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Beyond Grants: How AVPA’s Nasri Adam is Closing the ‘Missing Middle’ for African Youth

Nasri Adam, the Director for Impact and Communications and Regional Director for East Africa at the African Venture Philanthropy Alliance (AVPA), stands at the crucial intersection of investment and impact on the...

Audrey Chidawanyika: Building Africa’s Enterprise Ecosystem

For Audrey Simbiso Chidawanyika, the key to monumental impact starts with a philosophy she calls life/work balance. As she puts it, “People call it work/life balance – for me, it's life/work balance....

Measuring What Matters: What Is the True Definition of Impact? 

By Didi Onwu, Head of Storytelling & Advocacy, Anzisha  The politics of Impact  Impact is political. Do you agree?  I have not fully decided yet, but I am leaning toward yes. Perhaps that conclusion is...

Nurturing the Spark: Natalia Sikombe on the Power of Raw Ambition

The most groundbreaking ventures begin as fragile, unpolished thoughts. Meet Natalia Sikombe, a creative powerhouse who's challenging the common practice of dismissing young entrepreneurs with "nothing to offer but their ideas." As...

Inside the Growing Power of Anzisha’s Alumni Network

Alumni aren’t just part of Anzisha’s legacy; they are its future. Through mentoring programs that guide the next wave of innovators and grassroots initiatives that strengthen communities, Anzisha alumni are building something...

Policy, Powered by People: A Q&A with Lincoln Njogu

When a career hits a plateau, what do you do? For Nairobi native Lincoln Njogu, the answer was a strategic pivot fuelled by passion. Now the Head of Tech Development at the...

Beyond the Pitch: MEST’s Holistic Approach to Entrepreneurial Growth

In Accra, Ghana, the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) is redefining what it means to nurture Africa's next generation of tech leaders. Rather than focusing solely on business ideas, MEST emphasises...

Not Just Jobs—Pathways: Lindiwe Mdaki on Building Real Futures for Africa’s Youth

When Lindiwe Mdaki talks about entrepreneurship, she rarely starts with money. For her, it’s about something deeper: resilience, ownership, and purpose.Her perspective is rooted in lived experience.When Lindiwe Mdaki lost both her...

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