Informal Economy Development Forum

10/10/2026

🌍🔥 ONE MEETING YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO MISS!

🚀 IEDF CONSTITUENCY MEETING

Are you ready to grow your business, unlock new opportunities and make a real difference in your community?

Join our Leadership as we reveal exciting developments, opportunities and practical solutions to empower the informal economy and fight poverty!

💥 Your next opportunity could begin at this meeting!

📅 Tuesday, 13 October 2026
⏰ 19:00 SAST
🌐 ONLINE | Book your seat: https://iedfglobal.org/book/iedf-global-informal-economy-conference

📢 CALLING ALL LEADERS, ENTREPRENEURS, WOMEN, YOUTH, PARTNERS & COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS!

🔥 THIS IS A MUST-ATTEND SESSION!

👉 Don’t miss out! Bring 5 others with you. Together, we can create lasting change!

🌍 IEDF — Empowering People. Creating Opportunities. Transforming Communities.

05/10/2026

🔥 THE LEADERSHIP CALL — PURPOSE BEFORE POSITION

Join the IEDF Leadership Masterclass – Global Edition and discover how purpose shapes powerful leadership.

🎙️ Host: Ruth Munaka Mutsila, Head of Leadership Training - Africa
🎤 Speaker: Alain M. Kapalale, Chairperson – Leadership Development, DR Congo

📅 07 October 2026
⏰ 12:00 PM SAST
🔗Book your seat: https://iedfglobal.org/book/leadership-call-purpose-before-position

Learn. Apply. Multiply. Create Impact.

05/10/2026

🌍 DON’T JUST HEAR ABOUT THE IMPACT — COME AND MEET THE LEADERS LIVING IT!

🔥 MET BY IEDF | SPOTLIGHT TOP 10 🔥

This Thursday, meet LR. Gloria Makovere, currently the #1 ranked participant in the MET by IEDF Development Programme, together with LR. Mamolise Lawrence, currently ranked among the Top 5.

Hear firsthand how MET by IEDF is helping them develop themselves, grow their businesses, create opportunities and uplift women, youth and their communities.

💬 This is your opportunity to learn directly from their journey — and ask them your questions! Discover what they are doing differently, what is working, and what YOU can apply to your own business and community.

📱 Plus: MET by IEDF App Training — learn how to access markets, resources, opportunities and networks.

📅 Thursday, 8 October 2026
⏰ 18:30 SAST
🔗 Book your seat: https://iedfglobal.org/book/spotlight-top-10

⚠️ A MUST-ATTEND SESSION!

25/09/2026

25/09/2026

🌍 MET GLOBAL CONFERENCE 2026 | WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA

Africa’s leading changemakers are coming together. Will you be there?

Join continental leaders, industry pioneers, institutional partners, policymakers and visionary entrepreneurs at the MET Global Conference 2026 — a landmark gathering focused on strengthening trade, enterprise development and inclusive economic growth across Africa.

✨ What to expect:
🔹 High-Level Strategic Roundtables
🔹 Trade & Enterprise Alignment
🔹 Continental Recognition & Networking
🔹 Vision 2030 Strategic Roadmap
🔹 Connections with leaders, institutions and entrepreneurs from across Africa

📅 25 – 28 October 2026
📍 Windhoek, Namibia

⚠️ REGISTRATION DEADLINE: 05 OCTOBER 2026
Delegate seating is strictly limited.

🎟️ BOOK YOUR SEAT TODAY
👉 https://iedfglobal.org/events-rsvp/met-global-conference-2026

MET Global Conference 2026 — Connecting Enterprise. Enabling Trade. Advancing Africa.

25/09/2026

Join business leaders, innovators, and key stakeholders across the continent for the Namibia Online Conference as we prepare for the landmark MET Global Conference 2026.

This preparatory session serves as the official host country announcement and sets the stage for expanding cross-border opportunities under the theme:

"Market Access Through Sector Readiness."

Event Details:
📅Date: 25 September 2026.
🕐Time: 19h00 – 20h00 SAST
🔗Book now to secure your seat: https://iedfglobal.org/book/namibia-online-conference-2026

One Vision | One Market | One Africa

23/09/2026

🔥 THE LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK FOR BUILDING LEADERS WHO BUILD LEADERS 🔥

Leadership is not simply about leading people. It is about developing leaders who can carry the vision forward.

Join us for Chapter 2 of the IEDF Leadership Masterclass – Global Edition, as we introduce the CTASA Leadership Framework™ and explore the five stages of transformational leadership:

🎯 CALL — Lead with purpose
📚 TRAIN — Develop yourself and others
🤝 AUTHORITY — Empower and multiply leaders
🚀 SEND — Turn vision into action
📊 ACCOUNTABLE — Build lasting impact

👩🏾‍💼 Host: Ruth Munaka Mutsila 🌍 Head of Leadership Training – Africa
👨🏾‍💼 Speaker: Joseph Mayambala 🇺🇬 Chapter Chairperson: Leadership Training Uganda

📅 23 September 2026
⏰ 12:00 PM SAST
🌍 Join for more information: https://chat.whatsapp.com/JVYcH3aewe6EVOh7gIJPVu

14/09/2026

🌍 A NEW GLOBAL CHAPTER FOR LEADERSHIP

The IEDF Leadership Masterclass is entering a new chapter — moving from developing leaders to developing leaders who transform the world.

What happens when leadership development becomes leadership multiplication?

Read the full article to discover the vision behind the Leadership Masterclass – Global Edition, the CTASA Leadership Framework™, and the global mandate to Lead • Develop • Multiply.

📖 Read the full article and join the journey.
https://iedfglobal.org/news/iedf-leadership-masterclass-enters-a-new-global-chapter-from-developing-leaders-to-developing-leaders-who-transform-the-world

🌍 The classroom prepared us. Now the world is our mandate.

13/09/2026

🌍 THE LEADERSHIP MASTERCLASS IS GOING GLOBAL!

We have completed the Leadership Masterclass. We have learned. We have grown. We have been equipped.

Now it is time to take what we have learned to the world.

This Wednesday, we launch the Leadership Masterclass – Global Edition, beginning with:

🔥 PART 1: BUILDING LEADERS WHO BUILD LEADERS

This is where leadership moves from personal development to global impact — raising the global leader within each of us and equipping ordinary people to make an extraordinary difference wherever they are.

📅 Wednesday, 16 September 2026
⏰ 12:00 PM SAST
🔗Join for more information: https://chat.whatsapp.com/EadRZuruljj9riRkkyj8Za?s=cl&p=a&mlu=4&ilr=4

If you completed the Leadership Masterclass, this is your next step. And don’t come alone — bring someone with you.

🌍 The classroom prepared us. Now the world is our mandate.

LEAD • DEVELOP • MULTIPLY

07/09/2026

🚨 THE NEXT CHAPTER OF IEDF IS HERE!

The IEDF Global Impact Hub has evolved into MET by IEDF — and this Thursday, we reveal why, what has changed, and what comes next.

🌍 Our goal: 10,000 economic participants by October — not simply registered, but connecting, trading, referring and growing together.

Join us as we unveil the new MET direction, the MET Morning Coffee Network, ways to grow your MET points, and a special announcement you don’t want to miss!

📅 Thursday, 10 September
⏰ 18:00–19:00 SAST
Join the chat group for more information:
https://chat.whatsapp.com/IatxkGm3DGgEdLyjaIzjjJ?s=cl&p=a&mlu=4&ilr=4

Don’t just register. Participate. Trade. Grow.

🔥 Be there. A stronger economic Africa starts with us.