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Quarterly Newsletter 1 – 2018
During the 1st Quarter, we took our work to new communities across six States in Nigeria. In total, we recruited and trained 300 rural women and farmers on organic farming
I am inspired by what Springboard does in Nigeria – Kathleen Oweegon
In 2017, I visited Lawrence Afere and his project, Springboard – near Akure, Nigeria. I imagined going to a small plantain farm for an afternoon excursion, seeing the farm and
Farm to School Africa Trains 1,800 Students in Agriculture
In line with the Federal Government efforts to make agriculture attractive to youths and drive their involvement, Farm to School Africa has trained a total 1, 800 students across five
Why this Nigerian Chose Rural Farming over a Suit & Tie
In 2007, when Lawrence Alaba Afere graduated from university, he shocked his family with the news that he was not going to use his business management degree to land a
Green Pads ( now known as SafePads) – Winner of the first cewas Start-up Competition
Lawrence Afere from Nigeria is the winner of the first cewas Start-up Competition. His business idea “Green Pads” convinced both the jury and the audience. As a banana farmer Lawrence
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT
Lawrence Afere, Founder of Springboard, will speak at two major global International conferences in February and March 2015. MOSES Organic Farming Conference Lawrence will be speaking at the 2015 MOSES
LAWRENCE AFERE, ONE OF THE 500 YOUNG AFRICAN LEADERS RECOGNIZED BY PRESIDENT OBAMA
In 2014, Lawrence, founder of Springboard, was selected as one of the 500 Washington Fellows for Young African Leaders, a President Obama initiative to train young Africans in Business, Public
Construction of Springboard chips factory and training centre
Springboard will soon begin production and training in its new building that will be commissioned before the second quarter 2015. Full-scale plantain chips production will commence at the new
Springboard partners with Saathi India to produce natural sanitary pad for rural girls in Nigeria.
Before the end of 2015, Springboard, in partnership with Saathi India, will commence the production of affordable natural sanitary pad made from banana and plantain stem for rural girls in
