South African local leaves behind his high paying Wall-Street job to return to South Africa and support the entrepreneurs of one of the poorest villages.
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The Alexandra Township of South Africa is one of the poorest areas in the country with little opportunity for advancement. One visionary businessman, Yusuf Randera-Rees, believes that Alexandra’s entrepreneurs can be just as successful as anywhere else, if they are only given the chance. So he envisioned a way to give them that chance: The Awethu Project.
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wow…an entrepreneurial program designed to help men AND women…what a concept. Great story!!