Nomena Andrianantoandro
BOISSA
Madagascar, 2018
Promoting a healthy lifestyle through locally produced beverages
Health and wellness has been a lifelong passion for Nomena, a Business Management student in Madagascar.
Richard Turere
Lion Lights
Kenya, 2018
Pioneering a home grown solution to wildlife conservation
Richard Turere hails from the pastoral Maasai community in Kenya. As a young boy, he was responsible for herding and caretaking his family’s herd of cattle. Because Richard’s family lives on the periphery of the unfenced Nairobi National Park, they often experienced lion attacks on their livestock, leading to devastating losses of livestock that they depend on for survival.
Thando Hlongwane
ZAIO
South Africa, 2018
Connecting student tech developers to start up opportunities
Thando is a Computer Science student at the University of Cape Town.
An avid believer in the transformative power of technology, Thando is playing his part to link young people to opportunities where they can use their technological skills while catalyzing the growth of new businesses.
Vanessa Ishimwe
YIDA (Youth Initiative for Development in Africa)
Uganda, 2018
Availing education opportunities to refugee children.
Vanessa is a Rwandan national who grew up in Kyaka refugee Camp in Uganda, where she moved to at the age of 9. Despite facing enormous economic challenges that meant her schooling was always interrupted, Vanessa’s tenacity earned her a scholarship to resume her studies in 2016.
Ignatius Ahumuza
Art Planet Academy
Uganda, 2017
Ignatius is the founder of Art Planet Academy, which is an organisation that has identifies the need to create an agricultural school in order to respond to the needs of the community in Uganda
Rebecca Andrianarisandy
GasGasy
Madagascar, 2017
GasGasy supplies an affordable, environmentally friendly and a sustainable bio-fertiliser made in Madagascar for Malagasy people. It is a liquid fertilizer (easier to use and spray onto crops).
Jessan Kumar Persand
Jessan Kumar Persand Crab Aquaculture
Mauritius, 2017
Jessan Kumar Persand had always dreamed of launching his own business, and it is by observing that there is a lack of fresh crabs on…
Maemu Lambani
Fearless Trendz
South Africa, 2017
At at just 20, Maemu Thiofhi Lambani has managed to defy all and start her own digital marketing agency. Her company, Fearless Trendz is a…
Ibrahima Ben Aziz Konate
Poultry d'Or
YCote d'Ivoire, 2017
Ibrahima is the founder of Poultry d’Or which is a company that produces and distributes fresh poultry products and agro-foods. Their products are slaughtered, cleaned, packaged and delivered all in one day.
Gerald Matolo
Angaza Africa Technologies
Kenya, 2017
Gerald Matolo is the founder of Angaza Africa Technologies, a company that is revolutionising the use of safe and affordable sources of household and industrial energy…
Fadwa Moussaif
Boucharouette Eco-Création
Morocco, 2017
Boucharouette Eco-Création is a company specialising in the manufacture and marketing of hand-woven and hand-knotted carpets from falls in textile industries and their transformation into chiffon, cushions, boards and bags.
Moonga Chowe
Chilimba Savings
Zambia, 2017
Moonga Chowe is the founder of Chilimba Savings, a company that seeks to provide financial security and peace of mind to traditional credit and savings…
