The Enhanced Private Sector Assistance for Africa (EPSA) Initiative is a multi-donor partnership conceived in collaboration by the African Development bank and the Government of Japan. Since its creation, the EPSA initiative has mobilized US$ 1 billion from the Government of Japan and US$ 1,3 billion from the AfDB to growth the private sector across the continent. These pages document the human dimension of EPSA, which has been funding more than 70 projects. These stories connect the dots between growth and well-being. One portrait of a time.