State of Social Enterprise Africa 2025

AcknowledgementsLead authors Strategic Partners Africa Forward Yogavelli Nambiar Director, Policy and Ecosystem Development Luvuyo Rani Executive Director Pearl Uzokwe Programme Director African Union Commission Sabelo Mbokazi Head of Labour, Employment and Migration Division Mary Aisha Menta Policy Officer Dagmawi Tewodros Sahlu Policy Officer Motsepe Foundation Precious Moloi-Motsepe Co-Founder and Chief Executive OfficerKenneth Makhanya Chief Operating Officer SAP Jennifer Beason Global Director of Impact Entrepreneurship, Corporate Social Responsibility Hemang Desai Global Head of Corporate Social Responsibility Sunil Geness Director of Global Government Affairs and Corporate Social Responsibility Africa We thank the following members of the Africa Advisory Group on Social Enterprise Data, the Schwab Foundation and Global Alliance for Social Entrepreneurship and others not listed, for their strong insights and invaluable contributions to this report. Awat Bertrand Abanyi Executive President, Green Globe Organization Nasri Adam Director of Impact and Communications (Pan-Africa) and Regional Director, East Africa, African Venture Philanthropy Alliance (AVPA) Adeyemi Adelekan Researcher, Tyndall Centre, University of ManchesterWorld Economic Forum Danson Gichini Lead, Africa and MENA, Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship Daniel Nowack Head, Social Innovation, Schwab Foundation for Social EntrepreneurshipGenesis Analytics Heather M. C. Dixon Senior Associate Bonga Khoza Associate Doreen Ngalaka Analyst Olorunfemi G. Ogunjemilusi Senior AssociateContributors The State of Social Enterprise: Unlocking Inclusive Growth, Jobs and Development in Africa 56