EMPOWER AFRICA TIMELINE
A brief history about the company
Timeline
The milestones that are shaping Empower Africa
06 / 2021
Empower Africa hosted a virtual Event entitled "Accelerating Growth in Africa Through ESG and Impact Investing
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03 / 2021
As we marked International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, Empower Africa hosted a virtual event entitled “Israel – Africa: Extraordinary Women, Extraordinary Entrepreneurs”. On this event we highlighted inspiring women entrepreneurs.
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02 / 2021
Marking the 30th anniversary of the Ethiopian Embassy in Israel and 3000 years of friendship, Empower Africa hosted an event focused on Ethiopian & Israeli business collaborations.
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01 / 2021
Empower Africa hosts the Rwanda Value-Add Virtual Event. Through the event’s sessions, it is clear that Rwanda adds value from three perspectives: ease of doing business, availability of global talent, and creation of new businesses.
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01 / 2021
Empower Africa hosts its third Driving Business in Africa Virtual Event Experience.
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12 / 2020
Empower Africa hosts its second Driving Business in Africa Virtual Networking Event. We are happy to report that 126 individuals from 23 countries participated.
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10 / 2020
Empower Africa launches The Empower Africa Business Network and welcomes its first round of members.
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01 / 2020
Empower Africa attends the UK - Africa Investment Summit and holds an exclusive "Driving Business in Africa" event at the Arts Club in London
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6 / 2019
Empower Africa participates in the US-Africa Business Summit in Mozambique, connecting
with local and US companies and organizations
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6 / 2019
Empower Africa attends the Ghrow-IL Agritech Summit in Ghana and begins building connections
beyond Sierra Leone
03 / 2019
Empower Africa co-organized and sponsored
a special investors dinner at Harvard University hosting Sierra Leone President Bio and his economic development team
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01 / 2019
Empower Africa launches kids coding
computer game, CodeMonkey, with the local
Innovation Axis Incubator
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12 / 2018
Understanding the urgent need for driving private sector growth, Ezi establishes Empower Africa
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12 / 2017
Ezi Rapaport and the Rapaport Group initiates international Peace Diamond auction, pro bono,
in order to support
development efforts in Sierra Leone
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03 / 2021
Empower Africa hosted a virtual Event entitled “Driving Business in Africa Virtual Event – The Power of Energy”.
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03 / 2021
Empower Africa hosted a virtual Event entitled “Agriculture in Africa – the Land of Opportunities”. The event delved into the value-based business practices underlying sustainable and robust agriculture development in Africa.
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01 / 2021
Empower Africa hosted an event focused on The Power of People: How Influencers are Shaping Consumer Markets in Africa.
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01 / 2021
Empower Africa hosts an Africa & Israel Business Collaboration Virtual Event Experience. The event was comprised of online networking sessions and two panels.
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12 / 2020
Empower Africa hosts its first event in Dubai under the flagship of “UAE and Israel Uniting with Africa” in parallel with the GITEX 2020 Conference.
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10 / 2020
Empower Africa hosts the first of a monthly series of Driving Business in Africa Virtual Events. The subject of the premier event was the African Continental Free Trade Agreement, which went into effect on January 1st 2021.
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10 / 2020
Empower Africa hosts a Driving Business in Africa Dinner in Kigali, Rwanda. At the event, we announced our partnering with the Israeli Embassy in Rwanda to launch an innovation hub in the country.
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01 / 2020
Empower Africa returns to Sierra Leone to sponsor the 2nd annual education day in Kono & holds roundtable discussions with key members of the agriculture sector
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07 / 2019
Ezi presents Empower Africa’s mission to fellow alumni at the annual Harvard OPM Reunion
6 / 2019
Empower Africa hosts a “Driving Business in Africa” event for representatives from the agriculture and energy sectors in Israel
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01 / 2019
Empower Africa builds a recording studio for the Kono Artists Movement, giving them the tools to spread their music beyond their community
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01 / 2019
Empower Africa partners with the Kono Artist Movement to organize a concert and celebration marking President Bio’s Free Education Initiative
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12 / 2017
Ezi and Shimshon Rapaport start the "Team Earth" Education Program to support the grassroots in the Suwafe Village of Kono District, Sierra Leone
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07 / 2006
Rapaport and USAID support Rehabilitation Program in the Kono District to help people returning home after the Civil War
01 / 2000
On request of Global Witness,
Martin Rapaport (Founder's father) joins a reconciliation mission to Sierra Leone to help end the Civil War
06 / 2021
Empower Africa hosted a virtual Event entitled "Accelerating Growth in Africa Through ESG and Impact Investing
Learn More
03 / 2021
Empower Africa hosted a virtual Event entitled “Driving Business in Africa Virtual Event – The Power of Energy”.
Learn More
03 / 2021
As we marked International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, Empower Africa hosted a virtual event entitled “Israel – Africa: Extraordinary Women, Extraordinary Entrepreneurs”. On this event we highlighted inspiring women entrepreneurs.
Learn More
03 / 2021
Empower Africa hosted a virtual Event entitled “Agriculture in Africa – the Land of Opportunities”. The event delved into the value-based business practices underlying sustainable and robust agriculture development in Africa.
Learn More
02 / 2021
Marking the 30th anniversary of the Ethiopian Embassy in Israel and 3000 years of friendship, Empower Africa hosted an event focused on Ethiopian & Israeli business collaborations.
Learn More
01 / 2021
Empower Africa hosted an event focused on The Power of People: How Influencers are Shaping Consumer Markets in Africa.
Learn More
01 / 2021
Empower Africa hosts the Rwanda Value-Add Virtual Event. Through the event’s sessions, it is clear that Rwanda adds value from three perspectives: ease of doing business, availability of global talent, and creation of new businesses.
Learn More
01 / 2021
Empower Africa hosts an Africa & Israel Business Collaboration Virtual Event Experience. The event was comprised of online networking sessions and two panels.
Learn More
01 / 2021
Empower Africa hosts its third Driving Business in Africa Virtual Event Experience.
Learn More
12 / 2020
Empower Africa hosts its first event in Dubai under the flagship of “UAE and Israel Uniting with Africa” in parallel with the GITEX 2020 Conference.
Learn More
12 / 2020
Empower Africa hosts its second Driving Business in Africa Virtual Networking Event. We are happy to report that 126 individuals from 23 countries participated.
Learn More
10 / 2020
Empower Africa hosts the first of a monthly series of Driving Business in Africa Virtual Events. The subject of the premier event was the African Continental Free Trade Agreement, which went into effect on January 1st 2021.
Learn More
10 / 2020
Empower Africa launches The Empower Africa Business Network and welcomes its first round of members.
Learn More
10 / 2020
Empower Africa hosts a Driving Business in Africa Dinner in Kigali, Rwanda. At the event, we announced our partnering with the Israeli Embassy in Rwanda to launch an innovation hub in the country.
Lean More
01 / 2020
Empower Africa attends the UK - Africa Investment Summit and holds an exclusive "Driving Business in Africa" event at the Arts Club in London
Learn More
01 / 2020
Empower Africa returns to Sierra Leone to sponsor the 2nd annual education day in Kono & holds roundtable discussions with key members of the agriculture sector
Learn More
07 / 2019
Ezi presents Empower Africa’s mission to fellow alumni at the annual Harvard OPM Reunion
6 / 2019
Empower Africa participates in the US-Africa Business Summit in Mozambique, connecting
with local and US companies and organizations
Learn More
6 / 2019
Empower Africa hosts a “Driving Business in Africa” event for representatives from the agriculture and energy sectors in Israel
Learn More
6 / 2019
Empower Africa attends the Ghrow-IL Agritech Summit in Ghana and begins building connections
beyond Sierra Leone
03 / 2019
Empower Africa co-organized and sponsored
a special investors dinner at Harvard University hosting Sierra Leone President Bio and his economic development team
Learn More
01 / 2019
Empower Africa builds a recording studio for the Kono Artists Movement, giving them the tools to spread their music beyond their community
Learn More
01 / 2019
Empower Africa launches kids coding
computer game, CodeMonkey, with the local
Innovation Axis Incubator
Learn More
01 / 2019
Empower Africa partners with the Kono Artist Movement to organize a concert and celebration marking President Bio’s Free Education Initiative
Learn More
12 / 2018
Understanding the urgent need for driving private sector growth, Ezi establishes Empower Africa
Learn More
12 / 2017
Ezi and Shimshon Rapaport start the "Team Earth" Education Program to support the grassroots in the Suwafe Village of Kono District, Sierra Leone
Learn More
12 / 2017
Ezi Rapaport and the Rapaport Group initiates international Peace Diamond auction, pro bono,
in order to support
development efforts in Sierra Leone
Learn More
07 / 2006
Rapaport and USAID support Rehabilitation Program in the Kono District to help people returning home after the Civil War
01 / 2000
On request of Global Witness,
Martin Rapaport (Founder's father) joins a reconciliation mission to Sierra Leone to help end the Civil War
Our Founding Story
Empower Africa was founded by Ezi Rapaport in 2018 out of the vital need to create significant international awareness and impact during a unique window of opportunity to help uplift Sierra Leone.
On April 4th, 2018, the Republic of Sierra Leone concluded its 4th consecutive peaceful election since the civil war which ended in 2002. It elected President Julius Maada Bio and a new government on the promise of a new era of unity and empowerment. Sierra Leone is a country of great historic significance and Empower Africa believes it is essential to not miss this unique window of opportunity. While Empower Africa is a non-political entity it is proud to have worked in strong collaboration with the US Embassy Freetown to support development in the Sierra Leone.
The Rapaport family’s relationship with Sierra Leone began in 2000 when Ezi’s father, Martin Rapaport, Chairman of The Rapaport Group, flew to Sierra Leone during the civil war, on a reconciliation mission to help end the war. Martin was influential in introducing the Clean Diamond Act in US Congress and later in establishing the Kimberley Process which aimed to stop conflict diamonds from funding rebel movements and entering the international markets. After the war, Rapaport and USAID funded rehabilitation programs for people returning home to the Kono District.
Empower Africa’s mission stems from the Rapaport family’s values of developing ethical and transparent trade and from the imperative need to attract a broad range of leaders in the private sector to help drive comprehensive and timely sustainable economic development in Africa.
