Sharmi Surianarain, chief impact officer at Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator

2 years ago
Africa Practice

We had a conversation with Sharmi Surianarain, chief impact officer at Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator, a not-for-profit social enterprise that is…

Oluwanifemi Sarah Akerele-Project Lead of Nifemi Brown Foundation, Nigeria

Oluwanifemi Sarah Akerele is an advocate for women’s rights. She is also the Project Lead of Nifemi Brown Foundation, a non-profit…

2 years ago

Rakesh Rajani, Vice President of Programs at Co-Impact

Rakesh Rajani, Vice President of Programs at Co-Impact has devoted himself to social impact causes over three decades, working in…

2 years ago

Joseph Turay- Environment and sustainability enthusiast, Sierra Leone/Rwanda

Joseph Turay is a third-year Global Challenges student at the African Leadership University, Kigali, Rwanda. He realised he was an…

2 years ago

Marcus Ashiangmor, SG of Ododow Ghana

We speak to Marcus Ashiangmor, of Ododow GH, about the importance of leadership and values and what it takes to…

2 years ago

Ken Munyi, Managing Director of Echo Kenya

Ken is an accomplished leader in both private and public sectors with more than 15 years experience in IT, finance…

3 years ago

Sheillah Munsabe, Founder – She4Nature, Rwanda

Sheillah uses conservation leadership and education to encourage more involvement of young African women in the conservation sector through her…

3 years ago

Joss Divin Ndikubwayo – ARAME Co-Founder, Rwanda

Joss Divin Ndikubwayo, co-founder of ARAME, tells us about his work in creating empowerment opportunities for young girls and women…

3 years ago

Max Jarrett, Africa Programme Manager, IEA

With climate change now a very real threat to humanity, nations around the globe are regulating carbon emissions and pledging…

3 years ago

Salimatou Diallo- ADNA Managing Partner

Salimatou Diallo is managing partner at ADNA, an independent African law firm.  Her practice operates across four West and North…

3 years ago

Michael Ukwuma – Founder of SEVICS , Nigeria

About SEVICS Society for Empowering Vulnerable Individuals, Communities and Systems (SEVICS) is an organization that is set to provide people-centered…

3 years ago

Kombate Marindame- Regional Manager for West Africa, Camco Clean Energy

Marcus Courage speaks with Kombate Marindame who is the Regional Manager for West Africa at Camco Clean Energy, Ghana. Camco…

3 years ago

Monica Musonda-Founder & CEO of Java Foods

Marcus speaks with Monica Musonda, a corporate lawyer turned entrepreneur who  is the Founder & CEO of Java Foods, a…

3 years ago

Eric Asamoah Awuah -Founder/Executive Lead of Speech Forces, Ghana

Eric Asamoah Awuah is a seasoned Ghanaian debate and communications coach. In 2014, he founded a speech and debate organization,…

3 years ago

Mabel Suglo – Ghana

Mabel Suglo is a 23-year-old entrepreneur from Ghana who is the founder of the Eco-Shoes Project, which is an initiative…

3 years ago

Sitawa Wafula – Kenya

Sitawa Wafula is a 31-year old mental health activist, philanthropist and entrepreneur from Nairobi, Kenya. As a result of a…

3 years ago

Dominic Dominic Onyekachi – CEO and Co-Founder of Akiddie Inc (Nigeria)

Akiddie Inc, an e-library for African Children’s books that helps families and children connect to creators in their communities. Akiddie…

3 years ago

Jeremiah Thoronka- Providing energy for over 10,000 people in Sierra Leone

Jeremiah is a leading youth renewable energy entrepreneur, environment enthusiast, and energy scholar, with proven years of expertise in creating…

3 years ago

ASSA, Here to Help: Tidiani Togola (Mali)

AUTOMATED HEALTHCARE ASSISTANT ASSA (Assistant Sanitaire Automatique) is a “health assistant” app helping in the country’s fight against COVID-19, by…

3 years ago

Fab Lab Youth Hub (Rwanda) – Goal Setters Shielding the Nation

One of Rwanda’s burgeoning innovation youth hubs, Fab Lab Rwanda, are producing these high-end, government-approved face shields, and supplying them…

3 years ago

Innovalab (Guinea-Bissau) Safe News Crusaders – Combatting Covid-19 Fake News

NOBAS CHECKER – ONLINE NEWS PLATFORM Nobas Checker is a fact-checking website aimed at combating disinformation and debunking fake news…

3 years ago

STOP CORONA! CALL 701 – DAOUDA HAMADOU (Niger)

INTERACTIVE VOICE SERVICE This ingenious Interactive Voice Service (IVR) stands out not just for its originality and how it communicates…

3 years ago

MAKING HOPE CONTAGIOUS – RLABS ZLTO (South Africa)

RLABS’ ZLTO APP FOR DISADVANTAGED YOUTH Zlto is an online, reward-based platform that has created a range of StayHome and…

3 years ago

Minding Mental Health- Onkgopotse Nanike Khumalo (South Africa)

THE POCKET COUCH COVID-19 MENTAL HEALTHCARE FORUM An online platform responding to the mental challenges that Covid-19 is presenting. PocketCounch…

3 years ago

Dr Frannie Leautier – Frugal Innovation

https://soundcloud.com/africapractice-756217837/frannie-leautier Dr. Frannie Léautier is a globally respected development expert with over 25 years of professional experience from both public…

3 years ago

David Nzassi Mbompela – Disenfectant Chamber, DRC

Mbompela believes in the adage “if you can dream it, you can do it.” David got concerned when he saw…

3 years ago

Uwineze Nelly Aline – Rwanda

"I believe that as young entrepreneurs, we should be part of the necessary solutions and help our communities to overcome…

3 years ago

William Asiko – The Rockefeller Foundation

https://soundcloud.com/africapractice-756217837/william-asiko-the-rockefeller-foundation On this edition of the Voices of Africa podcast we speak to William Asiko. William, for a long time…

3 years ago

In Search of Nigeria’s Next Generation of Leaders: Challenges of Ethics and Good Governance

The challenges of good governance, ethics, and accountability in Nigerian leadership can make or break the future of Africa’s most…

3 years ago

Sheila Khama – The Mining Industry Explained

“Investors are looking at their self interest and that's how they're coming into Africa. The question is, how are we…

3 years ago

Arthur Zang – OXYNET – Oxygen Production Machine

At 32-years of age Arthur Zang, a Cameroonian bio-medical engineer has invented “Oxynnet” (Oxygen National Network) a medical oxygen-producing machine,…

3 years ago

Edmund Maputi – Affordable Ventilator, Zimbabwe

Edmund Maputi is a practical engineer who believes in local solutions for local problems and using what one has sustainably.…

3 years ago

Tidiane Ball, Founder of DoniFab – Mali

Solutions-driven Tidiane Ball, who holds a doctorate in medicine, specializing in medical informatics, is the founder of DoniFab. DoniFab is a manufacturing…

3 years ago

K.Y Amoako on Leadership and Governance

"Leadership is what makes a nation great at all levels and on all matters." https://soundcloud.com/africapractice-756217837/ky-amoako-leadership-governance-16122020 Marcus Courage for Stories Africa…

3 years ago

Franc Kamugyisha- Reusable Facemasks, Uganda

"By retooling and recycling plastic waste from EcoPlastile Ltd, I began producing low-cost, reusable and biodegradable facemasks. We call them…

3 years ago

Jennet Lemma – Purposeful PPE Facemask (Ethiopia)

Gaber Wear is a women-powered apparel company, owned by Jennet Lemma. When Coronavirus reached Ethiopia, and as demand grew, Gaber…

3 years ago

Joshua Opoku Agyemang – Hack CoronaV Devices (Ghana)

"Third, is the Smart Home System, which is able to control lights, switches, sockets, elevators and appliances with an app…

3 years ago

Jackie Chimhanzi, CEO at the African Leadership Institute provides her fascinating insights on leadership

"Servant leadership is the essence of good leadership, it should never be about yourself, it should be about the people…

3 years ago

Great Transitions- Doubling down on the Sustainable Development Goals

“17 Rooms 2020 is a yearly convening of leading experts and practitioners brought together by the Brookings Institution and The…

3 years ago

Debunking COVID-19 Myths – Brian Ndegwa Wambui, Kenya

"A lot of misinformation was going around regarding COVID-19 which was causing a lot of anxiety and panic among people.…

3 years ago

AirBank by LifeBank – Temie Giwa-Tubosun, Nigeria

AirBank is an on-demand emergency medical oxygen delivery product that is the quickest, most convenient, and cost-effective way to order…

3 years ago

Daniel Ndima – COVID-19 Rapid Testing Kits

CapeBio is a multi-award winning a tech start-up, more so in the field of  in applied genomics. Founded by its…

3 years ago

First Female President of the Law Association Zambia, Linda Kasonde shares her fascinating perspective on leadership

"Don’t aspire for leadership positions to get a title. Lead to serve humanity in whatever way you can with the…

3 years ago

CEO of TheBoardroom Africa and Brace Energy, Marcia Ashong, on leadership.

"Remember, leadership is a journey." Marcia Ashong is an Archbishop Desmond Tutu Fellow, named in 2019 among the 100 Most…

3 years ago

“Don’t aspire to be called “leader”. Aspire to be a conscious part of your environment.”- Geci Karuri-Sebina

Geci Karuri- Sebina, a 2009 Archbishop Desmond Tutu Leadership Fellow, is a South African urban scholar and practitioner, who is…

4 years ago

Leadership Culture in Africa- Moyin Johnson

One of Africa’s biggest challenges is its poor leadership culture. Traditionally, the culture prescribes a power distance between leaders and…

4 years ago