Published on Jun 25, 2013
ABN's Alishia Seckam caught up with Juliana Rotich, Executive Director of Ushahidi, discussing the role that social entrepreneurs can contribute to this year's theme at the Davos World Economic Forum.
Read moreRwandan basketmakers weave their way into Macy's
Janet Nkubana, co-founder of Gahaya Links (Rwanda)
Source: CNN | 22 June 2012
Inside the Gahaya Links workshop on the outskirts of Kigali, Rwanda's capital, a group of women sit side by side against a brightly-painted wall. Using natural fibers and grasses, they pool their weaving skills to create exquisite hand-made baskets, inspired by the eastern African country's art and tradition.
Read moreVideo: Bilikiss Abiola - A startup that has created an incentive for communities to recycle their own plastic waste
Source: My Africa Is - Documentary Series | Published on June 12, 2013
My Africa drops in on Bilikiss Abiola, one of the founders of WeCyclers, a social enterprise that has involved an entire community in recycling plastic waste, that would usually end up on the streets and gutters of Lagos. WeCyclers creates an incentive for the community to recycle plastics in order to create a clean environment.
Read moreVideo: Divine Ndhlukula talks about the making of her company SECURICO
Video source: ChamberTradeSweden Published on Jun 7, 2013
Leading Zimbabwean entrepreneur, Divine Ndhlukula, is known as the queen of the security industry, having founded SECURICO a leading company in her country. In this video she shares the background to how she has made it in a previously male dominated industry.
Read moreBilikiss Adebiyi-Abiola interview with SeedStars TV
Source: SeedStars TV | Published on June 6, 2013
SeedStars TV interviews Bilikiss Adebiyi the founder and CEO of Wecyclers, Lagos, Nigeria. Bilikiss talks about her award-winning eco project for recycling plastic waste in the poor urban communities of Lagos.
Read moreTuvuke Initiative for Peaceful and Fair Electoral Process in Kenya receives Ford Foundation special grant
The Ford Foundation today announced a program of special grants and activities to celebrate its 50th anniversary working in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. The centerpiece of the program is a $2 million grant for the Tuvuke Initiative for Peaceful and Fair Electoral Process in Kenya—a national campaign being undertaken by a diverse group of 17 Kenyan NGOs and coordinated by Kenya Women Holding, a longstanding grantee of the foundation.
Read moreBethlehem Tilahun Alemu the founder of soleRebels makes Fast Company '100 Most Creative People in Business 2013' list
Meet Juliana Rotich - Kenya's tech crusader
Source: TechCentral, by Craig Wilson on 8 May 2013
Juliana Rotich co-founded Ushahidi, a Kenyan-based nonprofit tech company, in 2008 with the aim of using technology to map reports of violence in the wake of Kenya’s closely contested December 2007 general election.
Today, Ushahidi continues to create open-source software for the collection, curation and mapping of information, but has also branched out into mobile applications and now even hardware with the BRCK communications device, which is drawing huge interest on Kickstarter ....
Read moreLaunching Luxury: Swaady Martin founder of Yswara shares her journey
Source: Africa Biz Daily | April 24, 2013
Swaady Martin-Leke is a true African entrepreneur. Her company YSWARA is dedicated in changing the way the international market views African luxury brands.
Read moreVideo: Wendy Ackerman speaks to university students about leadership and integrity
Wendy Ackerman shares her thoughts with University of Johannesburg students on the topic of leadership and integrity.
Read moreSpeech by Njeri Rionge at the MIT Sloan Africa Innovate Conference September 2013
Njeri Riong addresses the 2013 MIT Sloan Africa Innovate Conference
Source: MIT Sloan Africa Innovate Conference
The MIT Africa Innovate Conference is an intimate showcase of the latest ideas and innovations in entrepreneurship, finance, healthcare, energy and education. In addition to our panels, our esteemed Keynotes reflect on how they have made their contribution to the continents development.
Read moreTara Fela-Dorotoye makes the Forbes '20 Power Women in Africa 2013' list
Source: Forbes.com | list published 12/04/2013
Forbes announced its annual '20 Young Power African Women' list illuminates the brightest stars and Africa’s most outstanding female game changers. We enlisted a group of young, professional African women to help identify the most innovative, courageous, daring and successful young women aged 45 and under. It is a subjective list, no doubt, but it’s the closest you will get to a definitive list.
Read moreDorcas Muthoni honoured by the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader
Dorcas Muthoni was this year honoured by the World Economic Forum (WEF) as a Young Global Leader. Ms. Muthoni was the only Kenyan who made the list of 199 young fellows from 70 countries. This is a recognition of her record of professional accomplishments, commitment to society and potential to contribute to shaping the future of the world through inspiring leadership.
Read moreCarrol Boyes expands her brand into Russia
Carrol Boyes is set to supply the Russian market with its designer range of home and tableware, the company announced on Wednesday.
Read moreDivine Ndhlukula - a Forbes 'Africa's Most Successful' Woman
Article featuring Divine Ndhlukula in The NextWomen Business Magazine, 25 February 2013 by Beth Pitts.
Divine Ndhlukula was named one of the most successful women in Africa by Forbes and recently deemed the 'Queen of the security industry in Zimbabwe' by BBC World. Her company is the largest employer of women, outside of the civil service, having grown her business to over 3600 employees.
Read moreIn the Spotlight: Anne Githuku-Shongwe named one of two female warriors of social innovation
Source: Global Envision | February 19, 2013
Anne Githuku-Shongwe was one of two leading ladies who were recognized last week for using supreme social innovation to connect youth with technology.
Read moreVideo: Swaady Martin talks about following passions when starting up Yswara
Source: Pan African Markets | Published on February 17, 2013
Swaady Martin-Leke gives an insight into how she followed her passions when starting up Yswara with a mission to build an authentic African luxury brand with global appeal.
Read moreVideo: Artisan weaving craft of Senegal
Introducing SecureID - Nigeria's foremost Smart Card manufacturing company
Published on Nov 29, 2012
African Leadership Network introduces you to the winner of the 2012 Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship "Outstanding Mature Business" category, SecureID. SecureID is Nigeria's foremost Smart Card manufacturing company. It is the leading Europay, MasterCard and Visa- certified card plant in West Africa, one out of only 6 on the continent and a member of the elite club of only 80 such companies in the world. SecureID provides comprehensive end-to-end payment, identity management and digital security solutions for the financial services, telecommunications, education, healthcare, petroleum and transport sectors.
Read moreVideo: Mobile games that change culture: Anne Githuku-Shongwe at TEDxSoweto 2012
Source: TEDx Soweto 2012 | Published on November 20, 2012
Anne Githuku-Shongwe uses the power of digital games to unlock the potential of young Africans throughout the continent. A mother of three children, she argues passionately and eloquently that it is through play and simulation that we can shift their most limiting belief systems and mental models.
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