Toun Okewale Sonaiya is amplifying women’s voices through radio, advocacy, and training to drive gender equity in Nigeria. Toun Okewale Sonaiya is an influential figure in Nigerian media …
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Isata Mahoi fights child marriage and gender violence in Sierra Leone.
Isata Mahoi is transforming gender policy, protecting children, and challenging harmful traditions in Sierra Leone. Dr. Isata Mahoi, Sierra Leone’s current Minister of Gender and Children’s Affairs, is …
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How Nomso Kana moved to bridge SA’s digital infrastructure divide.
Nomso Kana is expanding broadband infrastructure to underserved areas while championing sustainability, innovation, and women’s empowerment. Nomso Kana was a nuclear scientist, working in a high-security research lab …
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Ruhamah Ifere empowers young Africans through tech and advocacy.
Ruhamah Ifere empowers youth and women through technology, advocacy, peacebuilding, and gender equality initiatives. Ruhamah Ifere is a Nigerian gender equality activist, legal professional, women’s empowerment coach, and …
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Chidinma Adibeli empowers Nigerians with SRHR education.
Chidinma Adibeli empowers Nigerian youths with SRHR education, advocacy, safe spaces, and policy-level influence. Chidinma Adibeli is one of Nigeria’s dynamic youth and adolescent health advocates, using her …
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IRUKA Africa—Amarachukwu Nwokokoro’s systems uplift, educate, and empower.
IRUKA Africa empowers African youth, particularly girls, via education, leadership, advocacy, and community social development. Amarachukwu Nwokokoro, affectionately called The Global Asset, is a Nigerian changemaker working at …
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How Kolade Mayowa turned yarns into a global luxury brand.
Kolade Mayowa is turning crochet into luxury by blending architecture and African craftsmanship into handmade designer fashion. Omobolade “Lade” Kolade Mayowa is the founder of Hooked By Lade, …
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Nthabeleng Likotsi: SA’s first black woman bank owner transforms finance.
Nthabeleng Likotsi is building South Africa’s first black women-owned bank to empower underserved entrepreneurs through financial inclusion. Nthabeleng Likotsi is South Africa’s first black female bank owner and …
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Vimbai Masiyiwa—the woman who co-founded the first Black female-owned safari group.
Vimbai Masiyiwa is transforming African tourism into a locally-owned, women-led, eco-conscious engine for community empowerment. In 2020, Zimbabwean entrepreneur Vimbai Masiyiwa co-founded Batoka Africa with her mother, Tsitsi …
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Batonga Foundation—Angélique Kidjo empowers Africa’s underserved girls.
Batonga Foundation is empowering Africa’s most vulnerable girls with education, leadership, and economic tools to transform their futures. In 2006, Grammy-winning Beninese artist and activist Angélique Kidjo founded …
