I-Village Capital, inhlangano engenzi nzuzo yomhlaba wonke esekela izinkampani ezintsha ezinomthelela omkhulu ezimakethe ezisafufusa, ifake imali engu-$350,000 esikhwameni sayo sakamuva ezinhlanganweni ezimbili ezintsha zaseGhana, okuwuphawu lokuqala lokutshalwa kwezimali okuvela emotweni eyenzelwe ukuhambisa imali ezinkampanini zase-Afrika ezisesigabeni sokuqala ezakha izinsizakalo ezibalulekile.
Lolu xhaso luvela kwi-Africa Ecosystem Catalysts Facility (AECF), isikhwama sokutshala imali esingamaRandi ayizigidi ezine. yethulwa ngoJulayi 2025 ngokubambisana neDutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank kanye neNetherlands Enterprise Agency. Lesi sikhungo sihlose izinkampani ezintsha ezibhekana nokuhamba kwezomnotho kanye nokumelana nesimo sezulu ngokusebenzisa izixazululo ezisekelwe endaweni.
Lokhu kutshalwa kwezimali kuza njengokuxhaswa ngemali okuvela ezikhungweni zezimali zentuthuko, okusize ekukhuliseni ingxenye enkulu yokukhula kwezimali zezinkampani ezisafufusa zase-Afrika eminyakeni eyishumi edlule, isiqalile ukwehla kulo lonke izwekazi. Izivumelwano ezinjengalezi zibonisa ukuthi abatshalizimali basazimisele ukusekela izinkampani ezisafufusa ezakha izinsizakalo ezibalulekile emikhakheni efana nokunakekelwa kwempilo kanye nokuthutha.
Ngaphansi kokutshalwa kwezimali kwakamuva, lesi sikhungo sizotshala u-$200,000 ku-Rivia Clinics, inkampani entsha yezempilo enikwe ubuchwepheshe, kanye no-$150,000 ku-VDL Fulfilment, ipulatifomu yezokuthutha ye-e-commerce, ngenhlanganisela yezikweletu eziguquguqukayo kanye nokuxhaswa ngezimali okuhlobene nokusebenza.
โI-Rivia kanye ne-VDL ziyizibonelo eziqinile zamabhizinisi avela kulo lonke elaseGhana โ abasunguli bakha izixazululo ezisebenzayo zezinselele zangempela, zansuku zonke, kusukela ekufinyeleleni ukunakekelwa kwempilo okusezingeni eliphezulu kuya ekuthuthweni kwezimpahla ngendlela ephumelelayo,โ kusho uHeather Matranga, uMqondisi Ophethe we-Venture and Investments e-Village Capital.
I-Rivia izosebenzisa uxhaso ukuze yandise inethiwekhi yayo yemitholampilo, iqinise imizamo yayo yokuthengisa, futhi ijulise amakhono ayo okunakekelwa kwe-inthanethi, kanti i-VDL izoxhasa ukwandiswa kwemikhumbi kanye nengqalasizinda yokugcina impahla ukuze kuthuthukiswe amandla okugcwaliseka.
I-Village Capital iphawule ukuthi uxhaso lusebenza ngokubambisana nezinhlangano zokusekela osomabhizinisi (ama-ESO) eziholwa endaweni, amaqembu ezindawo zemvelo asiza izinkampani ezintsha ngokuqeqesha, ukufinyelela uxhaso, ukuthuthukiswa kwebhizinisi, kanye nokulungela abatshalizimali. Lezi zinhlangano zaziwa ngokusiza ekutholeni izinkampani ezintsha ezithembisayo ezingase zinganakwa yizinkampani zendabuko zezinkampani ezinkulu.
Ngesikhathi i-AECF isungulwa okokuqala, i-Village Capital yakhetha ama-ESO amahlanu eGhana, eNigeria naseTanzania njengabalingani bebhizinisi, okuhlanganisa i-Reach for Change, i-Africa Fintech Foundry, i-Fate Foundation, i-Anza Entrepreneurs, kanye ne-Ennovate Ventures. Ngokusho kwenkampani, i-Reach for Change kanye ne-Innovation Spark basize ekwakheni umzila wokutshala imali, beqinisekisa ukuthi imali ihambisana namaqiniso akhona.
Kusukela yasungulwa ngo-2009, i-Village Capital ithe isize ekuqoqeni imali engaphezu kwezigidigidi eziyisikhombisa zamaRandi ukuze isekele izinkampani ezintsha ezingaba ngu-1800. Ukutshalwa kwezimali kwakamuva kulindeleke ukuthi kube okokuqala ochungechungeni lokuthunyelwa okuhleliwe kulo lonke elaseNigeria naseTanzania njengoba lesi sikhungo siqhubeka nokusekela izinkampani ezintsha zase-Afrika ezisesigabeni sokuqala.
