Chiamaka Jonathan: When a Skill Becomes a Pathway to Opportunity
When Chiamaka Jonathan began teaching women and girls how to make fascinators and hats, the work may have looked, at...
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From AI to Inclusion: Kenyan Startup Wins Top Prize for Transforming Mobility for the Visually Impaired
An innovative Kenyan startup using artificial intelligence to make movement safer and more independent for visually impaired people has emerged...
From Classrooms to Code: W.TEC’s 2026 Camps Equip Nigerian Girls to Build the Future
From artificial intelligence and cybersecurity to app development and digital safety, Nigerian girls are getting a closer look at the...
Heinrich de Lange Is Building Rail Technology Designed for Africa’s Toughest Infrastructure Challenges
South Africa’s railway infrastructure has faced years of challenges, from ageing systems and unreliable equipment to theft and vandalism. Cape...
Mercy Mutahi Is Building the Workforce Infrastructure Africa’s Healthcare Systems Need
When Dr Mercy Mutahi worked in Kenya’s healthcare system, she began noticing a problem that was easy to overlook. Healthcare...
Daisi Omokungbe Is Using Technology to Give Citizens a Bigger Voice in How Nigeria Is Governed
For Daisi Omokungbe, civic participation is not simply about asking citizens to speak up. It is also about giving them...
Godman Akinlabi Is Taking Free Healthcare to 10,000 Nigerians Through UBOMI
For thousands of Nigerians, the cost of seeing a doctor, getting a diagnostic test or undergoing surgery can be enough...
WONDIVA Announces Motherless-Daughters Gathering 2026 to Create Space for Grief, Healing and Becoming
Growing up without a mother can leave gaps that are difficult to name. For some women, the loss happens in...
From Potential to Possibility: HIDAH Foundation Equips Young Ghanaians for the Future
For many young people, having ambition is not the challenge. The greater challenge is having access to the knowledge, skills...
Breaking the Silence: ÀLÁÁFÍÀ Initiative Takes Menstrual Health Campaign to Underserved Abuja Community
For many girls and women, menstruation remains more than a monthly biological experience. In communities where sanitary products are unaffordable...
