The launch took place on 26 February at the 12th Sankalp Africa Summit in Nairobi, Kenya.
The African Development Bank contributed $26,000 to support the summit as an official "knowledge partner" The Bank also sponsored a panel discussion titled "From startups to scale-ups: Future-proofing African entrepreneurship ecosystems through technology and innovation" ENNOVA connects entrepreneurs, enterprise support organizations, educational institutions, and investors across Africa.
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In partnership with the Unreasonable Group, the Nike Foundation is set to launch the Girl Effect Accelerator this November to help social entrepreneurs whose business startups focus on helping economically disadvantaged adolescent girls.