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Episode 363 – How Entrepreneurs Are Solving Africa’s Unemployment Crisis | Elizabeth Ntege
Join host Justin Forman as he sits down with Elizabeth Ntege, Group CEO of NFT, in Kampala, Uganda, for an inspiring conversation about tackling one of the world’s greatest challenges: unemployment. Elizabeth shares how her human resource management firm is addressing gainful unemployment across 12 African countries while creating environments where employees thrive according to Kingdom principles.
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Elizabeth Ntege’s story demonstrates what happens when Kingdom principles meet one of the world’s greatest challenges: unemployment. As Group CEO of NFT, she’s tackling joblessness across 12 African countries while refusing to compromise her values, even when it costs millions.
Listen as Elizabeth shares the brutal realities of job hunting in Africa, where corruption has become so normalized that people don’t even recognize it as wrong. From bribery to sexual exploitation, desperate job seekers face impossible choices. Yet Elizabeth’s company is creating hope through partnerships with MasterCard Foundation and innovative programs that build sustainable employment.
Discover how her Faith Driven Entrepreneur journey transformed her business from scarcity thinking to Kingdom abundance, leading to one of the most powerful examples of righteous risk-taking you’ll ever hear.
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction: Loving employees beyond paychecks
02:06 Kampala overview: Uganda’s capital and demographics
03:31 Elizabeth’s Faith Driven Entrepreneur connection story
05:24 NFT Group: Solving unemployment across 12 countries
08:35 The scale of unemployment: 6-to-1 dependency ratio
11:18 Why solving world problems isn’t just for others
13:23 MasterCard Foundation partnership: 40 million jobs
15:44 The reality of 500 applications per job
18:48 Corruption in job hunting: bribes and exploitation
21:54 The urgency of unemployment and desperation
25:07 80% Christians, high corruption: Sunday to Monday gap
28:50 Faith-driven transformation in business
34:00 Walking away from $2M Tanzania contract
38:51 Marriage and business: setting boundaries
41:38 God as co-founder and silent partner
47:59 Entrepreneurs as natural problem solvers
50:50 Leading groups: learning through every interaction
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