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YALI REGIONAL LEADERSHIP CENTER WEST AFRICA ALUMNI LIST - COHORT TWO

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Adinkra Christian Yaw

Ghana

Public Services Management Christian Adinkra Yaw trained teacher and journalist, as a teacher, he teaches at the

Junior and Senior High School. He is the founder of Teach and Lead Consult, a training

consulting firm and he has about 702 teachers in leadership and empowered them to take

up leadership role in the community they teach. As a journalist, he uses media for

advocacy and helps in the fight for child education at all levels and his publications

influenced the municipal Assembly to provide school buildings and a build walls around

various schools within the municipality in Accra. He is a youth Coordinator for the Ghana

National Association of Teachers. He is currently the Municipal Teachers Welfare Secretary.

Christian also holds a Degree in Communication Studies and Diploma in Basic Education.

Agbata Prince Kwame

Ghana

Business & Entrepreneurship Mr Prince Agbata is the Founder and CEO of iDEA Africa, a non-profit organization in Accra

and Lagos that focuses on providing access to quality education to children and youth in

both urban local and rural communities. He is also an entrepreneur with startups in waste

management, education and agriculture and most importantly ‘’CODE4KIDS ‘’ a project

that teach kids how to create software applications and robotics. He is a fellow of the

Ampion venture tour West Africa; a tour that gathers tech entrepreneurs from across Africa

and equip them with the needed skills in sustaining their startups, and a winner of startup

fellowship awards, mentorships and grants.


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Atibilla Linda Lariba

Ghana

Business & Entrepreneurship Linda is an entrepreneur from the Northern part of Ghana currently working with the local

community to venture into Shea butter processing. She works with Hope Givers, a social

enterprise company that she is registered with. She is working together with the local

women to birth a new creative technology in the Shea industry.

Attise Seyram Harmony

Ghana

Business & Entrepreneurship Harmony Attise is the Founder and CEO of Commec Ghana Ltd, a Marketing, Project and

Business Development and Management company providing exclusive Small Business

Solutions to youth businesses and startups in Accra, Ghana. Harmony is also the Editor-in-

chief of the FOCUS African Youth Magazine a Bi-annual magazine that showcases youth

businesses and recognizes their achievements. Harmony affiliates with other youth

organizations such as SproutC Multimedia and Chemphe Change Foundation that

advocate ending violence against women.


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Bakpa Emily Patience

Ghana

Public Services Management Miss Bakpa Emily Patience is a post harvest technologist and a researcher in agriculture in

her own way with a year experience. She is currently doing greenhouse management as

her national service at the department of horticulture at the Kwame Nkrumah University of

Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi. Emily holds a bachelor's degree in Post harvest

technology in agriculture from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

(KNUST), Kumasi.

Benjamin Addo-Mensah

Ghana

Business & Entrepreneurship Mr. Benjamin Addo-Mensah is a Project Delivery Consultant for I-MAS Communications, a

telecommunications company that is involved in the deployment, upgrade and

maintenance of telecommunications equipment and radio cell sites. He worked with

Vodafone Ghana and Huawei as a Transmissions Engineer at their Network Operations

Center (NOC). Mr. Addo-Mensah is in the process of setting up a company that will

produce fiber-glass satellite dishes to compliment the efforts of the National

Communications Authority (NCA) in its drive for a smooth digital television migration. He

holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Telecommunications Engineering from the Ghana

Technology University College and is the second Assistant Martial Arts Instructor for the

Kyokushin Karate Ghana. He teaches both children and adults the principles of karate to

enforce discipline, promote respect and improve self-confidence across the ages. He is

also a health and fitness instructor and an advocate of good healthy living lifestyles.


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Elizabeth Akowuge

Ghana

Business & Entrepreneurship Ms. Elizabeth Akowuge is a Business Strategist and a Social Entrepreneur with commitment

towards promoting sustainable livelihoods, empowering women, youth entrepreneurship as

well as consulting innovative business techniques and ideas. She is the Founder of Umbrella

Ghana and Accounts and Operations Manager for Royal City Company limited, importers

of Royal Lady sanitary pad. She is Director of Research RYC Ghana and Co-founder of

Wechiau Community Library, the first ever Mobile Library Service in the Upper West Region

of Ghana to improve literacy among rural children with support from Plan Ghana and MTN.

Ms Elizabeth holds Bachelors and Masters Degree in Accounting.

Emelia Owusu-Prempeh

Ghana

Civil Society Leadership Emelia Ewurafua Owusu-Prempeh founded Prempeh Legal Foundation. At the Foundation

we are convinced that the rule of law is fundamental to the citizenry. Specialties include

human rights, conflict and dispute resolution, advocacy and mentorship. She volunteer at

‘’Justice for All the foundation ‘’ where fight for social justice and real change is priority.

Ewurafua also engages in volunteer services at International Federation of Female Lawyers

(FIDA) by promoting human rights awareness, abuses and educate citizens about their

basic rights. She is the project coordinator at Esther’s Foundation a non-profit organization

that supports brilliant but needy children in school.


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Emmanuel Antwi Akoto

Ghana

Business & Entrepreneurship Emmanuel Antwi Akoto (aka Akoto DerGross) is Founder & CEO of Fat2Fit Ghana, a weight

management organization committed to fighting obesity in Ghana and beyond. Having

gone from 130kg to 65kg, DerGross has developed a passion to motivate others achieve

their health and weight loss goals. He is author of "7 Simple Steps to Losing Weight", a book

that shows how he overcame obesity and how others too can overcome. He blogs about

the dangers of obesity and the importance of a healthy-active lifestyle on

www.fat2fitghana.com. He has appeared on several media platforms including radio and

TV to share his inspiring weight loss story. DerGross is a Hesselbein fellow, an alumnus of Go

Africa, Go Germany and holds a masters in international Law & Business from Germany.

Ivy Appiah

Ghana

Business & Entrepreneurship Ivy Appiah is the founder of Tiwajo foundation and CEO of Tiwajo Industry Limited. She is a

biochemist with 10 years’ experience in organic food formulation, organic cosmetic

manufacturing and product development. She empowers women and youth by providing

them with hands-on skill training in product development and bead designing and

supports them with further mentorship and motivation to start their own businesses. She

collaborates with churches, women organizations and individuals to improve their

livelihood making them financially independent through building a business or adding

value to an existing business. She holds MPhil. in Food Science from the University of Ghana.


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John Kojo Bode Williams

Ghana

Business & Entrepreneurship Kojo Williams is a Communications Specialist with over thirteen years’ experience. He is the

CEO of Integrity PR, a public relations and media agency. He founded the Centre for

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), West Africa, and the sub-region’s leading advocacy

organization in social responsibility and sustainability. He collaborates with the Association

of Ghana Industries, Chamber of Commerce, Ministry of Trade, Plan International and the

media to advocate on issues regarding greening, sustainability, environmental protection

and social responsibility. His flagship national and media-studded events are compelling

companies in Ghana to be responsive to sustainability issues as contained in the

Sustainable Development Goals.

Josephine Afriyie Acheampong

Ghana

Civil Society Leadership Josephine Acheampong is a Co-Mentor with STEM bees (www.stembees.org), a non-profit

organization empowering young African Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and

Mathematics (STEM). She has mentored and taught over 100 young girls in STEM. In

collaboration with FreeLunch GH, she has and continues to feed and teach children in

rural areas in the Greater Accra and Eastern Regions of Ghana. She seeks to reach more

young African girls across the country, teaching and mentoring them to be actively

involved in STEM for nation building and continental impact. She is currently the Quality

Assurance Officer of Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Ghana Limited.


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King Moses Attrams

Ghana

Business & Entrepreneurship King Moses Attrams is the Founder and President of Campus Entrepreneurs Organization, a

youth entrepreneurial network with the mission of empowering Africa’s youth for job

creation and reducing unemployment. He also affiliates with Touching Lives Foundation

(www.tloin.org), an Ngo promoting education, health care and capacity building for the

underprivileged in Ghana. King also helps to empower and promote the works of street

children on the streets of Osu, Accra in bracelets and necklaces making. In his capacity,

King assists students on campuses with their CV writing, business ideas and business plan

development.

Laar Philemon Zaa-nyeya

Ghana

Public Services Management Philemon Laar is a second year law student of Wisconsin University. His core values are

Integrity, Justice and equity and these have urged his want for a more inclusive society

where children freely explore their talents and skills. He is an experienced Youth Leader that

served as President of the Students’ Representative Council of the Kwame Nkrumah

University of Science and Technology. He also holds a Master’s Degree in International

Affairs and Diplomacy at the University of Ghana. He mentors Student Leaders from the

University of Ghana and KNUST.


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Lucy Amrago

Ghana

Civil Society Leadership Lucy Amrago has been in the educational sector for five years; she teaches Geography

and Government in a private Senior high school in Accra, Ghana and also teaches English

Language and Social Studies In a remedial school.

To exert her leadership prowess; Lucy carries out civic education in senior high schools and

advocacy towards promoting quality basic education in urban poor communities all in

Accra, Ghana. She is also the President of the youth ministry in her Church.

Margaret Davids

Ghana

Civil Society Leadership Margaret Agyeman is an agronomist and a youth development expert with ten years

experience on agriculture and youth developmental issues such as women education and

women entrepreneurship. Currently she is the senior project manager for AG DAVIS Youth

Development Network. In her capacity, she provides aid to persons and communities on

developmental issues. She works with stakeholders such as Ghana Ministry of Education,

Community schools, farmers and the Ministry of Food and Agriculture. Margaret holds a

bachelor's degree in science and an MPHIL in Crop Science both from the University of

Ghana.


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Mohammed Abdulsalam

Ghana

Business & Entrepreneurship Mr. Abdulsalam Mohammed is a nursing officer with 3 years professional working

experience at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Ghana. He is committed to providing

community based medical screening services and health education to households,

schools, market places, religious bodies and institutions. Mohammed is currently the

founder of Corporate Health Ghana Ltd, a mobile clinic outfit which provides health

services at the door steps of corporate institutions. He was also a member of ‘2014 Ghana

National Hajj Medical Team' to Saudi Arabia and since then he has been working with

some Hajj travel and tours in Ghana to educate and prepare Ghanaian pilgrims on how to

prevent diseases with public health concerns during Hajj.

Owusu Irene Amoakoh

Ghana

Civil Society Leadership Irene Amoakoh Owusu is a founding member of OAK foundation (formerly PAMGAD), an

NGO that aims at ensuring young women stay in school and excel, by mentoring and

empowering them through institutionalized girls’ clubs in Senior High Schools. She is in

charge of these High School programs and currently coaches young women on self-

identification and etiquettes. Irene volunteers as an integrated science teacher at

Presbyterian Vocational Institute in Accra. As a postgraduate student, Ms Owusu is working

towards being a researcher and activist in the areas of infectious diseases and

environmental sanitation.


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Portia Oppong Baffour

Ghana

Public Services Management Portia Oppong Baffour is the Founder and CEO of Dream Hunt, a Non-Governmental

Organization (NGO) that works in sustainable development and alternative source of

Livelihood, as well as youth inclusion for development and social welfare. She is an activist

on Climate Change in Ghana. She is the secretary of coalition of NGO’s in Tema. Portia

affiliates with 350.org, Water Aid Ghana, Friends of the Earth US, Abibiman Foundation,

Ghana Reducing Our Carbon (GROC) and Strategic Youth Network.

Selassie Freeman Tay

Ghana

Civil Society Leadership Selassie Tay is the founder and executive director of Tongu Youth Agenda for

Development, a non-governmental organization that works at developing and

empowering youth, young women and children in the three Tongu Districts of Ghana by

focusing on education, entrepreneurship and health. In September 2015, the International

Literacy Association named Mr. Tay in the 30under30 list for his effort in improving the

reading and numeracy skills of over 200 pupils through his mobile library program. He also

works as a micro finance consultant and volunteers with A World At School, Landmark

Development Initiative (LDI) Africa and United Nations Major Group for Children and Youth

(UN MGCY).


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Victor Adjei Mframah

Ghana

Public Services Management Victor Adjei Mframah is an Environmentalist, Community Service Leader and a Co founder

of CATE GHANA, (Changing Attitudes towards the Environment), an NGO that has

embarked on several environmental campaigns in Tertiary and second cycle schools in

Ghana and has also distributed several waste bins across Ghana. Victor also works with the

Local Government Service as Assistant Director. Victor through CATE GHANA engages the

Community, Peers and Students on Waste segregation, recycling of waste and climate

change. CATE GHANA has the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development,

Environmental Protection Agency, Ministry of Environment and the Coalition of

Environmental NGO’s as its Stakeholders. Victor holds a Master of Arts in Local Governance

and Administration from the Institute of Local Government.

Wilson Shine Anku

Ghana

Civil Society Leadership Wilson Shine Anku is a Project Officer with special interest in Food Security and Economic

Development. Currently, he works with World Vision Ghana serving eleven communities of

vulnerable people to improve household food security, resilience, agribusiness and

commerce for about 21,000 beneficiaries. Wilson holds a Bachelor of Science in General

Agriculture from the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. He equally holds certificates in

Project Management, Disaster Risk Reduction, Monitoring and Evaluation as well as

Proposal and Grant Writing. He is currently preparing towards the Project Management

Professional (PMP) Examination. When Wilson is not writing Most Significant Change (MSC)

stories in project success, he is either developing a project concept paper or providing

career guidance to youths in his community.


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Yakubu Fatimata

Ghana

Civil Society Leadership Fatimata Yakubu is a professional nurse in the Savelugu Municipal Hospital. She is a

beneficiary of the Campaign for female education (CAMFED), a financial literacy and

entrepreneurship peer educator, who has trained over 500 senior and junior high students.

She is an advocate on health-related issues like teenage pregnancy, maternal mortality,

Hepatitis B, Epilepsy, HIV/AIDS etc. In October 2014, Fatima initiated and spearheaded a

project called "Safe Delivery: Priority for All" in her community to reduce the high rate of

maternal mortality and morbidity. This initiative has helped increase the number of

pregnant mothers who go to the hospital for antenatal and prenatal care from 30% to 80%.

She also mentors senior high school students and is the main facilitator for CAMFED

Leadership Camp. Fatima holds a Certificate in Enrolled Nursing from the Yendi College of

Health Sciences in the Northern part of Ghana.

Sandra Brew

Ghana

Civil Society Leadership Sandra Brew is a peer educator and learner guide who facilitates modules to senior high

school students in her district (Gomoa West). Her aim is for the girl-child to stay in school

and learn. As the district chairperson and national secretary for the CAMFED Association

(CAMA), a network of young women reinvesting the benefits of their education into their

various communities through outreach programs, Sandra has guided 360 students who

now have access to quality education. She is a volunteer teacher at Abrekum primary and

junior high school in Central Ghana. Sandra is a senior high school graduate.


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Lucy Apeajei

Ghana

Civil Society Leadership Ms. Lucy Apeajei is the founder and CEO of Just Care Foundation, a non-profit organization

promoting adolescent girl’s education, health awareness and adolescent girl’s

empowerment on entrepreneurial and vocational skills in the Central Region of Ghana. Ms.

Apeajei is a counselor in community consultation on girl child development. She affiliates

with the Coalition of NGOs associated with the UN-DPI, Coalition of NGOs in Health and the

Coalition for Adolescent Girls.

Sahada Sayibu

Ghana

Civil Society Leadership Sahada Sayibu is a social advocate, a trainer and an ambassador of Camfed Ghana in

the Northern Region, an NGO that supports girl child education and women

empowerment. As a peer educator on Financial Literacy and Entrepreneurship, she has

empowered about 200 students and 300 businesswomen. Sahada through "My Better

World Program" helps student build aptitude for learning. About 2400 students have

benefited from her graduates learner guides. She has helped to form study groups to over

1200 learners in three secondary schools for academic excellence in Ghana. Sahada is an

advocate of the disable, good parenting and girls and women empowerment.


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Mohammed Rashida Maltiti

Ghana

Civil Society Leadership Rashida Maltiti Mohammed is a community social advocate and a core trainer in the

CAMFED Ghana Alumni CAMA, Campaign For Female Education Association which was

form as tool for members to empower women folks in deprived communities. She trains

young ladies and communities members on financial literacy and entrepreneurship

programs. She is a lead facilitator for Dance for life Ghana, and life planning skills facilitator

with Plan parenthood association of Ghana, Maltiti works with Purim African youth

development girls network in the northern region of Ghana as a programs coordinator

Mohammed Rashida Maltiti is a Senior High School graduate.

Adam Humu-Hani

Ghana

Civil Society Leadership Miss Adam is the CEO/Founder of Ambassadors for positive change Ghana, a non-

governmental organization that seeks to empower and challenge the youth, most

especially women to take up leadership roles in the northern region of Ghana. Miss Adam is

an ambassador for Campaign for Female Education (CAMFED) and also the coordinator

for financial literacy and entrepreneurship at CAMFED in the Savelugu municipality of

northern Ghana. In this role, she has trained over 33 peer educators who have gone one to

collectively equip over 2400 young people from the northern region on financial literacy

and entrepreneurship.


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Ameyaw Baah Harrison

Ghana

Business & Entrepreneurship Mr Harrison Baah Ameyaw is a graduate scholar in African Indigenous Knowledge Systems

and the CEO & Founder of Split Gallery, an organization of professional African

photographers that seek to tell the African story through photography. He is also the

founder of Strong Touch Africa, an Accra based NGO that promotes education through

school specific entertainment programs. He is currently the online marketing strategist for

Viasat 1 Ghana and a member of Help Save Africa campaign.

Eseenam Ama Agbagedy

Ghana

Business & Entrepreneurship Eseenam Agbagedy is a social entrepreneur focusing on basic and secondary education

in Ghana. She is the co-founder/project officer at the Charles Nypson Foundation, an NGO

that seeks to make education more pleasurable and meaningful to students in the

deprived regions. In that capacity, she initiated the Pre-BECE, Pre-SHS, Pre-tertiary programs

for students to equip them for the next stage, then is the reading project for teachers as

well. Eseenam is a board member of her community library and was instrumental in the

acquisition of 3000 books for it in 2014. She is also the co-founder/administrator of

'Transforming the Self' Remedial Center.


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Agyemang Pokuaa Mina

Ghana

Civil Society Leadership Ms. Agyemang Pokuaa Mina is a co- founder of Agenda Project, a social venture that

seeks the holistic education of the orphan child and the underprivileged child. She is

working with such school children from the University Staff Village JHS in the Greater Accra

region. She is an award winner of the Resolution Social Venture Challenge organized at the

Harvard National Model UN (HNMUN) 2015 conference in USA, thus in the pipeline of

becoming a Resolution Fellow. Ms Agyemang is the University of Ghana Women

Entrepreneurship Day (WED) org. based in New York student ambassador. With this, she

seeks the empowerment of women in not only her academic community. She is a MUNer

(HNMUN 2015 participant) who serves as a volunteer of Life-link Friendship Schools as a

conference staff and a Model United Nations (MUN) trainer. She is a Political Science major

and English minor level 300 student of University of Ghana.

Corban Samuel Matekole

Ghana

Business & Entrepreneurship Mr. Corban Matekole is the Founder and CEO of Corban Photography, a registered

company that serves small and medium-sized businesses and non-profits organizations for

all of their photography needs. He was the Official photographer for Ghana’s Constitution

Review Commission. He also works with other stakeholders such as Ethica Ghana in training

the Youth with vocational skills such as photography. Mr. Matekole is also the country

representative for Adopt One Village (AOV), a United State’s based Charity Organization

helping to improve and educate the less privilege in the Abetifi-Kwahu municipality,

Eastern Region. In his capacity as the Youth Leader of his community, he mobilizes the


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youth in community cleaning, health forums and the need to develop and grow as a

community.

Ibrahim Kamal-Deen Mbanba

Ghana

Civil Society Leadership Kamal-Deen is a first degree holder from the University of Ghana-Legon, in Social Work with

Psychology. He is also a Certificate holder in Local Government Administration from the

Institute of Local Government Studies, Accra, Ghana.

Kamal-Deen is the founder and Executive Director of Green Northern Ghana (GNG), an

initiative to promote environmental sustainability and improvement in rural livelihood in the

Northern Region of Ghana. He is also a Local Government practitioner for the past four

years and has served in the capacity of a Community Development Officer and as an

administrator in the rank of an Assistant Director in two Districts. Prior to his engagement in

the Local Government Service, he had also worked in the NGO circles as a Field Officer

and a Research Assistant in his early working life.

Priscilla Naa Aklerh Okantey

Ghana

Civil Society Leadership Priscilla Naa Aklerh Okantey is the Founder and Executive Director of ReachOut World

Mission an NGO in Ghana, an organization that provides shelter to and trains under

privileged homeless youth in employable and entrepreneurial skills. She believes in

impacting the World by empowering passionate youth to stand out and make a difference

in their communities.


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With a degree in Earth Science (Petroleum Geoscience), she has worked as a Logistics

Director, a Free-lance Marketer, a Project analyst and the Head of Operations for

Broadview Trust.

She is the brain behind THE LOVE FAIR an annual event uniting Non-profit organizations,

charity homes and the general public on one platform for fundraising and with social

impact activities.

Acheneje Magdalene Ojonogecha

Nigeria

Public Services Management Magdalene O. Acheneje is a broadcaster; she works with Nigeria Info FM radio station in

Lagos. She presently works as an intern on a radio show called Morning Crossfire where she

discusses topical and headline issues affecting her community. She is the social media lead

for domestic and sexual violence response team in Lagos. She volunteers for Hope Inspired

Foundation where she empowers young girls through education, capacity building, self-

determination for productive living and equal participation in all aspects of community.

She mentors teenage visually impaired girls and is also a member of Daystar Path-finder

Unit in her church where she trains young people.

Adamu Cecilia John

Nigeria

Business & Entrepreneurship Cecilia John Adamu is a social entrepreneur with over 5 years of working experience in the

development sector, specifically in the area of widow empowerment and orphan

education. Cecilia has rendered humanitarian aid to about 60 female refugees displaced

by the insurgence in the Northeastern region of Nigeria for a period of about two months.

Currently, Cecilia is a member of the Network for African Youth Development, and


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volunteers for the Centre for Integrated Health Programs. She also serves as a youth leader

in Latterhouse Christian Center. Cecilia holds a Bachelors degree in Food Science and

Technology from University of Maiduguri.

Adedeji Adedoyin Oluwarotimi

Nigeria

Business & Entrepreneurship Adedoyin Adedoyin is the Managing Partner of CliqEdge Limited, an online media

company, we work with early stage businesses and SME's to grow their business using online

tools. He is the Co-founder of multiple Nigerian Internet companies, which include:

Audiotitan.com, Exclusivedeals.com.ng, Mailcliq.com, AdCabal.com. He volunteers for

International Center for Leadership Development, Nigeria where he works as the media

director. He is an advocate against cybercrime and Internet fraud in Lagos, Nigeria. For

him, advocacy is not enough he believes in empowering young people with the adequate

tech skills needed to channel their thinking into building dynamic and sustainable Internet

companies in Nigeria, which is the best way to combat cybercrime.

Adewoye Olumide Adekola

Nigeria

Business & Entrepreneurship Olumide Adewoye is a Chemical Engineer by training. He bootstrapped Versacorp Global

Concept Ltd (www.versacorpglobal.com.ng)- a manufacturing company which focuses

on sustainable production of personal, home and laundry care products. Olumide worked

as a Regional Risk Management Officer at Access Bank Plc., managing credit risk assets in

excess of 50 billion Naira across 52 bank branches in South West Nigeria. He was an

ExxonMobil undergraduate scholar, an Alumnus of the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship

Program (TEEP) and World Entrepreneurship Forum (WEF).


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He volunteers as an entrepreneurship trainer at a local secondary school where he

teaches high school students how to turn societal challenges into viable businesses.

Agho Princess Blessing

Nigeria

Business & Entrepreneurship Agho Princess Blessing is an agronomist, an expert with three years experience in

agriculture. She is the founder of EarthTab Services, an organization that trains and

empowers women and youth on how to transform their businesses into profitable

entrepreneurial activities. She is currently a student studying Entrepreneurship at National

Open University of Nigeria (NOUN). Blessing is the co-founder of the Spelling Competition

Nigeria. She is also the assistant Public Relation Officer to National Youth Council of Nigeria,

Edo State Chapter, and the State Secretary to Patriots Nigeria, a Non-Governmental

Organization involved in enhancing participation of youth in leadership and development.

Ajayi Oluwole Olakunle

Nigeria

Business & Entrepreneurship Ajayi Oluwole Olakunle, is social entrepreneur passionate about tackling and eradicating

unemployment all over the world. He is the managing director of Diamond Coin Consulting

Services. He is the team leader at Global Entrepreneurship Platform, a not-for-profit

organization and also Global Entrepreneurship Academy, which creates a forum whereby

intending and existing entrepreneurs come together to synergize.

Ajayi, belongs to the following professional bodies: the Nigerian institute of Management

(NIM), Institute of Strategic Management of Nigeria (ISMN), Project management

professional (PMP), Health, safety and environment (HSE), Daystar Leadership Academy

(DLA), and Advanced certificate in Leadership (ACL).


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Akinde Halimat Afolasade

Nigeria

Business & Entrepreneurship Akinde Halimat Afolasade has been actively involved in community service for the past

eight years. She is the founder of "Ability-in-Disability", a non-profit organization dedicated

to empowering the physically challenged with income generating activities, through

vocational and entrepreneurial training. Sade has strong negotiation and advocacy skills,

which have helped her to secure scholarships for tuition fee and feeding intervention

program for indigent physically challenged students. Sade holds a Master of Science

degree in Food Processing and Storage Technology, and presently, she is a Research

Fellow at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, (IITA), in Ibadan.

Akinola Emmanuella Mercy

Nigeria

Civil Society Leadership Mrs. Akinola Emmanuella is the founder of Disability Awareness and Development Initiative,

a non-profit organization providing access to information to persons with disability and

increasing awareness on disability in order to promote inclusive policies and practices in

Nigeria. She is a Leadership, Effectiveness, Accountability & Professionalism (LEAP) Africa

Social Innovators Fellow, 2015. Emmanuella authored the "Disability Reporting Manual: A

guide towards an inclusive journalism and media advocacy" with which she has trained

members of Nigerian Union of Journalist, Lagos Council. She is a volunteer teacher at a

community School in Ikorodu, Lagos where she teaches computer studies to over 600

students in the junior secondary school.


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Amujo Emmanuel Temitope

Nigeria

Business & Entrepreneurship Temitope Amujo is the Chairman of amuGOLD Group (www.amugoldgroup.com), a

company that developed an award winning ultra-modern Shea butter Plant in Nigeria to

improve the quality of the product and empower rural-women. He also established a

mechanized pepper processing plant to reduce post-harvest losses. As a backward

integration, he started the largest herbal-based essential oils plantation in Nigeria. He

received several awards and grants as a result from the Federal Government of Nigeria’s

Youth-Enterprise With Innovation in Nigeria (YOUWIN), Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship

Program (TEEP) Award, and the Federal Government Technology Incubation Award.

Temitope is a professional financial analyst, certified manager and agriculture revolutionist.

Babatunde Folashade Titilope

Nigeria

Civil Society Leadership Ms. Folashade Babatunde is the Founder of NUTRIBEEPER, a non-profit organization that

provides food aid to vulnerable individuals and disadvantaged communities. She is a

member of the Nutrition Society of Nigeria and also an active volunteer for iCARE

Foundation, a Foundation that provides free health services for rural communities.

Folashade holds a bachelor’s degree in Nutrition and Dietetics from the Federal University

of Agriculture Abeokuta, Nigeria.


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Bakare Abdulfatai Abidemi

Nigeria

Civil Society Leadership Mr. Abidemi Abdulfatai Bakare is the Founder of Sub-Zero Foods Networking company

(www.sub-zerofoods.com), a platform concerned with food shelf-life extension as a means

to reduce the high levels of food waste going on in Africa. He mentors and provides

practical technological techniques to preserve food for safe exportation & utilization,

which will bring about lasting solution to food insecurity on the continent & the world at

large. Presently he is a Youth Enterprise With Innovation in Nigeria (YOUWIN) alumni as well

as Tony Elumelu Enterprise Program (TEEP) alumni.

Daniel Chinedu Nwodi

Nigeria

Civil Society Leadership Nwodi Daniel is the Founder and Executive Director of Students without Borders

International (2006). He was formerly Personnel and Recruitment Manager at Hensmor

Nigeria Limited, an Oil and Gas downstream company (2015) and the President of Nigeria

Youth Association in Republic of Benin (2009). Daniel is a graduate from Universite

D'Abomey Calavi, Republic of Benin. He is member of Nigeria Institute of Training and

Development (2014) and is an award winner of Rotary Leadership Award and Millennium

Development Goals (MDGs) and National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) award.


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Ehirim Chiudo Jessy

Nigeria

Business & Entrepreneurship Chiudo Ehirim is an environmental consultant with more than six years experience. He has

undertaken three research projects on sustainable waste management, including design

of landfills for electricity generation purpose. He is a member of Nigeria Environmental

Society, volunteering in different roles for the organization’s Rivers State Chapter. In 2014,

he set up Rumines Nigeria Limited, an environmental engineering and management

company and currently serves as its Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer and Head

of Projects. Chiudo holds a bachelor’s degree in Pure & Industrial Chemistry and a master’s

degree in Environmental Technology & Management.

Eleche Louis Anone

Nigeria

Public Services Management Dr. Eleche Louis Anone is a Medical Doctor from Nigeria. He was a House Officer at Jos

University Teaching Hospital and Medical Officer at Marist Hospital, Abia State. He offers

free medical outreach with incorporated health education to people living in rural

communities. He works with the Abia State Ministry of Health and is involved in drafting

policies and creating new innovative solutions that will improve the quality of life of the

average Nigerian.


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Emmanuel Egwu Acha

Nigeria

Civil Society Leadership Emmanuel Acha is an entrepreneur, award-winning youth development expert, founder

and Executive Director of Entrepreneurship Initiative for African Youth (EIFAY), a non-

governmental organization promoting youth entrepreneurship development, youth

empowerment, economic development and democratic governance in Nigeria and

Africa at large. In March 2013, Mr. Emmanuel successfully organized and hosted the

Southeast Youth Entrepreneurship Summits, which brought together over 200 young

entrepreneurs for equipping and training in Enugu Nigeria. His online platform, African

Young Entrepreneurs Network (www.facebook.com/youthenterpiseafrica.) reaches to over

18,000 young enterprisers from across Africa. He has over 7 years of experience working

with stakeholders such as Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC), IRI Abuja, Youngstars

Foundation Abuja, URI, DFID, GIZ Ethiopia, US Embassy Ghana, A4AI, Poverty in Africa

Alternative among others in different social engagement and community services.

Emmanuel is a fellow of GAYL, MWYM, TechCamp WA. Emmanuel holds a diploma

graduate in Computer science from the Institute of Management and Technology (IMT)

Enugu, Nigeria.

Hameed Muritala Opeyemi

Nigeria

Civil Society Leadership Muritala Hameed is a media practitioner and currently works as a Media Assistant at the

Kwara State Government House. He is a Climate Justice advocate who educates

members of his community on the causes, effects of and solutions to climate crisis. With

support from Plant-for-the-Planet Children’s initiative, he has organized training on climate

change for over 1000 children within his community. He’s also the Director of media of


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Building Bridges, a Nigerian NGO that creates awareness about the Sustainable

Development Goals (SDGs) and also promotes youth involvement in the implementation of

the international goals.

Ijoma Blessing Okereke

Nigeria

Business & Entrepreneurship Blessing Ijoma is a Computer Scientist and Founder of It's Me Foundation, focused on

training talented local youth on how to program a computer. Her primary focus is on the

development of critical thinkers. Blessing Ijoma is one of the 2014 #meetTheExecutive fellow

and the CEO of HoursSpent. She is a 300 level Student of Michael Okpara University,

Umudike.

Jeff Okoroafor

Nigeria

Public Services Management Jeff Okoroafor is the Founder and President of Opinion Nigeria (www.opinionnigeria.com),

a platform that addresses today's topical issues, which won the 2013 United Nations World

Summit Award (UN-WSA). He is a good governance advocate and civil rights activist

engaged in coalition building, shaping and advancing responses to critical issues in

Nigeria. Mr Okoroafor is one of the Strategic Team (ST) Members for the 'Bring Back Our

Girls' (BBOG) Movement. The ST is responsible for managing the global activities of BBOG.

He's also the Managing Director of a multimedia development company, SetFron Limited

(www.setfron.com) and a member of the Internet Society.


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Jennifer Soba Pearse

Nigeria

Public Services Management Ms.Jennifer Soba Pearse is the Founder of GiveBackNigeria a Social Responsibility Enterprise

focused on getting Nigerian youth more involved in their communities through community

service and education. Ms. Pearse is a 2015 Royal Commonwealth Associate Fellow and a

recipient of the National Youth Service Corps Award for her sick bay community project in

Lagos, Nigeria. Additionally, she is a contributing member to the Nigerian Economic Summit

Group, where she assists in drafting policy recommendations and initiating projects for

youth and education Government Parastatals.

Kassim Kamal-Deen

Nigeria

Business & Entrepreneurship Mr. Kassim Kamal-deen is the Lead Technical Officer/Intern at Project Gaia Inc., a non-

profit organization promoting the awareness of the use of clean, safe, affordable and

sustainable energy as fuel for cooking in households. At Project Gaia, he participated in

the installation of bioethanol plant in Oyo, Nigeria, aimed at supplying fuel for people in

the community. Currently, he formed a team working on design and construction of 1,000

liters a day bio-ethanol producing plant using locally sourced materials aimed at cost

reduction but same standard quality. He is also a Leadership, Effectiveness, Accountability

& Professionalism (LEAP) Africa alumnus and involved in volunteering activities that focus

on educating youths on becoming effective and inclusive leaders. Kassim holds a bachelor

degree in chemical engineering and developed an interest in biofuel production and

youth empowerment activist. Kassim has written three research projects on biofuel, enjoys

traveling and networking.


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Mumuni Adebusola Modinat

Nigeria

Public Services Management Adebusola A. Mumuni is the CEO of Total Impact Services, a social enterprise aimed at

empowering and providing free legal services to disadvantaged women and youth. She

has trained over seven hundred women and youth in entrepreneurship skills and helped

them to 'kick-start' small scale businesses in her project tagged "Operation Break the

Poverty Circle". A lawyer by training, she is an activist who speaks and fights against the

violation of women and children’s rights. Adebusola is an alumnus of the Goldman Sachs

10KW initiative for women entrepreneurs and a Fellow of the African Leadership

Foundation.

Nwankwo Prince Nonso

Nigeria

Business & Entrepreneurship Nwankwo Prince is the CEO of Prince Tech Foundation, a non-profit organization known for

technological innovations, facilitating change and empowering people. He is also the CEO

of Honey-Pot Republic, a fast-food joint. Prince holds First class/Distinction in Computer

Engineering and currently a Lecturer in Federal Polytechnic, Oko-Anambra state, Nigeria.

He is a high-performing, strategic-thinking professional/leader with twelve years experience

gained from executing community development based projects with direct impact on

over 25,000 Nigerians. Prince is committed in tackling global challenges and he's regarded

as one of the young global best, with over 50 technological innovations and over 60

business ideas.


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Nwibe Ikechukwu David

Nigeria

Civil Society Leadership Kechukwu Nwibe is the Founder of Centre for Leadership and Social Enterprise

Development, where he works to improve leadership and social enterprise management

skills of young people and emerging social entrepreneurs. He initiated the New Arising

Project, which is an after school program that has served over 280 secondary school

students. As a criminal justice activist, he works with inmates in Nigerian prisons to prepare

them for life after leaving prison. Ikechukwu is a fellow of Dekeyser and Friends Foundation

'DO' School (2010) and an Associate Member of the Association of Business Executives UK

(2015).

Obiakoeze Ifechukwude Destiny Ruth

Nigeria

Business & Entrepreneurship A Television and Radio Host offering over seven years professional experience, Destiny R.

Obiakoeze is the CEO of Elbativeni Impressions and Consult a media outfit that offers

tailored services in integrated marketing communications, Media consultancy, event

management and public relations. She holds a B.Sc in Mass communications and a

Diploma in Public relations. Destiny is a certified registered practitioner in Advertising with

the Advertising Practitioners’ Council of Nigeria (APCON). She is the convener of The

Generation Next youth empowerment summit borne with the vision to inform, reform,

sensitize and empower youths on philosophies of life that are crucial and strategic to

achieving outstanding success, in their various endeavors in life.


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Ogadinma Isreal Isreal

Nigeria

Civil Society Leadership Ogadinma Israel Ukazu is a social scientist with expertise on community health system

strengthening and community health program development and implementation. He has

7 years cognate experience in applied and operational research especially as it has to do

with diseases of public health importance.

Currently, he is the Program Director of Human Development and Public Health Initiative, a

non-profit organization based in Lagos, Nigeria. Ukazu is also the Lagos State Coordinator

of Coalition of CSOs against TB Disease in Nigeria. In addition, he is a member of several

national and international bodies such as Lagos State TB Control Program Management

Committee, Stop TB Partnership, International Union Against TB, African Union, just to

mention a few. Ukazu runs a leadership mentorship program for in-school youths in Nigeria.

He has written and presented scientific papers in local and international conferences.

Ogadinma Israel Ukazu is a social scientist with expertise on community health system

strengthening and community health program development and implementation. He has

7 years cognate experience in applied and operational research especially as it has to do

with diseases of public health importance.

Ogbonnaya Joy Chinwendu

Nigeria

Civil Society Leadership Joy Ogbonnaya is a social entrepreneur focused on Education, Women and Children. She

founded To’Kallos Life Academy, a capacity building and life enhancement non-profit

organization in 2010 and has since organized training and mentoring programs in Lagos,

Ogun and Imo states, Nigeria reaching over 3,000 women and girls. She is the Director of


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Joytoria School, a social enterprise based in Ijegun-Imore Satellite Town, Lagos where she

provides affordable education to nursery and primary children from low-income homes.

Joytoria School gave birth to Joytoria ‘Turn On The Light Initiative’, a community

development initiative that empowers women in our local community through skill

acquisition, adult education and health programs. Joy has a degree in education from

Olabisi Onabanjo University, is an alumnus of Pan-Atlantic University’s Social Sector

Management Program and a 2015 recipient of the Africa-America Institute’s

Transformational Leadership Scholarship.

Ogunbodede Mary Oluwabukola

Nigeria

Civil Society Leadership Ms. Mary Oluwabukola Ogunbodede is a Legal Practitioner and an Advocate against

Domestic Violence on Women and Children; particularly, Marital Rape in Nigeria. She

volunteered in outreaches to less developed (rural) areas in the Southwestern parts of

Nigeria from 2009-2013. She has equally participated in the visitation to a Home of Disabled

Individuals, where several items were donated, in Abuja, North-Central Nigeria in 2014.

Mary holds a Bachelor of Law (L.L.B) Degree from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife,

Nigeria. She is currently, through her network, promoting public awareness against Marital

Rape and eradicating Gender Based Violence in Nigeria.

Ogunyale Ademola Francis

Nigeria

Business & Entrepreneurship Ademola Adebowale is a Keynote Speaker, and IT Professional. Founder of Kowafresh; a

model to reduce post-harvest losses in agricultural Perishable Trade through Good

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support center serves 93 Perishable Trade Traditional markets in Lagos. In 2014 He launched

an ICT Project "OjAOBA"; Nigeria’s first community E-commerce Platform for Traditional

market women, serving Lagos Mainland Metropolis. As a GHP Master Trainer; Trained by

DFID GEMS4 Project (www.gems4nigeria.com), His market Intervention project Covers

southwestern states in Nigeria. More about his initiatives can be found at

www.kowafresh.com

Onyekachi John-Paul Chidera

Nigeria

Business & Entrepreneurship Mr. Onyekachi John-Paul is the CEO of MegaBoost Corporation (www.megaboostng.com)

an Integrated Marketing Communication firm that offer services in website design, online

promotion, advertising, media relations, branding and IT consulting providing clients with

increased patronage and innovation in service delivery.

He is also a Senior Partner at SEL Platform (www.selplatform.org) a Self-discovery,

Leadership and Entrepreneur training organization that has trained over 150 youths in these

areas aimed towards their self-sufficiency as well as the founder of IdeaHubs International

(www.ideahubs.org) a Non-governmental Organization that seeks to promote synergy

among young people in creating innovative products/services aimed at minimizing

unemployment.

Osuntokun Temitope Tanwa

Nigeria

Business & Entrepreneurship Temitope Osuntokun is the founder of S & Y Bowel Services Limited, a social enterprise that

promotes sanitation and hygiene consciousness through education and service delivery in

Southwest Nigeria. The company's core activities focus on saving lives from cholera,


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typhoid fever and other fecal-related disease infections. Temitope has two certifications in

Social Sector Management and Entrepreneurial Management from the Enterprise

Development Center of the Pan-Atlantic University, Nigeria. Temitope is also a TEEP (Tony

Elumelu Entrepreneurship Program) entrepreneur. He was able to attract funding support

through business plan competitions like the Youth Enterprise with Innovation in Nigeria

(YOUWIN) and the Diamond bank Building Entrepreneurs Today (BET) initiative. Temitope

holds a bachelor’s degree in Microbiology and a post-graduate diploma in Social work.

Ruth Bukar – Haruna

Nigeria

Civil Society Leadership Mrs Ruth Haruna is the Founder and Executive Director of Inspire Young Minds Foundation

dedicated to preparing young women to take up leadership roles in their society. She has

implemented several USAID, DFID, EU, UNICEF and UNODC sponsored projects in her

community for over seven years creating awareness, rehabilitating and empowering

victims of human trafficking, child abuse and labor as well as ensuring access to justice for

them. Mrs Haruna has trained over 30 young women in effective leadership and

connected them to mentors in various sectors of their choice. She professionally affiliated

with Child Protection Network; Abuja, Nigeria Chapter and the National Network of Civil

Society Organizations working on Human Trafficking, Child Abuse and Labor in Nigeria.

Chinedu Reuben Agu

Nigeria

Civil Society Leadership Reuben Agu is a Biotechnologist in the Department of Genetics & Biotechnology, University

of Calabar and Founder of Reuben Agu Foundation, a non-profit organization centered on

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programs and scholarships, skill acquisition training, healthcare outreaches and social

inclusion for the disabled, vulnerable and less privileged in the Southern part of Nigeria.

Reuben holds a Bachelor of Technology degree in Biotechnology from the Federal

University of Technology Owerri, Nigeria.

Tom-Chris Emewulu

Ghana

Business & Entrepreneurship Tom-Chris Emewulu is a social entrepreneur with characteristic track record of pioneering

projects that have impacted over 5,000 youths. In late 2013 while a student of Radford

University College, Tom-Chris founded Stars From All Nations (SFAN), a youth development

organization that helps to bridge the gap between college and career. He is also the

regional manager of Future of Ghana, a non-profit organization that connects the world to

Ghana. Tom-Chris enjoys focusing on topics of youth entrepreneurship, education and has

great passion for youth development.

Ibrahim Dosso

Ivory Coast

Business & Entrepreneurship Ibrahim Dosso has over 5 years of working experience in the field of youth development

and entrepreneurship. In 2009, he successfully coordinated the establishment of Students

Entrepreneurs Clubs in Universities. In 2010, as a member of youth network – "Federation des

Mouvements et Associations de Jeunesse et d`Enfance de Cote D`ivoire (FEMAJECI)" he

become the national coordinator of Youth Employment Initiatives, a project funded by

UNDP which was consisting in integrating young graduate in the agriculture field. Currently

he manages his own small enterprise "DYNAMIC SERVICES" specialized in food and

transportation where he works on the reduction of food prices in his country.


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Effi Ange Emmanuelle Rhalissa

Ivory Coast

Ms. Ange Emmanuelle EFFI is an entrepreneur in mobile banking addressing the problem of

provides disadvantaged people a way of saving money and acceding to the Primary

banking services.

She is also involved in youth leadership and self-development program. She serves her

community by working with the students to help them find their own professional way by

giving them the professional skills necessary for them to attend their own goals by

connecting them with the professionals, doing training sessions and finding internship for

them with the network. We are also doing sessions on entrepreneurship. And we try to help

them work for the community.

Koné Nara Kanigui Idriss

Ivory Coast

Public Services Management Mr Koné Idriss is a Statistician Economist with two main fields of interest: Education and

Financial Inclusion. Within the Ministry of Education, Kone works as a monitoring and

evaluating officer of the West Africa Economic and Monetary Union-Budgeting (WAEMU)

reform in Ivory Coast. Mr Idriss is also a 2014-2015 Institute for Money, Technology and

Financial Inclusion (IMTFI) (http://www.imtfi.uci.edu/) Research Fellow at University of

California (Irvine). He served as Principal Investigator and was awarded a grant in the

amount of $19,537 USD to carry out the research project "Women, Monetary Practices and

Technological Innovation" in Ivory Coast.


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Bossombra Kouame Nadege-Parfaite

Ivory Coast

Civil Society Leadership Ms. Kouame Bossombra is a PhD student at WASCAL (West African Science Service Center

on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use). She attended lectures and international

conferences, which increased her knowledge in climate change and the new challenges

for Africa, related issues. Based on her leadership experience in Junior Chamber

International (JCI) and her fieldwork in local villages surrounding a protected forest in her

country, she wants to make a positive change. She commits herself to educate local

people to participate in the sustainable conservation of forests through community

services.

Baleboè Achille-Marie Octave Bayili

Burkina Faso

Civil Society Leadership Baleboè Achille-Marie Octave Bayili. Mr Bayili was a delegate of the National Union of

students at the University of Ouagadougou, delegate of the Federation of Students

Sankaristes of Burkina Faso. It invests for the cause of the students, in their training and civic

education of young people. He was teacher and contributed to the training of the youth

because he believes that education is a right for all.

For Community service, he was the instigator of social education projects and the

protection of the environment. As an independent investigator, he has joined Think-Thank

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Nicaise Sawadogo Hado

Burkina Faso

Business & Entrepreneurship Hado Nicaise Sawadogo Founded in 2011 "Ecole Pour Tous" which means "School For

Everyone" to promote Human Rights in Burkina Faso. This initiative aims to help women,

young and minors prison inmates to be reintegrated into society and to reduce the rate of

recidivism by offering education and training programs. Hado is a 2014 Innove4Africa

Fellow and Winner of the 2015 Ashoka Change-Makers Challenge: Future Forward

Innovations For Youth Employment in Africa.

Bernard Joseph Jemeh

Sierra Leone

Business & Entrepreneurship Bernard Joseph Jemeh is an Electrical Engineer. He’s one of the Founders of the

Bansaratay Community Based Organization that mobilizes farmers for increase in

productivity. He is also the CEO of Glory Engineering Services, a private Consultant for

Electrical installations and maintenance. He currently works in the capacity of Acting

Senior Electrical Engineer at the Sierra Leone Airports Authority. He's an executive member

of his community in the capacity of project coordinator and also the head of the Bulletin &

Projector Department in his church. Bernard Joseph Jemeh holds a bachelor degree in

Electrical & Electronic Engineering with handsome years of experience.


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Bockarie Sahr Amadu

Sierra Leone

Civil Society Leadership Bockarie Amadu Sahr is an educationist and a prolific community development worker

with five years working experience in community development sector. Currently he is the

monitoring and evaluation officer for Muloma Women's Development Association

(MUWODA) implementing the Ebola Recovery Consortium (ERC), Water Sanitation and

Hygiene (WASH) in Community Health Centers (CHCs) in Kono district. Mr. Bockarie is the

founder for Association for Health, Education, Agriculture and Development (AHEAD) in

Sierra Leone.

Kadijatu Conteh

Sierra Leone

Civil Society Leadership Kadijatu Conteh is a peer educator, accountant and a social activist; she campaigns for

girl child education and women’s empowerment in the northern region of Sierra Leone. As

part of her community service, she volunteers with Restless Development, a non-

governmental organization that sensitizes rural dwellers and school children in providing

sexual reproductive health education, public health awareness and promoting peace

through sporting activities. As an accountant, She forms part of the team working on the

post Ebola recovery period as the Finance and Admin coordinator in North & Eastern

region of Sierra Leone with Restless Development.


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Mariama Rashidatu Osman

Sierra Leone

Civil Society Leadership Mariama Rashidatu Osman is a Child Activist, working with Women and Young girls in her

Community on the importance of Girl Child Education, the significance of SGBV and also

the importance of Early Detection with regards to Breast Cancer. Mariama has worked

with Campaign for Good Governance as an intern for a year and a month and also with

Catholic Relief Services. Presently, she works with the Thinking Pink Breast Cancer

Foundation in Sierra Leone. Mariama holds a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science 1st

Class and Diploma in Cultural Studies both from Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra

Leone.

Nathasia Marilyn Samuels

Sierra Leone

Civil Society Leadership Nathasia Marilyn Samuels has a background in social work. As a 2015 graduate of Unity

Comprehensive Senior Secondary school, The Gambia, She carried out most of her social

community work as the Head Girl of the school. She also served as the president of press

union in the school, writing weekly articles on the importance of education for the Today

newspaper, The Gambia. She’s very much passionate about child abuse and human right

activities in West Africa. He works is now focused on becoming seasoned human rights

advocate- a reason for which she’s opted to pursue a Law degree.


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Zainab Gibrilnata Kamara

Sierra Leone

Business & Entrepreneurship Zainab Gibrilnata Kamara is an aviation security expert by profession, and the Founder of

Positive Action To Help Women and Youth, a non-governmental organization that seek to

fight against Female Genital Mutilation in Sierra Leone. Her organization also works on girl

child education where she’s currently sponsoring two girls through school. In her role as the

Senior Security Officer at Freetown International Airport, she help stopped an incident of

arms smuggling by a passenger. She volunteers in her community by organizing after

classes for girls.

Sesay Abass Mamud

Sierra Leone

Civil Society Leadership Abass Mamud Sesay is the founder and CEO of Active Ambassadors Network Sierra Leone

(AANSL), a non-profitable registered organization that is grooming young leaders. Through

his organization, he helps to promote girl-child education, youth and women’s

empowerment, health awareness, teenage pregnancy, drugs abuse and alcoholism,

violence and sexual harassment in Freetown and the northern region of Sierra Leone. He

has five years of experience in radio broadcasting. He is a youth advocate working with

stakeholders that were mandated by the Government of Sierra Leone to deal with issues of

children and youth such as the Ministry of Youth Affairs, Ministry of Social Welfare Gender

and Children Affairs and The Government spokesman in promoting and raising awareness

in schools and communities on the above issues. Through AANSL, he’s been conducting

several programs on yearly basis in schools and communities, which have benefited over

20,000 children and youths. This has led to the establishment of the organization in different


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high schools and with a current membership of 500. He has a high school certificate ready

for university admission.

Hon. Aaron Aruna Koroma

Sierra Leone

Public Services Management Hon. Aaron Aruna Koroma, holds a B.Sc (Hons) Accounting and a Master of Business

Administration degree in Finance. He was an Accountant at the Tonkolili District Council, a

position he held on to until 2013, when he resigned to contest for his local area

constituency, which he now represents. Currently, he is a Member of Parliament in the

Sierra Leone House of Parliament, representing Constituency 62,Yoni Chiefdom, Tonkolili

District.

Binta Jeng

The Gambia

Business & Entrepreneurship Binta Jeng is a Business Development and Admin Manager at the American Chamber of

Commerce, The Gambia where she offers business facilitates trade and investment for

Gambian businesses to the United States. She started volunteerism at a tender age in key

organizations such as Red Cross the Gambia and has travelled to many parts of the

country for peer health education and HIV/AIDS sensitization. She is the Founder of "YOWF",

a foundation that empowers young widows and orphans who lack the ability to support

themselves in the area of health, education and basic livelihood through self-help

initiatives and fundraisings in the Gambia. She holds a bachelor’s degree in political

science from the University of the Gambia.


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Gabriel A. Gomez

The Gambia

Business & Entrepreneurship Gabriel is the Finance and Admin Manager of The Gambia Investment and Export

Promotion Agency (GIEPA) and founder of GAM-MINDS Foundation, an organization that

Motivates, Inspires, Nurtures, Develops and Supports (MINDS) underprivileged youth,

women and children and Co-owner of Bethel Cleansing Services providing diverse

cleansing service. He is a Member of the Parish Council of St Therese Parish, Treasurer of

Catholic Charismatic Renewal St Theresa, and Executive Auditor of Association of Church

Clan The Gambia a youth Organization that instills development mentality among youths.

Gabriel is also contracted by EMPRETEC Gambia a UNDP sponsored project that promotes

Entrepreneurship development through Modification of Behaviors as a Business

Development Support Adviser. Gabriel is a dynamic, charismatic and self-motivated

Chartered Certified Accountant who is passionate about youth empowerment, mentoring,

social entrepreneurship, education, Counseling and investing in potential startups.

Lamin K.Saidy

The Gambia

Civil Society Leadership Lamin K.Saidy is a social worker with keen interest in promoting child rights in The Gambia.

Lamin is also a founding member of National Youth Parliament-The Gambia and the

Network of Adolescent and Youth on Population and Development, two leading

advocacy groups on Youth Health, Child Rights, and Democracy and Good Governance

promotion. He serves of the Gambian Committee on Traditional Practices (GAMCOTRAP),

a leading Women’s Rights Organization in the Gambia. As Secretary of the WARD

Development Committee of his community, Lamin has helped develop a project that

gave birth to a Community Health Clinic and A Basic Cycle School with a student


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population of 500 Children. Mr. Saidy currently works with a National Child Rights Coalition

as a Youth Coordinator.

Mariatou Faye

The Gambia

Public Services Management Ms Mariatou Faye is a state prosecutor working with the Attorney General’s chambers and

Ministry of Justice. She is the founder and CEO of Feed The Future a nonprofit organization

geared towards helping young women and children in building a better future for

themselves through advocacy and enlightenment. Mariatou is also the co founder of the

Mamie Ceesay Foundation for young widows. She is a Child’s rights activists and a member

of Lend a Hand Society. Mariatou holds an LLB in Law from Igbinedion University Okada,

Nigeria.

Yahya Kandeh

The Gambia

Public Services Management Yahya Kandeh is a Public Health Professional working with youths, and women focusing on

health education and promotion. Founder and Secretary general of the Cha Kunda

Youth’s Education and Development association that is empowering youths and women

through education, mentorship and adult literacy. Yahya is working with Eastern Foni

Federation, a community based organization, which is in the forefront of providing clean

and safe water supply to communities and facilitating the provision of toilets to hundreds of

households as a Program Development Officer. Yahya holds a Bachelor’s degree in Public

and Environmental Health from the University of The Gambia.


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Adjo Bokon

Togo

Business & Entrepreneurship Adjo Bokon is an entrepreneur from Togo who works on climate change and

environmental issues. As member of the National Youth Parliament for Water

(www.pmje.org): NYPW, She champions projects to help her society by providing pure

water for free to people in rural areas and villages who suffers from the consequences of

climate change: +5000 persons satisfied. Adjo is also a consultant in marketing,

communication and project management. She collaborates with France Embassy, Youth,

environment and other Ministries and Corporates regarding their CSR.

Emefa Emeyo Kpegba

Togo

Business & Entrepreneurship Emefa Ameyo Kpegba is a Social Tech-entrepreneur, co-founder of O-MobileFunding a

web and mobile crowdfunding platform. She is engaged in Tech activities in her

community via Africa Code Week as ambassador and Women TechMakers - Google

Developer Group Lead in Togo. Her objective is to motivate African youth especially

women for turning to Tech and Social Entrepreneurship to innovate and work for a

sustainable development. To achieve her goals, she actively challenges and collaborates

with many people and encourages them to be a positive African "Change Maker".


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Mawuko Dola Hoglonou

Togo

Business & Entrepreneurship Mawuko Dola Hoglonou is a young entrepreneur who has been working to address

unemployment by building the capacity of university students in entrepreneurship and

education. He is a Co-founder of Groupe Xpertiz (www.groupexpertiz.com) and Hysope

Editions (www.hysopeeditions.com). The focus of these companies is in providing language

assistance (translation, conference interpreting, editing), ICT and publishing services.

Mawuko’s interest in educational development has inspired him to sponsor children from

the basic education level upwards.

Kodzo Selom Germain Kogbe

Togo

Civil Society Leadership A senior civil engineering technician by profession, KOGBE Kodzo Selom Germain is the

founder and CEO of Prodi Dream, a construction and consultancy business based in Togo.

He is also a co-founder and President of African New Generation of Emerging Leaders

(ANGEL), a social organization working essentially in the fields of Education,

Entrepreneurship, Leadership and ICT. The organization has succeeded in impacting over

200 young people through business coaching and leadership trainings both in Togo and

Benin. He is National coordinator of the West African Young Leaders’ Summit (WAYLS).


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Gorpudolo Seleweyan,II

Togo

Civil Society Leadership Gorpudolo Seleweyan II is the Founder and national Director of Reform Youth Network, a

youth organization that is engaged in helping Liberian Youths to make informed and

responsible decisions of issues which are counterproductive to their livelihood. RYN

discusses issues relating to the Environment, Leadership. He is the acting chairman of the

Coalition of Woman youth and Students for Sustained peace, a group which promotes

peace and youth Empowerment. He holds BSc in Economics and Public Administration

from the University of Liberia.

Jonathan Thomas Hilkaiah Rose

Togo

Public Services Management Jonathan Thomas Hilkiah Rose, II is the Founder and President of the Owensgrove Rescue

Committee, a pro-democracy community based organization located in Owensgrove

district Grand Bassa County advocating for equal participation of women, youth and non-

poro member in the decision making process of the district. He is a Fellow of the Global

Mission Fellowship/Generation Transformation of the United Methodist Church/General

Board of Global Ministries. Jonathan is also the Founder and President of the Africans In

Defense for Israel Sovereignty-ADIS, and an affiliate member of the Christian United for

Israel.


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Daniel Agbetsi Maxwell, Jr.

Togo

Business & Entrepreneurship When Ebola struck in Liberia, Daniel A. Maxwell, Jr., mobilized over 300 young persons to

volunteer across the country as contact tracers and community mobilizers using his

influence as program specialist of the National Youth Service Program (NYSP). He has

trained over 1500 young Liberians on personal & transformational leadership, and

entrepreneurship skills through his nonprofit initiative, the African Success Project

(www.AfricanSuccessOnline.org). He is the President and Lead Strategist at Optimal Impact

Strategies, a management consulting practice he started in early 2015 to meet the

growing need for highly equipped leaders and managers across many organizations

across Africa.

Fatu Tracy Freeman

Togo

Civil Society Leadership Fatu Tracy Freeman is the planning and communication officer at NAYMOTE-PAD Liberia;

where she has worked with hundreds of young people in Liberia on Civic and Voters

Education, decentralization as well as Sustainable Development. She attended a regional

Youth conference in Nairobi -Kenya on educating adolescents about their Sexual

Reproductive Health and Right (SRH/R). She served as a peer educator at the Youth Action

Movement (YAM) –Liberia where she trained 300 young girls on sexual and reproductive

health. Miss Freeman is the Youth Vice President for Operation at the St Mary Youth

Organization, and the Junior Respected President of Our Lady of Lauds, Junior Ladies

Auxiliary #79 Knights of St John International.


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Pomovah Quirinous Welwean

Togo

Civil Society Leadership Pomovah Quirinous Welwean is United Nations’ Anti-Corruption Youth Ambassador in Africa

and she is currently the Program Coordinator of the Natural Resources Research Initiative, a

youth manage non-profit organization campaigning to prevent corrupt and conflict

toward Liberia's natural resources. She also serves as a facilitator for the Girly Girls

Adolescent Club in Liberia, a girls club which educates adolescent girls in self-esteeming

themselves and educating them about the facts and effects of corruption in the society.

Ms. Welwean is a junior student of the Mother Patern College of Health Sciences.

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