Education

Nyari Samushonga is a Zimbabwean-born tech leader and CEO of WeThinkCode, where she drives inclusive, tuition-free coding education across South Africa.   Born in Zimbabwe and trained as a …

Dr. Wendy Okolo is helping shape NASA’s future of space and flight through groundbreaking research and innovation while also inspiring the next generation of women and African engineers. …

Dr. Basirat Razaq-Shuaib is championing inclusion for children with developmental disabilities (special needs) and their caregivers by providing specialised education, emotional support, and advocacy through her nonprofit work, …

Radhika Bhachu is the co-founder and CEO of Ndovu, a Kenyan fintech startup revolutionising access to local and global financial markets. Ndovu is a digital investment platform offering …

Doreen Omosele leads the Blossom Girls Outreach Foundation, which rescues, rehabilitates, and empowers women and girls to leave the sex trade through holistic programs in counselling, skills training, …

Osazomon Imarenezor is using AI and skin-specific data to help beauty and pharmaceutical brands create personalised skincare products tailored to melanin-rich and historically underserved skin types.  Born out …

Dr. Janet Cotten is forging a new and formidable path in materials engineering. As the founder and Managing Director of One Eighty Materials Engineering Solutions, she is reshaping …

Dorothy Mofomme, through her company Valotech228, is impacting South Africa’s railway infrastructure and building pathways for the next generation of female engineers to rise. She was just nine …

Toyosi Akerele-Ogunsiji is a Nigerian entrepreneur transforming education and technology across Nigeria with Rise Networks and Passnownow ventures. Through these initiatives, the businesswoman is reshaping how Nigerian youth …

Zulaikha Patel is a South African activist who, at 13, led a nationwide protest against racist school hair policies. Today, she champions literacy, identity, and education reform through …