Promesse Sénégal is a program designed to help students and young entrepreneurs create sustainable business projects, and develop their skills through exemplary and original entrepreneurial projects. Promesse Sénégal contributes to the development of sustainable entrepreneurial values and approaches by encouraging and developing the potential and audacity of young entrepreneurs and students, and by channelling their energy and creativity into the realization of themselves and of sustainable businesses concerned with their economic profitability and their impact on society.
Program odyssey
Training courses
Pedagogical expeditions
Organized visits to sustainable businesses and personalized meetings with leaders in different sectors.
Retirements
Access deeper knowledge, discover your potential and talents, and overcome your own limitations.
Formations
Enable promising leaders to strengthen their entrepreneurial spirit and acquire the knowledge and know-how to develop it.
Mentoring & Coaching
Develop a network of experienced entrepreneurs involved in economic and social life.
Thematic workshops
Regularly gather players around a theme for exchange, information and mutual enrichment. Invite resource persons whose experience and background can enrich the program.
Group debriefing
A place for entrepreneurs to meet and share ideas, develop collaborative strategies and share the difficulties and best practices of each project.
Promesse senegal is also an intensive phase
Entrepreneurs Without Borders
In addition to the strategic strengthening of social businesses of young entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurs Sans Frontières aims to create a community of young people from diverse backgrounds, passionate about the creation of social enterprises and skilled in entrepreneurship.
The program seeks to enhance the transfer of knowledge, skills, and experiences between the French and Senegalese programs of Artemisia…
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The entrepreneurs and projects over the years.
Edition 2005
For the first ESF project, Artemisia formed a partnership with Ashoka, an organization present in nearly 60 countries that manages a global network of social entrepreneurs, to support several of their “innovators” in Mali. Five (5) graduates from HEC – Entrepreneurs traveled to Bamako for a month to work in pairs with these social entrepreneurs, whose goal was to generate revenue for their NGOs.
Edition 2006
The program pairs business school students with young entrepreneurs to work together on the strategic development of the entrepreneurs’ businesses for a period of one to three months. The “Entrepreneurs Sans Frontières” methodology was developed through the organization of three projects: a pilot project in Bamako, a first edition in Paris, and a first edition in Dakar.
Edition 2003
Edition 2007
Edition 2009
Edition 2013
Tangible impact and prospects
Discover Synapse’s impact on the Senegal Promise program.
8+
Country
600+
Recipients
600+
Entrepreneurs
350+
Entreprises
The projects supported so far are very diverse: from industrial cleaning and recycling of used products, to design, total quality management consulting, distribution of fast-moving consumer goods, fair tourism, organic farming, fashion, education, ICT, and even film production for children. Beyond the professional aspect, each participant has been able to gain a very rich intercultural and human experience.
Thierno Souleymane AGNE
NAATANGE
Thierno Souleymane Agne is a young Senegalese individual who is particularly interested in issues related to sustainable development, the environment, and nature.
Cherif BASSE
Cosmetic Products
He had created, along with 5 friends, a GIE (Economic Interest Group) for the distribution of cosmetic and food products using their own funds.
Marie KA
Picture Box
In 2005, Marie took the plunge and founded her own production company, Picture Box, using her own funds. Picture Box supports businesses in their communication strategy…
Mariétou SALL
Riz2ARC
Thanks to her competitive spirit and the innovative and relevant nature of her project, Mariétou is the winner of the women’s digital entrepreneurship competition. …
Past participants’ stories
Dive into the heart of our training program through the inspiring testimonials of those who have lived it. Each story reflects a unique journey, challenges met and opportunities seized. These participants share their experience, their transformation and the impetus they received to realize their ambitions. Their success is our greatest achievement.
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