Creating high-productivity jobs for Africa's next generation
We build high-impact companies in export manufacturing and international labour mobility to dramatically boost incomes for African workers.
Total philanthropic and commercial capital we aim to mobilise.
We aim to generate at least $500 in income gains for every $1 of philanthropic funding.
We aim to spend less than $10 to double one person's income for a year.
Samantha PowerFormer Head of USAID, Ambassador to the UN and AJF Advisor“Better jobs, through international labor mobility and export manufacturing, is one of the most powerful tools to lift families out of poverty. The Africa Jobs Fund is pursuing this with tremendous rigor and ambition, and it is in our collective interest to do all we can to support and scale their investments.”
Lant PritchettLeading Development Economist and Co-Founder of LaMP“The Africa Jobs Fund is tackling a huge challenge - high productivity jobs for the youth bulge in Africa - in the right way, catalysing innovative private sector investment in high impact, scalable, sectors.”
Iyinoluwa AboyejiGeneral Partner of Future Africa, 2x Unicorn Founder and AJF Advisor“African founders have shown they can build category-defining companies. The next decade is about building the ones that put millions of people to work. AJF deserves the attention of every founder and funder serious about jobs and growth on the continent.”
Kumar GargPresident of Renaissance Philanthropy, Former White House Advisor“Daniel and his team have done the analytical work to identify the highest-return interventions in poverty alleviation in developing economies, and they have the venture-building experience to bet early and activate the founders who can act on that thesis.”
Hodan OsmanPresident and Board Chair of the Somali Development Bank“The Africa Jobs Fund is doing great work! They've been a fast moving and helpful partner to the Somali Development and Reconstruction Bank and I'm very excited about their mission to create high-productivity jobs for African workers.”
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The most cost-effective way to end poverty in Africa is to move people into high-productivity jobs.
Two mechanisms do this at scale, and the evidence base for both is overwhelming.
Export Manufacturing
Moving workers from subsistence farming to value-added manufacturing raises household income ~5× and upgrades skills, infrastructure, and the tax base with it.
International Labour Mobility
Moving a worker from a low-income country to a high-income country raises earnings 5–30x: the single largest income gain available anywhere in development economics.
Build with us
We back world-class operators to build scalable, commercially viable organisations that create good jobs at scale. The fund provides risk-tolerant capital, industry expertise, and hands-on support from experienced operators.
Build a high-impact company with us
We source exceptional founders and recruit them to build new organisations in export manufacturing and labour mobility. If you are looking to build something that can change the trajectory of thousands of lives, we want to hear from you.
Catalytic funding for your organisation
We provide catalytic capital to existing organisations with a credible path to creating significant income gains for Africans. If you are building in export manufacturing or international labour mobility, we want to hear from you.
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