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another 1% hypothesis

another
1% hypothesis.

What could wider digital enterprise access unlock for social entrepreneurs and the communities they serve?

the observations
01

resources, abundant.
access, uneven.

Resources are not scarce. They are often concentrated away from communities that helped create them and need them most.

02

the future is digital.
but not for everyone.

More than 100 million SMEs across Africa hold skill and creativity; digital access is still uneven.

the premise

what could enabling digital enterprise access for one percent more of Africa’s SMEs change?

A practical networked economy rooted in individual freedom, designed to strengthen the places people call home.

an illustrative model

explore what access could unlock.

125M
1%
$15
5 days
1.3Mdigital SMEs
×
$15an hour
=
$39Bpotential annual earnings
the choice

keep the power moving.

91%

for individual autonomy

agency · mobility · choice
9%

for collective wellbeing

care · learning · belonging
what the 9% makes possible

close to home, everything changes.

01

free maternal and primary care

↗
02

free digital learning

↗
03

clean water and renewable energy

↗
04

community technology and infrastructure

↗
05

more locally owned enterprises

↗
the invitation

earn digitally, globally. own locally. build collectively.

Economic dignity, redesigned.

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