...
- Senegal
Agro-business Abel Food helps you to eat healthier and cook smarter
This innovation that you see here now, is something we would like to continue in the ...
- Ghana
Hope Givers: A climate-smart company helping communities and females to get to work
Linda Lariba Atibilla tries to get over 1000 female employees to work, giving them the task to convert tons of waste generated from shea, baobab seed and neem seed to organic compost for organic farming and cosmetics from baobab.
- Sudan
Gender Equality: Interview with Mutaz Mohamednour of 249Startups
The last guest in our interview series on gender equality in the wake of #InternationalWomensDay: Mutaz ...
- Ghana
Sikadan Homes: providing accommodation for low-income households
Via our platform, you can find an accommodation at your own convenience. Access to decent and ...
- Mozambique
Interview with Sara Fakir, co-founder at IdeiaLab, Mozambique
Sara Fakir is an executive catalyst at Orange Corner’s local implementing partner, Ideialab in Mozambique. She ...
- Palestinian Territories
In conversation with…… Majd Khalifeh from Flow Accelerator
In the wake of International Women’s Day (IWD), OCHQ interviewed the CEO of Flow Accelerator Majd ...
- Angola
Frantec: Tapping into Technology and Simplifying Data
Francisco da Mata is a young computer science graduate and currently an incubatee of Orange Corners ...
- Nigeria
Meet Greenhill Recycling, a waste and recycling management startup in Nigeria
“There is so much material to pick up here, I am always running around,” said Mariam ...
- Nigeria
Órìghò: immortalising African heritage and culture through blockchain technology
Do what comes naturally for you and what you are passionate about. Meet the visionary Anita ...
- Nigeria
Quadloop: Developing solutions by turning waste into sustainable solar wall lanterns
Dozie Igweilo is a technophile. Before he launched my startup, he used to repair mobile phones. ...
- Morocco
Meet two of our entrepreneurs at Sports Orange Corners!
Sports Orange Corners has officially kicked off! Its ceremony took place on January 14 2022 at ...
- Egypt
Alia Alaa Eldin Yousef: Egyptian mum and founder of a mentally healthy community
Quite frankly, for a very long time, I thought my kids were the challenge. Now, I ...
- Algeria
Algerian Clean Energy (ACE) powers ahead with installing solar power systems in Sahara
We are a social enterprise that provides installations of residential solar photovoltaic systems in areas that ...
- Côte d’Ivoire
Ivoire Myciculture: cultivating oyster mushrooms in Bingerville
Our vision is to feed the population while preserving the environment for the generations to come. ...
- Algeria
A small artisan family business in Bouira, Algeria
We hope to provide individuals with different ranges of body care products that are handmade, regenerating ...
- République démocratique du Congo
Collaborative farming in Maluku, RDC
Our country can cultivate their own agricultural products. Initiatives like Le Bulb Farm strengthen that belief. ...
- République démocratique du Congo
Rethinking plastic packaging in Kinshasa, Congo
President John F Kennedy once said: “Ask not what your country can do for you, but ...
- Morocco
The future of drones in Moroccan farming
Our goal is to modernise agriculture and other sectors using multifunctional drones, and the only way ...
- Senegal
Pape, surfboard sharper and instructor of Sunugal Surfboard Repair
When I first learned how to make a surfboard from scratch, I liked it so much, ...
- Iraq (Baghdad)
Holiveg: the go-to shop for healthy recipes, beauty and plant-based products
In 2017, Shumoos Ghanim established the Iraqi Vegan Society to satisfy the demands of vegans in ...
- Egypt
ElZtouna: an e-learning platform in Upper Egypt, pairing teachers with students
ElZtouna’s services have come in handy during the pandemic as it gives students access to an educational platform, ...
- Egypt
Arwa Sameh, founder of Maan: win-win for all parties involved
Maan means together in Arabic. I chose this name because it illustrates the connection we have ...
- Egypt
Orange Corners Egypt celebrates graduation of first 28 entrepreneurs in Cairo and Assiut
We look back at a festive September month in Egypt, as Orange Corners Egypt celebrated the ...
- Côte d’Ivoire
Ti Naturel: saving Ivorian vegetables to make savoury sauces
The strength of Ti Naturel is that we preserve the authentic taste of Ivorian vegetables in ...
- Burundi
Orange Corners and Ingenious City teamed up: Ecosystem mapping in Burundi
In response to a request from the Netherlands embassy in Bujumbura to better understand the entrepreneurship ...
- Côte d’Ivoire
Agro-business in Ivory Coast: from production, processing to distribution of cassava
The OC programme has helped me to gain more visibility due to the marketing workshops, articles, ...
- Sudan
Akhdur: saving greens through solar dehydration
We equip small and middle sized farmers with locally manufactured drying units and market access services ...
- General
Intrapreneurship is the gateway to innovation
At Orange Corners, we strive for innovation and impact at the ecosystem level. Therefore, we would ...
- Sudan
Ecowaste: increasing awareness of managing waste in Sudan
Ecowaste combats an important societal and environmental issue in Sudan by improving waste management, providing environmental ...
- Sudan
Designing, producing and distributing products made possible by disadvantaged women in Khartoum
I would like women to obtain their own training and production centre, creating something for themselves ...
- Iraq (Kurdistan Region)
Any kind of service, only one click away
As an entrepreneur, you are responsible for the results you deliver. For Darnafees, it means that ...
- Sudan
DowaQa: a cultural and innovative food journey
DowaQa is all about making, transforming and enjoying food with the products and people you have ...
- Iraq (Kurdistan Region)
Connecting gift lovers with small local businesses
“Hadyari’s aim is to promote a culture of love, collaboration and peace and create a market ...
- Ghana
Providing innovative organic food solutions for optimum health in Ghana
Our vision statement is to become a global nutrition, health and wellness company that achieves better ...
- Ghana
Safeguarding and cultivating the future of Akuapem through coffee
Asili is an enterprise that is unique from production to distribution due to its the strong ...
- Egypt
Tagreebi: merging art, design with technology
In 2014, when Ahmed Abdelaziz and his team presented an installation on the Venice Architecture Biennale, ...
- Egypt
Uniting Egyptian history with art and design
The Gawad sisters, Rasha and Sara, decided to pursue their childhood passion in art and fashion ...
- Angola
Alojinha: using recycled materials to make sustainable products
“Entrepreneurship can pave the way for enhancing a sustainable and prosperous ecosystem in young Africa, but ...
- Angola
Digital Intelligence Language: leading information technology startup in Angola
The services of DIL bridges the gap between the businesses’ challenges and the role of intelligent ...
- Nigeria
Ecotutu: achieving food security and driving sustainability in Nigeria
My team is committed to provide access to clean and affordable cold chain solutions, while creating ...
- Côte d’Ivoire
ORANGE CORNERS CÔTE D'IVOIRE CONGRATULATES OCIF WINNERS
Earlier this month, Orange Corners congratulated another group of successful participants of the Orange Corners Innovation ...
