Imrana Alhaji Buba
Country: Nigeria About: A young peacebuilder with unwavering passion for community development and transformative change. He founded the Youth Coalition Against Terrorism in Nigeria to address violence. He studied MSc Africa and International Development at the University of Edinburgh, UK and BSc Political Science at the University of Maiduguri, Nigeria. He was the Commonwealth Youth…
Tsega Tadesse Belachew
Country: Ethiopia About: As a teenager in Ethiopia, I helped organize one of the first youth-led efforts to support two million people affected by famine and drought. Since then, I co-created new platforms to elevate African diaspora stories and creativity. As founding faculty at the African Leadership Academy and later at Ashoka: Innovators for the…
Ahmed Konneh
Country: Liberia About: Ahmed is a social entrepreneur that is passionate about education reform, youth development and governance. He is a co-founder and Director of Strategic Communication and fundraising at SMART Liberia, an education and youth development social venture. Ahmed is a graduate of African Leadership College in Mauritius, a Goalkeeper at Bill and Melinda…
Farai Munjoma
Country: Zimbabwe About: Farai is studying his Masters in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Edinburgh University. He runs Shasha Network, an impact driven Education Consultancy aimed at increasing access to quality education across the developing world through leveraging on storytelling, community engagement and education service delivery. His program works to enable communities to achieve their fullest…
Clareine N. N’lambi
Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo About: A lawyer and education advocate who believes that all children, no matter their social status, have the right to quality education and deserve equal opportunity to express their full potential. Ms N’lambi has a degree in Public Law from the Catholic University of Congo. She is also a…
Achaleke Christian Leke
Country: Cameroon About: Achaleke is a peacebuilder in Cameroon and across West Africa. His innovative work on preventing violent extremism and community violence has made him a respected young leader in the Youth, Peace and Security space. He holds an MSC in International Development Conflict Security and Development from the University of Birmingham UK. In…
Noah Walakira
Country: Uganda About: Noah founded the Namirembe Sweater Makers to tackle the growing unemployment and poverty in his community. Using his knitting skills that were taught to him by his late grandmother, and by using the earnings that he generated from petty jobs, he started a community-based organization that knits sweaters to combat unemployment. Some…
Nabukenya Sophia
Country: Uganda About: A high-spirited girls’ rights advocate, “poetivist and a craftivist”, very passionate about community development, as well as social transformation. Her career aspirations have focused prevention of gender-based violence and on the battle against gender inequalities, particularly in the sexual reproductive health and rights of young women in our patriarchal society. She possess…
Emmanuel Marfo
Country: Ghana About: An award winning youth philanthropist and social entrepreneur as well as development communication consultant. Emmanuel is World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Shaper Founding Curator and also volunteers as NEXUS Africa Chair and Country Lead for Giving Tuesday in Ghana. Through his 10 years philanthropy and social enterprise support foundation, GADeF International,…
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