Fire has long been depicted as one of the most important discoveries of human civilization. This discovery has been the catalyst for human development onto a road to innovate and discover more things. Fast forward to today, Ethiopia is one of the countries in Africa and the world with the youngest population, with over 65% of its population being younger than 30. Nevertheless, there is a huge skills and information gap amongst young people and to add to that, young people aren’t taking advantage of present opportunities.

Awaqi, a torchbearer as in the logo, aims to be the catalyst for the young people of Ethiopia, aiming to serve as a youth-centered online training and coaching platform focused on mindset, soft skills and information sharing. All with the end-goal of pushing the country’s youth to take control of their futures by actively working on themselves to have an entrepreneurial mindset.