SPARK develops higher education and entrepreneurship so that young ambitious people are empowered to lead their post-conflict societies into prosperity. It does so by building the capacity of local economic and educational organisations and institutions.
Princess Kofa (34) is a young Liberian entrepreneur in the business of managing waste. She established Paynesville Waste Enterprise in 2010, with the help of SPARK and partner Business Start-up Centre Monrovia.
SPARK welcomed Kofa to Africa Day in The Hague last month, where she joined hundreds of current and potential players in the international development sector, and shared the story of her success.
Hayat Al Natsha (48) invented a game. It's a game she dreams will help every child in the Palestinian Territories in learning and forming Arabic words. Al Natsha, who sold her car in order to finance the printing of the first edition of her game, earned First Prize for her invention in the Hebron Business Plan Competition at Polytechnic University, funded by SPARK.
Winners of the prize for the best learning moments of 2011 in International Development Cooperation were announced last week at Partos Plaza in Amsterdam.
SPARK is preparing its contribution to Afrikadag in Den Haag on 29 October: a workshop and speeddating session with our guest entrepreneur managing her own waste management company in Liberia, a special focus on Brilliant Failures of NGOs, and an inspirational speech from SPARK Director Yannick du Pont.
