Honouring African women driving meaningful change, creating lasting impact, and transforming communities across the continent.
Honouring African women driving meaningful change, creating lasting impact, and transforming communities across the continent.
Studies have consistently shown that companies with greater gender diversity outperform those with less diverse leadership teams. According to Forbes, companies where women make up over 30% of …
Azuh Chike Emmanuel, known fondly as “Teacher Chike” or “The Village Teacher” of Ezemu Girls’ Grammar School, Delta State, is passionate about educating young girls beyond textbooks. He …
War leaves scars that ripple through generations, but for MacDella Cooper, those scars became the foundation for transformative actions. Born in Monrovia, Liberia, Cooper’s childhood was shattered by …
In many developed parts of the world, getting clean water is as easy as turning on the tap. However, clean water is a luxury in Rwanda and many …
Ashoka recognised Eunice Omojola as one of its 2024 Young Changemakers. The 20-year-old is proving that age is no barrier to making a difference. Through her initiative, TechInEdu, …
Emmanuella Mayaki, a 15-year-old Nigerian tech prodigy, is transforming the tech space in the diaspora. At age 13, she gained admission to Mary Baldwin University in the United …
The African mining sector has a low representation of female players at the top managerial level despite women contributing significantly to the industry. Although women work in the …
In Nigeria, healthcare is a luxury many cannot afford. Dr Yetunde Ayo-Oyalowo, seeing this gap, pictured a solution that would bring healthcare to the people right where the …
Nearly 26% of Nigerians remain unbanked, even as recent financial service strides have brought formal banking access up to 64% by 2023. Traditional savings practices can have substantial …
In 2013, Kevine Kagirimpundu and Ysolde Shimwe, two friends, met at the College of Technology and Sciences at the University of Rwanda in 2011 while studying Creative design …