Why youth entrepreneurs are key to combating climate change crisis

Youths cleaning a section of the Nairobi River at Korogocho, Nairobi on October 10, 2024.

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I have seen first-hand that to effectively tackle climate change within the African context we have to turn to the people it impacts most.

Too often our businesses have not created value on our continent or traded commodities for short-term profit instead of long-term investment. Fostering entrepreneurship, sustaining young entrepreneurs, who will grow businesses and create sustainable jobs, is a crucial pathway to achieving long-term climate solutions.

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