The Countdown to Capital Project was hosted to promote economic growth by strengthening access to finance for 20 entrepreneurs by providing them required training to make their business investment ready. The training helped them to prepare the minimum requirements that funders seek such as business plan, financial projections, valuations, etc. and it also addressed the risks and benefits and management of accessing external capital.

The Countdown to Capital Project was coordinated by Oak Nation Entrepreneurial (ONE) Foundation in partnership with the Reciprocal Exchange Program of Mandela Washington Fellowship, supported by the United States Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.