ANDE Southern Africa is joining the Foundation and Alliances Task Force within the Startup20 engagement group, contributing to G20 South Africa 2025.
Advancing Entrepreneurship Priorities for G20 2025
As we engage with partners across the G20 network, ANDE remains committed to advancing inclusive and sustainable entrepreneurship worldwide. In support of this mission, the Southern Africa Chapter will host the G20 Entrepreneurship Learning Series, a high-impact policy engagement initiative aligned with South Africa’s G20 Presidency 2025 agenda. These in-person “capsule sessions” are designed to foster dialogue, share insights, and elevate local perspectives within global policy conversations. The series will generate African-led entrepreneurship insights and policy recommendations for the G20 Engagement Groups.
- Elevate Africa’s entrepreneurship priorities—especially from township and underserved economies—on the G20 stage
- Convene structured dialogues that explore inclusive entrepreneurial policy solutions through scenario planning
- Produce actionable policy briefs and a consolidated G20 Entrepreneurship Policy Memo for G20 stakeholders
- Engage a curated set of local and global ecosystem actors, including entrepreneurs, support organizations, funders, corporates, and policy
The series will comprise four core thematic sessions aligned with key G20 Engagement Groups and will be conducted in person. Utilizing a scenario planning methodology, each session will bring together 30 to 40 stakeholders from the entrepreneurship, policy, research, and funding communities. The outcomes of each session will inform the development of a targeted policy brief, which will collectively contribute to the final G20 Entrepreneurship Policy Memo.
This will focus on empowering township youth entrepreneurs through digital tools, startup support, and peer communities of practice.
Increasing capital access, tackling systemic bias against women entrepreneurs, promoting innovation in the care economy, and strengthening support networks for women founders
Promoting inclusive startup ecosystems through infrastructure, mentorship, and targeted support for youth and women in underserved areas.
Enhancing access to finance, global markets, and corporate partnerships to support township-based entrepreneurs and scale African startups.
