Mercy Odondo is building bold platforms where women confront injustice, reclaim power, and lead transformative change. Mercy Odondo is a Kenyan human rights defender whose work is reshaping …
Youth Empowerment
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AdvocacyDigital LiteracyEducationLeadership DevelopmentSocial ImpactSocial JusticeYouth Empowerment
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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AdvocacyEducationGender EqualityLeadershipSocial ImpactSocial JusticeYouth Empowerment
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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AdvocacyGender EqualityGender InclusionLeadershipNon-ProfitSocial ImpactYouth Empowerment
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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EducationGender EqualityGender InclusionLeadershipLeadership DevelopmentNon-ProfitSocial ImpactYouth Empowerment
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 …
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EducationLeadershipLeadership DevelopmentNon-ProfitSciennce and TechnologySocial ImpactYouth Empowerment
Rosy Fynn leads Mastercard Foundation’s Nigerian youth employment strategy.
by Faith Jamesby Faith JamesRosy Fynn leads Mastercard Foundation’s data-driven youth employment strategy in Nigeria. Rosy Fynn currently serves as the Country Director for the Mastercard Foundation in Nigeria, where she leads …
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AgricultureClimate actorsClimate ChangeInnovationLeadershipSocial ImpactSocial JusticeYouth Empowerment
Favour Ochuwa Eragbie is mobilising young Africans to lead climate action.
Favour Ochuwa Eragbie empowers African youth to lead climate action through education, advocacy, innovation, and community-based conservation. Favour Ochuwa Eragbie is a Nigerian environmentalist leading one of the …
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AdvocacyGender EqualityLeadershipLeadership DevelopmentSocial ImpactSocial JusticeYouth Empowerment
Genevieve Partington champions bold human rights advocacy in Ghana.
Genevieve Partington is leading bold, inclusive human rights advocacy and feminist reform across Ghana and beyond. Since February 2023, Genevieve Partington has served as the Country Director of …
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African BusinesswomanBusinessEntertainmentLeadershipSportsYouth Empowerment
Clare Akamanzi’s plan to empower Africa through sport
Clare Akamanzi is expanding basketball across Africa to drive economic growth, youth empowerment, and development. Clare Akamanzi became the CEO of NBA Africa in January 2024, but her …
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AFCC 2025: Why should you miss the Africa Female CEO Conference?
by Faith Jamesby Faith JamesAFCC 2025 is where Africa’s visionary women converge to lead, connect, and create pathways to building sustainable businesses. Across Africa, a new generation of women is rewriting the …