How 17-year-old Kiara Nirghin Invented A Solution To The South African Drought
In 2017, South Africa went through its worst drought in 35 years, with more than 2.7 million households facing water shortages across the country....
This is Divine Komla Kpe, 26-year-old Educator, Business Writer, Speaker and Social Entrepreneur from...
It is another Konnect Africa interview. Today, we have with us a writer, speaker and social entrepreneur from Ghana. His name is Divine Komla...
Tolulope Sangosanya: Founder Of The Love On The Streets Charity Foundation (LOTS)
Often times, it takes one person to make a move that will have a domino effect, causing multiple reactions. When it is a positive...
IN MEMORIAM: Heidi Frontani and her Passion for Sharing Africa’s Success Stories
I never actually met her…the amazing Professor who emailed me one day and asked to send her stories for publication on KonnectAfrica.Net.
I was more...
Misan Rewane is Changing the Dynamics of the Service Industry in Nigeria with WAVES...
Its #ImpactThursday!!!
When Misan Rewane completed her studies at Stanford University, she had one idea: To transform life opportunities for West African youth by offering...
Make 50 Million Children in Africa Smarter. How? Eneza Education Has Got the Blue-Print.
Tech, coding, apps, software… until about a year or two ago, these terms used to seem like a load of hogwash- indecipherable, unknowable, unreasonable....
Amalkher Djibrine Souleymane; Empowering Women & Youth in Chad through Nirvana
On Konnect Africa, the emphasis has always been on doing the much and the best you can to improve that situation that boggles your...
Rides for Lives: A Mobile Hospital Saving Lives in Uganda & the Story of...
#ImpactThursday spotlights a young Ugandan, Christopher Ategeka and the amazing work he is doing by providing mobile healthcare in rural Uganda.
Shaped by the tragedies...
Phillip Garjay Inis- Liberian Change Agent, Impacting Africa
Born in the early 1980s in Bomi County during a period characterized by political turmoil, Phillip Garjay Inis's childhood was riddled with chaos, disruptions, challenges...
Reaching out to the Less Privileged, My Story – By Quinnet Umukoro
The importance of including a dance competition in a party for kids cannot be overemphasized. As a matter of fact, it can be tagged...
Peace Ruzage: Inspiring Rwandan Women in a Post-Genocide Era
Interested in discovering ways to help humanity? Follow our #ImpactThursday and read amazing stories.
Peace Ruzage returned to Rwanda and an informal gathering of women...
Not-For-Profit but For-Passion. Social Entrepreneur Njideka Harry and the Youth for Technology [YTF] Foundation
On #ImpactThursday serial social entrepreneur and changemaker, Njideka Harry floats our boat as we observe the strides her Youth for Technology Foundation has made...
Naadiya Moosajee of WomEng…Grooming the Next Generation of Female Engineers in Africa
Who knew that women Engineers were becoming an endangered species? On #ImpactThursday we delve into the life and passions of South African Civil Engineer...
Marguerite Barankitse and Maison Shalom: Changing the Lives of Orphaned Children & Communities
On #ImpactThursday Marguerite Barankitse and her organisation, Maison Shalom is touching the lives of children and communities in Burundi.
Marguerite Barankitse, better known as Maggy,...
Haben Girma- Harvard Law’s First Deaf-Blind Graduate and her Passion for Advocacy
For Haben Girma, life is golden and full of amazing opportunities and possibilities.
Eventhough she doesn’t get to see the sunrise or hear the chirping...
Momodou “Inkeh” Bah is Gambia’s Youngest Elected Person and an Advocate for the Less Privileged.
On #ImpactThursday we discuss an unlikely personality; A Politician.
Momodou “Inkeh” Bah was born in Sintet Village in the west coast region of the Gambia...
Fatima Jibrell is a Champion of the Earth & Creator of the World’s...
Fatima Jama Jibrell was born in 1947 in Somalia. Due to the struggles of her mother, Ms. Jibrell was able to attend school. Her...
Aruna Kallon; Crusader for Human Rights, Judicial Accountability, And Good Governance
On #ImpactThursday we are inspired by Aruna Kallon; crusader for human rights, judicial accountability, and good governance.
Enjoy.
Aruna Kallon was born in southeastern Sierra Leone...
From Poacher to Environmentalist: How Corneille Ewango defied War to Preserve Animals
Its #ImpactThursday!!!
Corneille E.N. Ewango grew up in the western Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). From the age of 14 he was collecting elephant...
The Mother Theresa of Africa; Dr. Hawa Abdi Provides Healthcare for Millions in Somalia
It's #ImpactThursday...
When Hawa Abdi was just 12 years old her mother died due to complications associated with childbirth. Distraught and determined to understand why...
Joannie Bewa- A life Dedicated to the Service of Humanity.
She has been featured by the US Embassy as a force of change in Benin Republic and selected as a delegate for Secretary Hillary Clinton’s Women...
Omowunmi Afolabi and the T.E.A.C.H Initiative…Because Every Child Deserves Quality Education
#ImpactThursdays are special because we bring to the fore, awesome men and women, boys and girls across Africa who are pouring themselves into their...
Why Mrs Itoro Eze-Anaba founded the The Mirabel Centre: Nigeria’s first Sexual Assault Reform...
Its #ImpactThursday!!!
In 2000, Mrs Itoro, a Legal Practitioner, travelled across Nigeria, lobbying to get her bill, the Domestic Violence Bill (DVB), passed into law.
In...
Dikembe Mutombo is the Most Generous Athlete in the World
Mr. Dikembe Mutombo was born in Kinshasa in 1966 in what is today the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He grew up in a...
Zainab Bangura: Champion of Human Rights & First Sierra Leonean Woman to Run for...
Zainab Hawa Bangura was born in 1959 to a family of limited means in the small town of Yonibana in Sierra Leone’s Northern Province....
