We are organizing to once again take part in the Shark Pond program. If you are interested in serving as a judge, please contact Ryan Arthur.
What is Shark Pond? Shark Pond is the inspiration of Ben Davidson of the Pocatello (ID) Rotary Club. Davidson, who made an online presesntation to our club last year, has a heart to connect entrepreneurs in Africa with training in how to create and run a business. He then had the insight to connect those entrepreneurs with Rotary clubs to fund the microloans that encourage these businesses. Each Shark Pond event includes two African entrepreneurs making a live online pitch to a Rotary club. For more information on the Shark Pond program, check out their website at https://entrapov.com/. Ben Davidson received the Rotary Foundation's Meritorious Service Award in 2025.
Our club participated in a Shark Pond event earlier this year with two entrepreneurs from Malawi. For many of us, it was heart-warming to take part in an international project where we got to meet the people who are impacted.
The photo below shows the judges for our first participation in Shark Pond.
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