Raising the Next Generation of Business Leaders, Flourish Africa Fund empowers 500 female entrepreneurs.

Flourish Africa, the women empowerment movement founded by Apostle Folorunso Alakija, Africa’s

leading businesswoman and Philanthropist, has announced the graduation of the first batch of 500

female entrepreneurs and beneficiaries of the Flourish Africa Business and Life Skills Training program.

The Business and Life Skills Training programme, targeted at female-owned Micro, Small and Medium

Enterprises (MSMEs), was inspired by Apostle Folorunsho Alakija’s desire to raise the next generation

of economically empowered women on the continent, starting with Nigeria for the next 5 years. and

to provide them with the skills needed to manage successful and financially viable businesses.

During the 12-week long intensive training program, the 500 beneficiaries were exposed to world-class

coaching and business mentoring from industry experts, including Apostle Alakija herself. While

speaking during the live mentorship session, she urged the women to support one another and

exhorted the importance of passing on the lessons they had gained. “Business is God’s Business,” she

remarked, emphasising the need to “place God first in business,” explaining that it was the key to her

success as an entrepreneur.

Eloho Iyamu, the Engagement Associate, Flourish Africa, who commented on the program’s success,

disclosed that in addition to the training, the graduands would also partake in a business pitch

competition where 100 winners will get funding of up to 2 million Naira. In addition, the graduates will

also be inducted into the prestigious Flourish Africa Alumnae association, which has been positioned

to become a knowledge and expertise powerhouse for African female-owned businesses.

The graduation is expected to hold on July 17, 2022, at the Civic Center in Victoria Island.

Apostle Folorunso Alakija established the women’s empowerment movement, Flourish Africa, to act

as a catalyst for the advancement of African women. The movement was formed to provide female

millennials and adults with access to information that will help them advance in their jobs, love lives,

and relationships.

In keeping with her passion to see women become truly fulfilled and empowered, Apostle Folorunso

Alakija launched the N1 billion fund to promote female owned businesses in Africa on her 70th

birthday, in July 2021.