Venture philanthropy to provide jobs, empower women in Nigeria, Africa

SAHRE BOCAR, SENEGAL - AUGUST 11: A women that took part in the TOSTAN Community Empowerment Program, with her children near her home. During the Community Empowerment Program women learn about their right to health and their right to be free from all forms of violence, about hygiene, and how diseases are spread and prevented. They also discuss the health risks of harmful practices such as female genital cutting and child/forced marriage, and how to improve child and maternal health in their village. August 11, 2014 in Sahre Bocar, Senegal. (Photo by Jonathan Torgovnik/Reportage by Getty Images)..

Venture philanthropists seeking to make strong social impact in Africa have affirmed their desire to help the continent’s business and political leaders channel their resources more effectively to solve problems. Some of the problems they hope to solve include youth unemployment, underperforming

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