Microsoft partners GrowthAfrica to launch #Insiders4Good Fellowship

MICROSOFT and GrowthAfrica have announced their partnership to launch the #Insiders4Good East Africa Fellowship, which seeks to support emerging entrepreneurs as they turn their business ideas into reality and scale. This initiative is a new partnership between Microsoft and GrowthAfrica, designed to empower East African entrepreneurs with mentorship and technology, and amplify their voice through the Windows Insider Program, a global community of millions of Windows users using tech to make a lasting impact upon the world.

The #Insiders4Good East Africa Fellowship will be awarded to 25 entrepreneurs from Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda, who have innovative social business ideas with the potential to improve their communities, the East African region, and the world. #Insiders4Good Fellows will receive a suite of Microsoft hardware and software, plus six months of tailored technical and strategic mentorship from local and international leaders.

“Thousands in East Africa are creating extraordinary solutions that change the way communities and businesses solve problems and improve people’s lives,” said Microsoft Director of Software Engineering Mr Bambo Sofola. “Innovation is in the DNA of all Windows Insiders.  We see East Africa as a key region, where exciting new ideas are growing.  We’ve been impressed and heartened by the progress made already by the first 25 #Insiders4Good Fellows in Nigeria,” he said.