Proparco launches the second edition of the African Private Equity fellowship, a training and networking program
published on 11 July 2023
Following the success of the first Fellowship cohort, which has completed its training cycle in June 2023, Proparco and France Invest have decided to renew this unique training and networking program. The Fellowship second edition will start in automn 2023 and will bring again together 50 young professionals, men and women, from the African continent, for a period of 6 months. Applications are now open.
The first edition of the Fellowship brought together more than 18 different nationalities and some 40 investment structures from the various parts of the continent. More than 14 emblematic funds* supported this first Fellowship. It's "a unique chance to build a network so that we can contact these new relationships when opportunities arise", says Jean-Yves Mea, an impact investor at the Injaro fund, who took part in the first fellowship.
The African Private Equity Fellowship offers talented young investors the opportunity to meet their peers during an executive program covering all aspects of private equity, private credit and venture capital. The Fellowship combines the sharing of experience, in-depth technical and sectoral analysis, and networking through thematic videos, working sessions with experienced professionals, and case studies inspired by real investment cases...
As Françoise Lombard, Managing Director of Proparco, points out: "Supporting private sector investment in Africa means strengthening the community of African investors. This community is best equipped to understand the diversity of local contexts, while being connected to the international ecosystem." This pilot program fully illustrates one of the goals of Proparco's new strategy: to explore new ways of supporting our clients and mobilizing our partners to act together for greater impact.
For more information and to apply today (for classes to start towards the end of September 2023): https://www.africanpefellowship.com.
This program is part of the Choose Africa initiative. It is supported by Proparco, in partnership with France Invest's Africa Commission and Campus AFD. It is implemented by Inskip.
* The first fellowship was supported by industry partners including: I&P, Adenia, Convergence Partners, Meridiam, Africinvest, Amethis, Oncologie & Diagnostic du Maroc, XSML, Mediterrania Capital Partners, Metier, Exeo Capital, Uhuru Investment Partners, DPI, TLcom Capital.
