The need to focus on supporting entrepreneurship and business growth
The importance of investing in local talent
The opportunity to promote innovation as the key driver of industry growth and job creation
The importance of helping strengthen connection to community for disadvantaged students with strong potential so that they do not lose roots (diaspora challenge)
How giving back to the community provides girls who have received assistance (scholarship support, mentoring, etc.) with self-esteem, and the feeling that they can accomplish great things because of the experience of doing so
The role of economic development that drives choice and support for women's empowerment
the founding of Reaspora.com, a web destination focused on resources, connections and support for African expatriates interested in re-connecting with the continent. The name for this website and the commitment to build it grew directly from connections made at BarCamp Africa
the creation of SquibWib, a web-based educational platform that allows a mentor and a student in different places to meet online and read together, as if they were in the same room
the establishment of Afridex, the first steps of a consolidator of pan-African tech content
the launch of Kelele, an annual bloggers' conference that will move between African countries; the wide response to BarCamp Africa inspired a coalition of African bloggers to commit to this ongoing gathering
the building of connections between Silicon Valley's community of not-for-profits focused on positive change in Africa; these groups have already begun to support one another at local gatherings and events.
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