Gender Equality

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Daphne Mashile-Nkosi challenges gender norms and pioneers strategic change in SA’s manganese mining sector. For decades, the mining industry has remained one of the most male-dominated sectors in …

Excellence Joshua is building a digital talent pipeline that equips African women to earn globally through marketable tech skills. Excellence Anurika Joshua is on a mission to transform …

Dr. Vongai Nyahunzvi empowers grassroots leaders to transform African women’s lives through sustainable, community-driven leadership networks. Dr. Vongai Nyahunzvi is building a pan-African leadership network that empowers grassroots …

As the global demand for essential minerals increases, so does the need for a clean energy transition. At the forefront of meeting this demand in Africa is Mfikeyi …

Neema Iyer is transforming African civic systems by using feminist data, technology, and art to make them more inclusive, accountable, and designed for the people they serve. Iyer …

Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan made headlines when she became the first female senator from Kogi State. Her election into political office was a hope for gender inclusivity in a political …