In 2020, after 10 years of support from Mastercard Foundation and celebrating their renewal of 10 future years of commitment, we released our most widely consumed publication, The Very Young Entrepreneur Scenario for Africa. To continue building on this thesis, we are preparing to release Version 2 of the paper in 2025.
In order for us to conduct this research we will enlist the help of the Anzisha National Council, a domestic advisory structure comprised of a group of six individuals, each of whom will bring together experts in the fields of education, policymaking, investing, media and entrepreneurship. These experts will contribute content for the VYES, which will form part of the larger VYES 2.0 policy paper, one of the most informed policy papers we will have done. VYES 2.0 will be released in 2025.