Location: Mogadishu, Somalia
Shuraako, the US Embassy, Nairobi, and the World Bank Group successfully co-hosted the Somali Investment Forum: Returning Capital for Growth (SIF) March 8-10, 2015. The two and half day event convened around 330 entrepreneurs, investors, sector experts, business development experts and other stakeholders – all of whom are focused on Somalia – to discuss business opportunities and challenges, catalyze investment deals, and network.
Hosted 14 sessions to advance dialogue on business, business associations, and private sector policy reform
45 Somali-based businesses pitched directly to investors with pledged capital representing five investment groups
Shuraako secured pledged investment capital which acted as a matching fund for local financial institutions, diaspora investors, impact funds, and others
60 Somali-based businesses and business support services hosted booths to advertise their products and services, and network with key players, at the SIF Trade Show
54 scholarships were awareded to Somali businessmen/women to attend the Forum who could not have afforded to otherwise
Shuraako and the One Earth Future Foundation published two reports in conjunction with the SIF. Powering Progress: The Potential of Renewable Energy in Somalia and Building a Business Ecosystem in Somalia: The Case for Business Associations that were used to guide session content
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Mogadishu, Somalia