Community
A fellowship of those who stay and build.
A growing fellowship of individuals committed to building in specific places over the long term. The community serves as the entry point into deeper engagement and eventual fellowship.
What Happens Inside
Learning, conversation, shared exploration.
Learning Sessions
Deep dives into place-based theory, practice, and case studies from across the continent.
Conversations
Structured dialogue between builders, funders, and thinkers working on the same problems in different places.
Shared Exploration
Collaborative projects, field visits, and collective sense-making about what it means to build in place.
Path to Fellowship
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Join the Community
Enter the conversation. Access learning sessions, resources, and a network of builders.
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Deepen Engagement
Participate in cohorts, contribute to shared projects, and develop your place-based practice.
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Become a Fellow
Demonstrate sustained commitment to place. Join the fellowship of practitioners building across Africa.
Voices from the Community
Dashe Prince: Replicating a model in Zaria.
The Storhaus is his answer: a deliberate replication of the Ogbomoso model, built on the conviction that when you commit to a place and invest in its people, transformation follows.
Dashe Prince · ZariaYouTube
Dashe Prince's encounter with Ennovate Lab's work came during his compulsory service year in 2024. Contributing to a report on underserved university communities in Nigeria's secondary cities was his first real immersion, and it was clarifying. These cities were not lacking in talent. They were ecosystems of untapped potential, waiting for someone to stay and build.
What struck him was the deliberateness of the focus: secondary cities, community as a core stakeholder, and a philosophy whose greatest success was its children, the ventures and leaders that grew out of its ecosystem. Dashe was living in Zaria, a city with over eight tertiary institutions but limited translation of that density into socioeconomic outcomes. The gap was undeniable.
That conviction led to The Storhaus, a co-working space, tech hub, and community built on the belief that meaningful work needs roots. Through Storhaus, he equips people with digital skills, tools, and community. His Future Minds initiative trains children ages 7 to 17 in AI, coding, and robotics, ensuring talent from this region is not left out of shaping the future of technology.
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Whether you're just beginning to think about place or have been building for years, there's room for you.
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