Month: August 2020

“I have been involved since August 15 and my task is to highlight Germany as a location for start-ups and make it more attractive for Rwandan start-ups, but also to bring German companies to Rwanda and to fight against the stereotype that not only Rwanda but the entire African continent has. The aim is to create a resilient network and, in cooperation with the University of Rwanda and the University of Koblenz-Landau, to establish an incubator on site in Kigali…”

“Through my personal experiences I was able to get to know Rwanda as a highly interesting country. I find the starting point of the project particularly exciting, which provides for an exchange and cooperation at eye level. This is precisely where I see a great strength of the project, which thus also departs from the classic idea of development aid and strengthens the economic conditions, starting from the university. This also includes the exchange and sensitization of Rwandan start-up teams from the academic world to start up in Germany and for German start-ups and medium-sized companies to establish their ideas in Rwanda or in other African countries. In general, I am also looking forward to implement new ideas and support founders in their development with our motivated StArfrica team…”