(國際)非洲的未來倚賴強大的製造業

塞內加爾的瑪格蒂偉德自認是一名連續創業者。她堅信非洲的未來依靠其製造能力。她將其銘記在心，於2004年在舊金山共同創辦世界節奏飲料Adina，最近則成立了她的第二家公司Tiossano部落，使用塞內加爾傳統配方生產高階護膚保養品。她對非洲的期望，是成為世界第一個創立對社會與環境負責的製造業基地的區域。對於那些容易高傲的已開發國家，她提醒他們她如何在出生地塞內加爾開始投資，之後留法就學，並移居至美國。

當她返回塞內加爾時，她發現一種由木槿植物製成的紅色飲品bissap幾乎被人遺棄，因為在非洲，人們相信在世界上有所成就的人都喝西方品牌的飲品。很多生計倚賴木槿樹的婦女因為這個趨勢而失去了土地。於是她創建了一個宗旨為重新引進這款飲料的公司，她自己投入創業資金，家人和朋友成為合夥人，另外加上一名她的共同創辦人一起工作。

她的產品現在藉由主要的經銷商橫銷美國。她公司的網站寫著：「在達卡已被認定為全球音樂創作中心之際，現在的塞內加爾人在設計、創新和企業家精神方面並沒有成為領導人物的創造力。」她承諾會提撥10%的盈利捐給基金會，為下個世代籌備在這些領域的全球領袖。

(International)Africas Future Depends on A Strong Manufacturing Sector

Senegals Magatte Wade, is a self-defined serial entrepreneur. She believes that the future of Africa depends on its manufacturing strength. Bearing that in mind, she co-founded Adina World Beat Beverages in 2004 in San Francisco, and recently launched her second company, The Tiossano Tribe, producing high-end skin care products based on traditional Senegalese recipes. Her vision for Africa is one in which it becomes the first region of the world to create a socially and environmentally responsible manufacturing base. To those in the developed world who tend to be condescending, she reminds them how she started to invest in Senegal, the country of her birth after having studied in France and moved to the US.

When she went back to Senegal, she saw that bissap V a red drink made from the hibiscus plant V was basically abandoned because in Africa, it is believed that if you have made it in this world, you drink the western brands. Many women who rely on hibiscus for their livelihood lost their land because of this trend. So she created a company whose mission was to reintroduce the beverage, putting in the initial seed money herself and worked with family and friends as partners, as well as a person who was her co-founder.

Her products are now sold across the US by major retailers. Her Companys website states: While Dakar has been recognized as a center of global musical creativity, current Senegalese do not have the creativity towards becoming leaders in design, innovation and entrepreneurship. She promises 10% of profits to a foundation to prepare the next generation to become global leaders in those areas.

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