Legal Commentary

Africa Diaspora Marketplace

By Ory Okolloh

For US-based diaspora folks, your chance to make a difference back home?

“The USAID and Western Union have launched a business-development program that will support U.S.-based African Diaspora in creating plans for sustainable start-up and established businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa. The program will also provide grant funding to 10-20 small-and-medium businesses with the strongest proposals for boosting economic opportunity and job creation in Sub-Saharan Africa through Diaspora-driven development.”

Deadline to apply is July 21, 2009.

Full post as published by Kenyan Pundit on June 03, 2009 (boomark / email).