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Appletree Unveils ’TOMATO’ Campaign, Prizes To Be Won

Victor Odeyemi by Victor Odeyemi
June 18, 2022
in Africa, Business, News, Opportunities
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Appletree Unveils ’TOMATO’ Campaign, Prizes To Be Won

Nigel Daura, MD Appletree Digital Commerce (Source: Apple Tree Digital Commerce)

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Appletree Digital Commerce, an e-commerce Company, today presented the Taking One Million African Traders Online Movement (TOMATO), an innovative solution to the continent’s Youth unemployment rate.

Mr. Nigel Daura, Managing Director of Appletree Digital Commerce, said: “We came across some alarming statistics which inspired us to think differently about how we could provide practical solutions to help young Africans to realise their entrepreneurial potential.

According to The African Development Bank’s – The High 5 Jobs for Youth in Africa paper; Africa is home to 1.2 billion people while 36 out of the world’s 40 youngest countries, are in Africa. Of the 1.2 billion people living in Africa; 420 million are youths aged between 15 and 35. The continent’s youth population is projected to double and to be over 850 million by 2050. In addition it is projected that 10 – 12 million youth enter the workforce each year.

While the existing business models can’t sustain the projected growth in Africa’s young population the internet offers a vast number of opportunities which we can gainfully exploit. There are only 3 million formal jobs created annually – showing the need to teach Young Africans to think entrepreneurially and take firm and deliberate steps to support small businesses.

According to The World Bank in its Exploring the Relationship between Broadband and Economic Growth paper; growth follows the internet; and studies reveal that Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita growth is 2.7 to 3.9 percent higher after the introduction of broadband. In developing nations, a 10-percentage point increase in broadband reach, translates to a 1.35 % increase in GDP. Where it doesn’t create whole new businesses, broadband connectivity can lower costs and increase returns.

In response to this; Appletree Digital Commerce has partnered with technical partners that are market leaders in their sectors from around the world to create a digital ecosystem with which they aim to Take at least One Million African Traders (SME Retailers) Online. They estimate that for an SME to setup an e-commerce solution that will actually deliver results it will cost about USD 5,000.

Most African SME’s cannot afford that; so it is in that light that they have set an ambitious goal to raise USD5 Billion, within the next 10 years to allow them to give 1 million African SME’s USD5,000 grants in the form of e-commerce solutions.”

As a first step, they have put together “The Africa’s Best Jobs Crowdfund Prize Draw” with the help of selfless Zimbabwean individuals and businesses who support the vision. The goal is to raise USD 263 million while also providing life-changing opportunities for 38 lucky individuals.

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), in collaboration with the European Commission, estimates that if the proportion of women selling on online platforms equals that of men, the African e-commerce sector may grow by $14.5 billion. The sector would grow if female sellers were given more training and financial assistance.

“It is to try and plug some of these challenges and offer solutions that TOMATO has come into being today,” said Nigel Daura.

THE GRAND PRIZE IS MADE UP OF THE FOLLOWING:

  • Fully Furnished Home in the Exclusive Section of Harare’s #1 Postcode
  • An 11 Bedroomed Guest Lodge with Restaurants + USD 250k Working Capital
  • Brand New Toyota Land Cruiser Prado
  • Brand New Toyota Hilux Xtra Cab
  • Low Mileage Yellow Lamborghini Gallardo

THERE ARE 37 MILESTONE PRIZES:

  • Brand New Fully Furnished Apartment in an Upmarket Cluster Development
  • Brand New Toyota Hilux Xtra Cab
  • USD 25k Salary for a year working for Appletree Digital Commerce learning about E-commerce
  • USD 25k Capital to setup own e-commerce business

For every USD 20 contributed to the Crowdfund the contributor will be rewarded with 4 MP3’s Hit Songs by Local Artists Tafadzwa, Mwenje Mathole and Masa Caroleen + an Entry into the Draw.

For complete details, please visit Tomato Africa.

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