NEW REALITY TV SHOW: INSPIRE AFRICA

There is definitely a Reality TV bug going round the continent. As Big Brother Africa enters a successive seventh season, we have all witnessed seasons of Tusker Project Fame, Idols East Africa and even a series of Survivor: Africa being shot right here in Kenya.

We also saw ‘The Apprentice, Africa’, hosted in Lagos by Nigerian advertising magnate Biodun Shobanjo, premiere on television screens across Africa in February 2008 (in Kenya on KTN). The series attracted participants from 6 African countries, including Kenya. Isaac Koranteng, a Sales and Marketing Manager from Ghana walked away with the perks of the contest.

Now, we introduce to you, Project: Inspire Africa, a reality TV show that premiered in Kampala, Uganda on the 4th of January 2012 but was just launched yesterday, February 23rd 2012 in Nairobi. It will feature 24 East African business minds set to battle it out for the top prize of $50,000 worth of business capital.

The series, to air on NTV, is the first ever of its kind originating from the region, and seeks to inspire young entrepreneurs in the region, to success. Countries represented on the contest will be Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi.

Inspire Africa is a human capital development organization with the sole goal of engineering successful entrepreneurship in Africa. The CEO is Nelson Tugume.

Have a look at the season teaser below… The show will air on NTV Kenya.