What do we do exactly?

Exchange supports promising African entrepreneurs in their growth and scale-up. Provided that sustainable growth is achieved, such entrepreneurs can add extra value to the local community in the form of employment and better regional prosperity. 
Exchange distinguishes itself from other non-profit organizations and NGOs by not opting for the traditional model of financial support, but by assisting entrepreneurs with tailor-made expertise. We are convinced this will lead to more sustainable solutions in the long term.

Our approach

Through our growth programs we work together with the South entrepreneurs in a sustainable way and for the long term

Read more

Local and international partnerships

A crucial selection point for the growth programmes is that they can be embedded into the local context. Exchange does not only look for relevant experience from the Belgian business world, but also wants to involve relevant local partners from the start onwards. On the one hand because specific local expertise is invaluable and guarantees in-depth and concrete knowledge sharing. On the other hand, to ensure that knowledge is also shared within the local context, so that as many players as possible in the region benefit from the development of the growth programme.

Focus on the private sector

Exchange consciously choses for private companies. The mission of Exchange explicitly fits within two of the focus point of the international Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): SDG 8 'Decent work and economic growth' and SDG 17 'Partnerships for the goals'. Within these two goals the importance of the private sector is underlined.

Since 2018, Exchange has opted for focus. Focus on eight countries in (primarily Sub-Saharan) Africa. And focus on six well-considered sectors. chosing for focus means chosing for specialization and sustainable partnerships.

Discover our focus countries!

Uganda

S.-Africa

Rwanda

Malawi

Morocco

Ghana

Tanzania

Mozambique

And our focus sectors!

In order to arrive at the selection of the sectors, both the growth sectors in the focus countries and the expertise available in Belgium were taken into account.

In addition, future driven selection criteria such as innovation, sustainable energy, the circular economy and automation (ICT) are highly valued. They are needed to find answers today for the challenges of tomorrow. Both in a government context and in collaboration with the private sector. Both in the North as in the South.