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Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance (HEA)

Date of Creation: September 2007
Official Launch: 19 April 2008, at Bretton Woods, New Hampshire - USA.
Who we are: An alliance of African students studying at leading universities in the United States, Canada,
Europe, Asia, such as Harvard, MIT , Johns Hopkins, Cambridge, Oxford, LSE.
Our Mission: To capture, inform and engage Africa’s global intellectual capital towards a sustained, strategic
and concerted development of the African continent.

HEA quick facts as of Harambe Bretton Woods Symposium III, April 2010:
 High Profile Supporters include: Mo Ibrahim, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Aliko Dangotean
 101 official Harambe Alliance Members, 21 African Countries represented in the Alliance
 70 Harambe Alliance Schools, including World’s Top 5 colleges
Arguably the most powerful network of the next generation of African professionals,
anywhere in the world.
Harambe – Cameroon
President/Founder: Olivia Mukam
Local representation: Team of young professionals and students from local and international universities.
Mission
To inspire a new generation of young leaders and entrepreneurs who see problems as opportunities in need of
solutions and have the poise and wherewithal to engage others to make long-lasting social impact.
Objectives
i. Change the paradigm as it relates to entrepreneurship and competition among Cameroon’s youth.
ii. Empower the individual by providing necessary training and skills development that will allow them to
translate their ideas into ventures for the benefit of the community.
iii. Provide a support network comprising of students, mentors/experts, NGOs, businesses and government
agencies.
Method: The Social Entrepreneurship Program will be structured in 5 steps:
Step 1 – Introduction: Activate Harambe Clubs “The Problem-Solvers’ Club” in each regional University
(Yaoundé, Douala, Buea, Dchang, Bagangté). Applications open to all university students.
Step 2 – Selection: 3 Challenges to select the Top-25 nationwide Problem-Solvers.
Step 3 – Incubation: Top-25 invited to the 4-days Business Incubator (Business camp)
Step 4 – Competition: Each of the 5 Teams of 5 will propose a social innovation project. 2011 Theme:
Solutions to Problems of Urbanization. e.g Waste management, city farms, street lighting, et al.
Step 5 – Implementation: The Top-2 social enterprises would be implemented.
Long Term Vision
Build a nation of Problem-Solvers, who would adopt and practice the Harambe spirit: Knowing that beneath
every problem is an opportunity to be seized. In a spirit of Harambe/“togetherness” in Swahili, we can
transform our problems into opportunities, and have a long-lasting impact on the development of our nation.

Harambe-Cameroon - « Transforming our problems into opportunities!»

Email: cameroon.2008@healliance.org | Website: www.healliance.org | Blog: HarambeCameroun.blogspot.com
Tel: +237 7013 5705 | P.O. Box: 5787, Yaoundé –Cameroon | Office: Hajal Center 601, Yaoundé