Emerging African Generational Thinkers

Emerging African Generational Thinkers

Yeah, last month we launched this series to highlight young people in our various communities who are Generational Thinkers. We got talking about Tonye Rex Idaminabo who has been ranked by Forbes and is the founder of the African Achievers Awards and the Young CEOs Business Forum; Sara Nana Yeboah, the Florence Nightingale of our time and CEO of the Sangy Group and Sangy Foundation; Tom Osborn the CEO of GreenChar, a social enterprise creating charcoal briquettes and cook stoves to replace our traditional cooking style and Aya Chebbi, the multiple award winning pan African Tunisian Blogger, Women’s Advocate and Peace Activist who works as an activist.

These are the young people we are anticipating to lead great changes and initiatives across the continent and will see the test of time as generations will get the opportunity to read about and see the initiatives they have planted for them.

This should also serve as a great motivation for us also to purse greatness in life as we take steps to walk in the shoes of these fellows.

1.      Ebenezer Wikina, Ebenezer is one fellow that has a great social media presence and uses it for a great work to inspire his followers and friends. The curator of TedxYouth in Nigeria, Ebenezer is a great contributor to Huffington Post and Global voices, UN Online volunteer and a blogger. His interview program, The Stroll has featured Gyan Acharya, UN Under-Secretary General; Richard Wurman, founder of TED, Owen Benneth Jones, Ndaba Mandela and host of other influential personalities across the globe. A global shaper and deputy curator of the Port Harcourt hub, he was also recently selected to participate in the 2015 World Economic Forum in Africa. He was ranked among 20 under 35 Young African Change Makers of 2014 by the Africa Youth Awards. You can follow Ebenezer’s works on www.writeparagraphs.blogspot.com

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     Saran Kaba Jones stands tall among people we have come to revere as a great and formidable generational thinker.

      The Founder and Executive Director of Face of Africa, she has been involved in various projects that seek to create a future for Africa that many would come to appreciate. The World Economic Forum recognised her as Young Global Leader and was also made a River Cess County Goodwill Ambassador. She is a publicly known clean water advocate and social entrepreneur. She is also among the 20 under 35 Young African Change Makers of 2014 by the Africa Youth Awards.  www.faceafrica.org

3.      Kanyisa Booi is the Chief Administrator of Young Generation Thinkers in South Africa. Her organisation creates generational strategists by getting young people actively involved in policy making. The organisation has roped in 150 young people for its Adopt a River initiative. She is also part of the Democracy Development Programmes Youth Network in SA. She also runs Redlipsza which stands against abuse of women and Edubank which helps underprivileged primary school children with books and uniforms. 

4.      Rainatou Sow is the founder and Executive Director of Make Every Woman Count; UNICEF, WHO and International Organisation for Migration. At 12, she set up an evening school where she taught ten girls how to read and write. She also joined the Guinean Children’s Parliament as the Minister of Children and Women Affairs. She worked with the UNICEF. Recognised by Forbes among youngest power women in Africa she is also among the 20 under 35 Young African Change Makers of 2014 by the Africa Youth Awards.

Are you emerging as a Generational Thinker, write me for a feature in the next edition of this piece.

Thank You

Akpah Prince

akpahprince@ymail.com