About Joyce Joyce, an 18-year-old fashion designer, is passionate about creating uniquely African clothing that honors cultural heritage. With each design, she aims to inspire pride in African culture. Combining her love for fashion with her talent as a pianist, Joyce infuses music-inspired elements into her designs. As a student at the African Leadership Academy,…
About Ali Ould Ali ould Mohamed was born into a modest family in northern Mali in the region of Gao where he completed his primary studies. In 2013, he discovered his leadership potential and his passion to help other people in low-income households. This led him to start his first business which was an association…
About Krys At just 18 years old, Krys Digbehi has set his sights on entrepreneurship and the benefits that come with it. From an early age, he always strived for financial freedom and saw entrepreneurship as a way to do that. Inspired by his grandparents love of food, he decided to start Yeyiba Restaurant and…
Nicknamed “the philosopher” by his friends for his thoughtful nature, Mohamed has always had a penchant for deep reflection about the challenges and opportunities facing his community. It’s his curious nature and sharp eye for observation that led him to identify a unique problem in his community : Living close to seaside in Libya, he…
Alhaji was born in a small town in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. After struggling to find money to pay for his school fees. Through his factory job he managed to raise the equivalent of US $20 which he saved as seed capital for a business he hoped to start. With only this…
VIDEO CREDIT: KELLY RANCK Tom Osborn is the founder of Greenchar, a clean energy company he founded at 17. While helping his mum cook, he realized the harmful effects of cooking with charcoal on his mother’s health and the environment. This inspired him to start Greenchar. Greenchar provides smokeless charcoal briquettes and distributes cook-clean stoves…
Nadege’s story is a remarkable transformation of waste to food. As a student in southern Rwanda, Nadege noticed that many students struggled to pay the additional fees that schools required to cover the high costs of cooking food for students. Schools spent a significant proportion of their budgets on firewood for cooking meals. Wood stoves…
Orphaned at the age of 11, Mubarak settled with his mother’s sister and her husband. His adoptive parents operated a small book publishing and distribution company, Acrodile Publishers. He observed the business’s conflicting dependency on a good website to reach more customers and the current webmaster who provided a poor service at a high cost….
Born in a rural area in Swaziland, Lindokuhle lost his father at the age of 12 and moved in with his uncle, an agriculture teacher. While enrolled in Lusothi High School, Lindo became inspired to address two major issues in Swaziland: the environment and food production. Together with 15 classmates, Lindo established Eco-Eagle. Under Lindo’s…
