Kampala. Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda and Netherlands Ambassador to Uganda Alphons Hennekens will today officiate at a two-day regional symposium on ‘Scaling Social Business in East Africa’ at Sheraton Hotel in Kampala. The symposium seeks to provide a platform for addressing key development and insights regarding social entrepreneurship and impact investments in the region.
Key sectors of the economy that will top the agenda include agriculture, which employs over 60 per cent of the labour force in the region, education and energy. “It will facilitate the sharing of practical examples and insights on the strong alignment between development objectives and business interests and identify examples of innovative collaborations from the region,” reads part a statement sent to this newspaper.
The symposium is hosted by Ka Tutandike Trust UK, and International Citizen Service (ICS) in partnership with Kulika Uganda, Acumen East Africa, USAID, Yunus Social Business Foundation, Growth Africa, Open Capital, Ka Tutandike Uganda, Aga Khan Development Network, Business Fights Poverty, EDUCATE, Unreasonable East Africa, Ashoka East Africa and Trade Mark East Africa, all non-government organisations.
“This regional symposium aims to provide a vital platform for addressing key development and insights regarding social entrepreneurship and impact investing in East Africa,” the statements further reads According to the statement, experts will also give special attention and examine how social enterprises can attract timely and sufficient funding to grow the region.
Source: Daily Monitor

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