Africa-Press – Ghana. Mr Emmanuel Mumuni, the Component Manager of GIZ, has called on stakeholders to create more awareness about the different sources of funding for start-ups.
He said despite the various interventions from the government and other funding organisations, there was the need to create more awareness to ensure young entrepreneurs have access to funding opportunities.
Mr Mumuni was speaking on the sidelines of the NextGen Opportunities Forum 2025 in Accra on the theme: “Youth Empowerment for a Sustainable Future One Bold Step,” organised by TalentsinAfrica and the People Initiative Foundation.
This year’s edition marks a historic milestone:10 years of igniting ideas worth spreading through TEDxLabone, TEDxAccra & Africa Dialogues, and a bold leap into the future of Africa’s youth.
The forum was a gathering of young leaders, entrepreneurs, policy influencers, investors, creatives, and educators working to unlock transformative pathways across the continent.
The event had 40+ speakers and panellists, including entrepreneurs, CEOs, policy makers, and innovators, with seven panels covering AI & Jobs, Women in Leadership, Startup Capital, Creative Economy, Legal Migration, and Purpose-Driven Branding.
It also had live performances, interactive exhibitions, and a curated youth opportunities expo.
Mr Mumuni said there were more funding opportunities to be accessed by these, but not much was being said about them to provide information for these startups.
He urged startups to actively seek these opportunities because research had it that most of them do not seek funding opportunities.
“Startups must be the initiators of reaching out to Administrators of funding opportunities,” he added.
Mr King David, Strategic Communications Expert at the AU Commission, called on young people to foster strong alliances and connect to grow and develop their businesses.
He said most of the challenges these young entrepreneurs faced were funding opportunities, and they needed to colaborate and support each other.
Mr Emmanuel Leslie Addae, a Curator of the Forum and Founder of TalentsinAfrica, said, “From innovation to migration, AI to entrepreneurship, we are asking the bold questions and putting youth at the centre of the answers.”
He said the panels deliberated on Jobs & Skills,while others talked about how African Startups Can Thrive Without Global Venture Capital.
He said this was more than just a forum but a platform to confront the real challenges and possibilities facing young Africans.
Other discussions included AI & Automation, with questions about whether they were creating jobs or killing them, as well as the topic of legal Migration, whose opportunity was it anyway?
He said the Forum was supported by a network of corporate, government, and development partners.
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