Together with the African diaspora in Europe we unlock the potential of African new and existing micro and small businesses for economic and social development. To achieve this vision, WIDU.africa works closely with representatives from the African diaspora to gain critical insights and receive recommendations from the Advisory Board.
Read more about the members of the Advisory Board and the team behind the project below.
WIDU Advisory Board
Our WIDU.africa Advisory Board was established in August 2019. It is headed by Mr. Philipp Knill, Director of the Africa II Directorate (Central, East and Southern Africa, African
Union, coordination of operations in Africa) at the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
The board consists of representatives from the Cameroonian, Ethiopian, Ghanaian, Kenyan, Togolese and Tunisian diaspora, representatives from the diplomatic missions in Germany of all the African countries WIDU.africa is currently active in, representatives from civil society organisations such as Transparency International e.V., Brot für die Welt e.V., Kiel Institute for the World Economy, German Africa Foundation e.V. as well as resource persons from pan-African organisations, African FinTech organisations and other African private sector experts in Germany. Board meetings take place twice a year.
The independent and experienced experts aim to provide accompanying advice, knowledge, critical insights and recommendations to the project.
WIDU Team
The WIDU team, whose responsibilities include managing the project and the online platform, is dispersed between various locations, including each of the participating African countries and the headquarter of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in Eschborn, Germany.
WIDU in Germany
WIDU Cameroon
WIDU Ethiopia
WIDU Ghana and Togo
WIDU Kenya
WIDU Tunisia
