Daniel is a student at Makerere University, based in Kampala. Daniel realized the opportunity to improve on-time goods delivery in Kampala in response to the poor road infrastructure and overcrowding on the roads. In a city with such traffic jams, motorcycles present a quick and efficient means of Transportation. In addition, with the growth of…
Born, bred and educated in Rwanda is Chantal, a young entrepreneur passionate about empowering women and the most vulnerable people in the rural communities of Rwanda. In 2012, she started KIDACO (Kinazi Dairy Cooperative) upon realizing how impactful market access could be to rural community members who live in poverty but have access…
Karidas grew up in the Ekangala township near Pretoria, with his mother as the sole caregiver. His family still lives in the free housing home they received from the South African government through the Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP). Karidas has always been a problem solver, someone who sees a challenge and seeks to solve…
Fabrice Alomo is passionate about solving local problems through the use of technology. According to Fabrice: “I am a Do It Yourself (DIY) advocate. For me, each problem has a solution. If there is no solution there is no problem.” Born on April 2nd 1993, grew up autistic in a family with 6 sisters and…
Chris Kwekowe is an innovative entrepreneur and technology consultant that believes that the average young African is the driving force for global impact and sees ICT as the propellant on which this goal is dependent on. Chris and his team launched an amazing service that adequately solves the constraints of e-learning and also adds…
George is an innovative entrepreneur who is passionate about providing access to low cost clean energy. His early fascination with solar energy from high school was because he believed that this field was accessible to African innovators and presented an opportunity for some communities with no access to power to leapfrog other technologies such as…
Mabel is passionate about poverty alleviation through entrepreneurship, with a particular focus on empowering persons with disabilities with relevant skill sets unique to their needs as well as providing formal employment. She is a student social entrepreneur pursuing her Bachelors’ from university with a focus on Development Studies. Her desire to empower the disabled…
Farai Munjoma, the first-born child in a family of two children recently graduated from African Leadership Academy’s catalyst term, and he is off to university at the African Leadership University. He envisions an Africa free from poverty, which he believes can only be achieved if business minded individuals take ownership of empowering people. He…
Sirjeff Dennis is recent graduate of the University of Dar es Salaam with a degree in petroleum engineering and the founder of Jefren Agrifriend Ltd. Company. He is very passionate about agronomy; his greatest compulsion is leadership and entrepreneurship and he is confident that he can help his community eradicate the tragedies of hunger, malnutrition,…
