A F R I C A C A R E E R S N E T W O R K

AFRICA CAREERS NETWORK

CONNECTING
OUTSTANDING YOUNG
TALENT FROM
AFRICAN LEADERSHIP
ACADEMY (ALA) AND
THE MASTERCARD
FOUNDATION SCHOLARS
PROGRAM TO CAREER
AND INTERNSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS
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LETTER FROM ACN
Dear ACN Community,
Greetings from Johannesburg. We are thrilled to present
the 2017 edition of the Africa Careers Network Careers
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seeking full time employment upon graduation in 2017.
A
frica Careers Network was established in partnership with
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with internships and career opportunities on the African
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network.
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continent, and we will be placing our
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This year, uncertainty in many African markets continues to impact our
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expand their businesses.
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make placements possible year after year. We are particularly grateful for
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opportunities for young people on the continent.
ACN CAREERS 3
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needs of our population.
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We published a Jobs Brief in early 2016, outlining some of our knowledge
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We look forward to a continued partnership in the many years ahead.
Warm regards,
Sharmi: Director of Life Long Engagement
Ayado: Head of Africa Careers Network
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ACN TEAM
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ACN AT A GLANCE
Our Network consists of

ALA students and alumni

Young leaders from African Leadership Academy, selected from across the

Network
continent for their leadership potential, vision for Africa, and entrepreneurial drive.

Anzisha Fellows
Strength Over Finalists of the US$75000 Anzisha Prize for young African entrepreneurs

1375
successfully running innovative enterprises across the continent

young leaders in our

MasterCard Foundation Scholars
network to date Exceptional young Africans funded by the MasterCard Foundation to attend
selective universities in the USA, Canada and across the African continent

ACN has placed

number of

1076 internships placed

+
jobs & internships
Since 2012 229
in 2015
51 jobs
placed

MOST
TOP INTERN PARTNERS INCLUDE:
OUR YOUNG LEADERS
ATTEND SOME OF THE
Including Columbia, Rochester,

PRESTIGIOUS Yale, Stanford, Duke, Asheshi,

United States International

UNIVERSITIES
University and University
of Witwatersrand.

IN AND OUTSIDE OF THE CONTINENT

TOP INTERNSHIP
TOP COUNTRIES
Education/Youth Development
Finace/Investments/Banking
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Information Technology/Communications
SECTORS: Retail/Consumer Products South Africa, Kenya,
Nigeria, Ghana, Tanzania
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INTRODUCTION
TO OUR
GRADUATES
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NORTH AFRICA
HAZEM FAHMY (EGYPT)
Wesleyan University - Humanities/Film Studies
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and digital arts.

ADIB AYAY (MOROCCO)

University of Chicago - Economics and Mathematics
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HIND OURAHOU (MOROCCO)

University of Notre Dame - Major in Industrial Design with minor in Business
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interest to her, especially the research opportunities focused on the North African entrepreneurship scene.

IMAN BERMAKI (MOROCCO)

Al Akhawayn University - International Studies
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NORTH AFRICA
KHAOULA MORCHID (MOROCCO)
University of Notre Dame - Civil Engineering with a minor in Anthropology
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physics and architecture.

MARIA DYANE (MOROCCO)

Trinity College - Computer Science and Economics
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RIDA MERDI (MOROCCO)

University of Pennsylvania - Huntsman Program in International Studies and Business
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ZINEB OULMAKKI (MOROCCO)

Stanford University - International Relations / Computer Science
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10 STUDENT
ACN CAREERS PROFILES

NORTH AFRICA

ZINEB KOUSKOUS (MOROCCO)

Trinity College - Economics and Political Science
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 ACN CAREERS 11

INTERNSHIP
REPORT
IMEN HADDAD (TUNISIA)
New York University Abu Dhabi,
United Arab Emirates
Internship Description: Media 256, Kampala,
Uganda (June- July 2015)

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shadowing couples throughout the planning of their wedding
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responsible for reaching out to couples that were interested in
being on the show as well as casting them. I was successful in
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shoot or a conference documentation with the team.
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creating a show and how to ensure its success in the long run.
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produce high quality media that would appeal to my generation.
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what it means to be a marketing
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to sell or pitch an idea that I was
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as glamorous as it seems. One has to be willing to get on their
knees and do the dirty work.
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CAREER
SPOTLIGHT
ZIYAD EL MOUNIRI
Ziyad El Mouniri is currently enrolled at the
University of Chicago and running his venture,
Addictest.

1. Explain the nature of your work. What does an
average day look like?
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consist of talking to clients and attending management meetings
with the marketing team, the center management team and the
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these three main branches that are the backbone of our business.
2. What is the biggest challenge you have overcome in
the workplace and how prepared did you feel?
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reputation of many agencies that engage in unethical practices
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our image. It is true that we are still in the adolescent phase of our
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my team. This has taught me many things on how to be a better
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4. What advice would you give to an ACN young leader
about to join your industry?
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and work satisfaction for the entrepreneur. Take a leap of faith,
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5. What are the key factors in the workplace that are of most
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6. What is your long-term goal for impact on the continent, and
how is this role preparing you for that?

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belong in the former group. I am not really in this to make money,
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thousand employees in hundreds of centers around Africa.
Education is one of the core pillars that can build the future of
our continent.
14 ACN CAREERS

SOUTHERN AFRICA

TAMARA LOTTERING (BOTSWANA)

University of British Columbia - BSc Cognitive Systems: Cognition and Brain
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change, empowerment, and promote economic sustainability.

TEBOHO SEFUTHI (LESOTHO)

University of British Columbia - Chemical Engineering
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opportunities in Chemical Engineering.

ITUMELENG RALEBITSO (LESOTHO)

Ashesi University College - Business Administration
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graduate school and expand her skill set before returning to make a difference in her country.

THATO MARY MOKHOTHU (LESOTHO)

Jacobs University Bremen - Neuroscience and Cognitive Psychology
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 ACN CAREERS 15

SOUTHERN AFRICA

THATOHATSI SEFUTHI (LESOTHO)

National University of Lesotho - Pharmacy
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LIANTSOA JOANNA RAOELIARINDRANTO (MADAGASCAR)

Cornell University - Sociology
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four different educational systems, she feels strongly about education and has spent a great amount of time
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TRACY KAPEZI (MALAWI)

Smith College - Bachelor of Arts with degrees in Economics and French
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BERNARD JERE (MALAWI)

Arizona State University - Agribusiness (Global Agribusiness)
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Bonsua, Ghana.
16 ACN CAREERS

SOUTHERN AFRICA

ERNEST CHAKWERA (MALAWI)

Arizona State University - BS Sustainability, minors in Economics & Women and Gender Studies
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sustainable solutions.

ELLEN CHILEMBA (MALAWI)

Mount Holyoke College - Economics, Development Studies and Studio Art
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JAMES TAYALI (MALAWI)

University of California at Berkeley - Public Health (Health Policy and Management)/ Economics
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DANALAXSHMI SHANEN GANAPATHEE (MAURITIUS)

Duke University - Program II: Human Cognitive Evolution
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XAVIER JOAQUINHO (MOZAMBIQUE)

University of Rochester - Electrical and Computer Engineering
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maintenance materials in the warehouse.

AYANDA BONISWA MELISSA NDABA (SOUTH AFRICA)

University of the Witwatersrand - International Relations and Law
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international law.

NELISILE PATRICIA MZOLO (SOUTH AFRICA)

United States International University – Africa
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NOKWANDA RAMATHEKO (SOUTH AFRICA)

Arizona State University - BSc in Urban Planning
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NONHLANHLA (NONI) KHUMALO (SOUTH AFRICA)
University of the Witwatersrand - Accounting
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PHATHUTSHEDZO RAMBAU (SOUTH AFRICA)

Bates College Chemistry Major; Pre-Med Concentration and Russian General Education
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REFILWE KOTANE (SOUTH AFRICA)

Wellesley College - Neuroscience and Philosophy
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SADÉ STEVENS (SOUTH AFRICA)

Stanford University - Human Biology/Health Policy
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SERETSI KHABANE LEKENA (SOUTH AFRICA)

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Computer Engineering/Applied Physics
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TAKALANI MALIVHA (SOUTH AFRICA)

University of Texas at Austin - Economics and Psychology
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TEBOHO MABUKA (SOUTH AFRICA)

West Virginia University - Political Science
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THABANG MAPHOTHOANE (SOUTH AFRICA)

Skidmore College - Computer Science and Business Management
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intern, at The Coca Cola Company has enabled him to better understand how computers can be used to aid
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SOUTHERN AFRICA

JEFFREY KANYAMA (ZAMBIA)

University of Rochester - Electrical and Computer Engineering
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WILLIAM NJOBVU (ZAMBIA)

Michigan State University - B.A Economics
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TAPIWA SONDAYI (ZIMBABWE)

Duke University - Political Science and Public Policy Double Major, Economics Minor
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GLORIA VHEREMU (ZIMBABWE)

Arizona State University - Business Accountancy
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ALEXIA FADZAI PARADZAI (ZIMBABWE)

Jacobs University Bremen - Global Economics and Management
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CORNELIUS KUDZAYIISHE MUHAMBA (ZIMBABWE)

Northwestern University - Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering and Management Science
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DUMISILLE MTAMBO (ZIMBABWE)

Duke University - Public Policy and Cultural Anthropology and a minor in Global Health
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MUNYARADZI MARK CHIFETETE (ZIMBABWE)

Lafayette College - Civil and Environmental Engineering
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DAMBUDZO NATASHA MABUZA (ZIMBABWE)

Ashesi University College - Management Information System
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pregnancy by empowering rural young girls through sex education, health, and entrepreneurship.

NGONI MUGWISI (ZIMBABWE)

Arizona State University - Electrical Engineering (BSE)
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RUKUDZO MUYENGWA (ZIMBABWE)

University of California at Berkeley - Bachelor of Arts in Public Health
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YOLANDA NYANHETE (ZIMBABWE)

Arizona State University – Bachelor of Science Accountancy
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experience as a substitute teacher for accounting and commercial studies as well as being the honors
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had the opportunity to intern at the African Institute
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aimed at understanding the clinical pharmacogenomics of drug
metabolism.
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The program structure made it possible for me to spend
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GAMUCHIRAI TAVAZIVA (HARARE, ZIMBABWE)
Arizona State University, USA
Internship Description: African Institute
of Biomedical Science & Technology
Zimbabwe (May - August 2015)
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I also learnt to use bioinformatics software in phylogenetic
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and execute standard operating procedures and write patient
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experimental findings during lab meetings, working and
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practices.
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my work would influence decisions made by physicians and thus
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interdisciplinary research, engineering and science education
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1. Explain the nature of your work. What does an
average day look like?
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2. What is the biggest challenge you have overcome in
the workplace and how prepared did you feel?
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or opinion, especially in brainstorming sessions. As such, there is
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learned to be prepared by reading up widely, and staying up to date
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3. What skills have you picked up or mastered in your work?
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and manage relationships with others. Consulting is a career
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either orally or in any other form. Being structured means always
thinking of the key point you are trying to make. By strategically
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skill in management consulting as it allows your clients to easily
follow your work and thought process to the recommendations
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4. What advice would you give to an ACN young leader
about to join your industry?
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which solutions and strategies will create the most impact.
5. What are the key factors in the workplace that are of most
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importance to African millennials? D[JCXKPICRNCVHQTOQPYJKEJ[QWECPEQPVTKDWVGCPFGPICIG

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millennials are increasingly looking VJGKTRTKXCVGUGEVQTU

for work opportunities that provide 6. What is your long-term goal for impact on the continent,
and how is this role preparing you for that?
them with the ability to create
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needing foreign aid and salvation.

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Many of us African millennials now FGXGNQROGPVKUGZVTGOGN[GZEKVKPICPFYQTVJYJKNG

believe that Africa is no longer the

“sleeping continent”, but rather that
Africa is rising.”

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AMBELE MWAMELO (TANZANIA)
St. Olaf College, USA
Internship Description: Clinton Health
Access Initiative - Kampala, Uganda
(June - August 2015)

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assistance on a wide range of areas. I gained a number of skills from this internship. I was exposed
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to work both independently and in a team was another
a national pilot to strengthen Early XCNWCDNGUMKNNVJCV+WVKNK\GFCPFKORTQXGFQPQXGTVJGEQWTUG
of the internship.
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we were ready to start training national
trainers on the implementation of the
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28 ACN CAREERS

EAST AFRICA

ABDIRAHMAN (NASRI) ABDILAHI (SOMALILAND)

Trinity College, B.S. in Engineering
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KPWVKNK\KPIVJGKTRTGEKQWUTGUQWTEGUDGVVGT

ANGE UWIMANA (RWANDA)

Marist College - Biomedical sciences
#PIGKUC4YCPFGUG/CUVGT%CTF(QWPFCVKQPUEJQNCTCV/CTKUV%QNNGIGYJGTGUJGKURWTUWKPICOCLQTKP
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0CVKQPCN+PUVKVWVGQH*GCNVJ

ANNE NJERI GITAU (KENYA)

Ashesi University College - Computer Science
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%QNNGIG*GTRCUUKQPNKGUKPNGCTPKPICPFKORTQXKPIVJGTQNGQHVGEJPQNQI[KPXCTKQWUUGEVQTUGURGEKCNN[
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won the community engagement award.

ANNET MUKAMURENZI (RWANDA)

Earth University - Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Management
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RTCEVKEGUKPQTICPKECPFKPVGITCVGFHCTOKPI*GTECTGGTKPVGTGUVUNKGKPCITKEWNVWTGUQEKCNGPVTGRTGPGWTUJKR
CPFKPXGUVOGPVU
30 ACN CAREERS

EAST AFRICA
ANTHONY WAMUNYU MAINA (KENYA)
Vanderbilt University - Computer Science Major
#PVJQP[KUCOGODGTQH#.#ŨUITCFWCVKPIENCUU*GKUCEQORWVGTUEKGPEGOCLQTCV8CPFGTDKNV
7PKXGTUKV[*GJCUCNYC[UDGGPMGGPVQNGCTPOQTGCDQWVGPVTGRTGPGWTUJKRCPFRTKXCVGGPVGTRTKUGUYJKEJJG
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HTQO#.#VQUVCTVCEQORCP[ECNNGF5CXCPC1PNKPG/CTV+VRTQXKFGUQPNKPGUJQRRKPICPFFGNKXGT[UGTXKEGUKP
Nairobi. This experience allowed him to gain real world experience in running a startup from the ground up,
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UGTXKEGUFGRCTVOGPVCV4GFRGRRGT*GJQRGUVQGORNQ[JKURCUUKQPHQTGPVTGRTGPGWTUJKRCPFVGEJPQNQI[VQ
make a tangible impact on the African continent.

BETTY OPIYO (KENYA)

McGill University - Finance
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who attained their annual course targets that year.

BRADLEY OPERE (KENYA)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Business and Politics
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ETGCVGFCPKPVGTIGPGTCVKQPPGVYQTMHQTGUVCDNKUJGFCPFTKUKPIGPVTGRTGPGWTU

BRIAN MUDAHIGWA (RWANDA)

Jacobs University Bremen - Global Economics and Management
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DWUKPGUUCPFGEQPQOKEFGXGNQROGPV
 ACN CAREERS 31

EAST AFRICA
BRIAN MUKESWE (UGANDA)
University of British Columbia - Bachelor of Applied Science: Electrical Engineering
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WPFGTITCFWCVGTGUGCTEJRTQLGEVCKOGFCVKORTQXKPICPFWRUECNKPIVJGCXCKNCDKNKV[QHJGCTKPICKFVGEJPQNQIKGU
CVCHHQTFCDNGTCVGU*KUTGUGCTEJTGEGKXGFVJG7$%+PVGTPCVKQPCN5GTXKEG.GCTPKPICYCTF*GYCUCNUQC
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sparking social change through entrepreneurship and using engineering solutions.

CARLOS KAGAME (RWANDA)

Quest University Canada - Arts and Sciences
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After high school, he worked at his former high school as a student mentor, then went on to intern
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CATHERINE MWATHE (KENYA)

McGill University - Bachelor of Commerce
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CHRISTOPHER MUJJABI (UGANDA)

Earth University - Licenciature degree in Agriculture, equivalent to a B.Sc. (Ag.).
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32 ACN CAREERS

EAST AFRICA

DAMARIS SILANTOI OLTING’DI (KENYA)

Ashesi University College - Business Administration
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DAVID KIMONDIU (KENYA)

Stanford University - Economics (Major) & International Relations (Minor)
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contributed to his skillset and business acumen.

DIANA MATABWA (TANZANIA)

McGill University - Physiology Major
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pharmaceutical or health sector.

ELAINE M’NKUBITU (KENYA)

Duke University - Computer Science
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#ECFGOKE4GUQWTEG%GPVGTYJGTGUJGYQTMUCUCRGGTVWVQTHQTOCVJGOCVKEUCPF(TGPEJ#OQPIJGTQVJGT
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Elaine hopes to use her computer skills to design practical applications that will help people, especially
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younger students.
 ACN CAREERS 33

EAST AFRICA

EYERUSALEM DIBABA ASSEFA (ETHIOPIA)

Arizona State University - Biomedical Engineering
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Contribution Award.

FATUMAH BIRUNGI (UGANDA)

Earth University - Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resource Management
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FAUZIAT SERUNJOGI (UGANDA)

McGill University - Social Work (BSW)
(CW\KCVITCFWCVGFHTQO0CDKUWPUC)KTNUŨ5EJQQNKPYJGTGUJGYCUTCPMGFVJGDGUVUVWFGPVKP
7ICPFC5JGKUEWTTGPVN[C/CUVGT%CTF(QWPFCVKQPUEJQNCTCV/E)KNN7PKXGTUKV[OCLQTKPIKPUQEKCNYQTM
5JGJCUJCFVJGQRRQTVWPKV[VQTGRTGUGPV7ICPFCCVVJGTGHTCOKPICPFGPFKPIIGPFGTDCUGFXKQNGPEGCPF
XKQNGPEGCICKPUVYQOGPEQPHGTGPEGUKP0CKTQDK-GP[C#V/E)KNN(CW\KCVKUCDQCTFOGODGTQH3WGDGE
2WDNKE+PVGTGUV4GUGCTEJ)TQWRXQNWPVGGTUCVVJGKPVGTPCVKQPCNUVWFGPVUŨUGTXKEGUQHƒEGCUCRGGTOGPVQT
CPFUJGKURCTVQHVJG*WOCP4KIJVUHQTVJGUV%GPVWT[OQXGOGPV5JGKPVGTPGFCV5QEKCN'SWKV[CPF
&KXGTUKV['FWECVKQP/E)KNN5KPING/QVJGTU0GVYQTMKP/QPVTGCNCPF%GPVWT[CPF'PVTGRTGPGWTUJKR
&GXGNQROGPV#IGPE[KP-CORCNC#HVGTITCFWCVKQPUJGRNCPUVQIQVQITCFWCVGUEJQQNQPEGUJGJCU
HQWPFGFCPQTICPK\CVKQPVJCVGORQYGTUIKTNUHTQOWPFGTRTKXKNGIGFDCEMITQWPFU

FLORENCE TESHA (TANZANIA)

Duke University - Global Health and Chinese
(NQTGPEGKUC6CP\CPKCP/%(UEJQNCTOCLQTKPIKPINQDCNJGCNVJCPFEJKPGUGCV&WMG7PKXGTUKV[+P
UJGHQWPFGFVJG$TQQMG$QPF5EJQQN#TVU%NWDYJKEJRTQOQVGUUGZGFWECVKQPCPFCYCTGPGUU+PVJG
UCOG[GCTUJGECOGƒTUVKPVJGHQTOVYQPCVKQPCNGZCOKPCVKQPUCPFKPTGEGKXGFCPQXGTCNNCECFGOKE
GZEGNNGPEGCYCTF#V&WMG7PKXGTUKV[UJGYCURCTVQHCVGCOVJCVYQTMGFQPFGXGNQRKPICOCTMGVKPI
UVTCVGI[VQOCZKOK\G-GP[CŨUJGCNVJKPUWTCPEGU[UVGO5JGURGPVGKIJVYGGMUQHJGTHTGUJOCPUWOOGT
KP$GKLKPINGCTPKPIKPVGPUKXG/CPFCTKPVJTQWIJQPGQH&WMGŨUOQUVEQORGVKVKXG%JKPCRTQITCOU5JGJCU
YQTMGFCUCTGUGCTEJCUUKUVCPVCVVJG&WMG+PHGEVKQWU&KUGCUGFGRCTVOGPVCUYGNNCUC5YCJKNKVQ'PINKUJ
VTCPUNCVQTHQTCOCNCTKCRTQLGEVEQPFWEVGFD[VJG&WMG(CEWNV[KP6CP\CPKC
34 ACN CAREERS

EAST AFRICA

FRANCIS EKII (UGANDA)

The College of Wooster - B.A Political Science
(TCPEKUKUCOGODGTQH#.#ŨUITCFWCVKPIENCUUHTQO7ICPFC*GKUCLWPKQTCV6JG%QNNGIGQH9QQUVGT
YJGTGJGKURWTUWKPICDCEJGNQTŨUFGITGGKPRQNKVKECNUEKGPEGYKVJCEQPEGPVTCVKQPKPKPVGTPCVKQPCNTGNCVKQPU
#V#.#JGUGTXGFCUVJGUGETGVCT[QPVJGUVWFGPVIQXGTPOGPVCPFYCUCNUQVJG%11QHCUVWFGPVNGF
DWUKPGUUVJCVUWRRNKGF#.#DTCPFGFOGTEJCPFKUG(TCPEKUHQWPFGF;QWPI'PVTGRTGPGWTŨU%JCNNGPIG#
[QWVJNGFGPVTGRTGPGWTUJKRRTQITCOYKVJCOKUUKQPVQECVCN[\GUQEKCNGEQPQOKEFGXGNQROGPVD[FGXGNQRKPI
CIGPGTCVKQPQH[QWPIXKUKQPCT[CPFGVJKECNGPVTGRTGPGWTKCNNGCFGTUHQT#HTKECVJTQWIJKFGCEQORGVKVKQPU
GPVTGRTGPGWTKCNNGCFGTUJKRYQTMUJQRUOGPVQTUJKRRTQITCOUCPFKPURKTCVKQPHTQOJKIJKORCEVUQEKCN
GPVTGRTGPGWTU&WTKPIVJGUWOOGTQHJGKPVGTPGFYKVJ#.#CUCPCNWOPKEQPUWNVCPV

FRED LUWONDERA (UGANDA)

Earth University, Agriculture and Natural Resources
(TGFKUC7ICPFCP/CUVGT%CTF(QWPFCVKQPUEJQNCTRWTUWKPICNKEGPEKCVWTGFGITGGKPCITKEWNVWTGCPFPCVWTCN
TGUQWTEGUYJKEJKUGSWKXCNGPVVQC$5EKPCITKEWNVWTG#HVGTITCFWCVKQPJGYCPVUVQGUVCDNKUJCUWUVCKPCDNG
KPVGITCVGFCITKDWUKPGUURTQLGEVKPRQWNVT[QTICPKECITQYCUVGOCPCIGOGPVDKQGPGTI[CPFUYKPG
HCTOKPI*GYCPVUVQEQNNCDQTCVGYKVJVJG[QWVJKPJKUEQOOWPKV[CRRN[KPIJKUNGCTPGFUMKNNUKPUWUVCKPCDNG
CITKDWUKPGUURTKQTKVK\KPIVJGKPFKURGPUCDNGTQNGQHYQOGPKPGPVTGRTGPGWTKCNCITKDWUKPGUUCEVKXKVKGU(TGFCNUQ
YCPVUVQUVCTVWRCRTQLGEVVQGSWKRJKUXKNNCIG-CVQOCYKVJENGCPTGPGYCDNGGPGTI[CPFYCVGT+P,CPWCT[
QHJGEQHQWPFGFCPCITQVQWTKUVKERTQLGEV,75'YJKEJRTQXKFGUKPVGTPCNVQWTUCPFYQTMUJQRUCDQWV
CITKEWNVWTGQTICPKECITQYCUVGOCPCIGOGPVHQTCIGCPFRGTKWTDCPHCTOKPIVQ'#46*7PKXGTUKV[XKUKVQTU

FRIDAH KARWITHA (KENYA)

Ashesi University College - Business Administration
(TKFCJKUC-GP[CPUVWFGPVRWTUWKPICDCEJGNQTŨUFGITGGKPDWUKPGUUCFOKPKUVTCVKQPCV#UJGUK7PKXGTUKV[%QNNGIG
5JGJCUDGGPQPVJGFGCPŨUNKUVHQTJGTGZEGNNGPVCECFGOKETGEQTF(TKFCJYCUVJGIGPGTCNUGETGVCT[QHVJG
#UJGUK+PVGTPCVKQPCN5VWFGPVU#UUQEKCVKQP5JGKUVJGEQHQWPFGTQH0GY.GCH/KUUKQPCPCHVGTUEJQQNVGCEJKPI
CPFUJKROGPVURTQLGEVDCUGFKP$GTGMWUQ)JCPC5JGKUCNUQVJGEQHQWPFGTQH2GPFC&CFC+PKVKCVKXGCRTQITCO
VJCVURGEKCNK\GUKPOGPVQTUJKRHQTIKTNUKP5CODWTW%QWPV[-GP[C+PVJGRCUV(TKFCJJCUKPVGTPGFYKVJ'SWKV[
$CPM-GP[CCUCTGNCVKQPUQHƒEGTCPF'SWKV[)TQWR(QWPFCVKQPKPVJGGFWECVKQPFGRCTVOGPV

GABRIEL GITHIORA WAMUNYU (KENYA)

Vanderbilt University - Engineering
)CDTKGNKUC-GP[CPOGODGTQH#.#ŨUITCFWCVKPIENCUUCPFCLWPKQTOCLQTKPIKPGPIKPGGTKPICV
8CPFGTDKNV7PKXGTUKV[*GXQNWPVGGTGFCVVJG-GP[CVVC0CVKQPCN*QURKVCNYJGTGJGRTQXKFGFRGGTEQWPUGNNKPI
VQRCVKGPVU4GEGPVN[JGYQTMGFCUCPQWVTGCEJEQQTFKPCVQTHQTVJGū+#O-GP[CPŬCFXQECE[RTQLGEVCPF
JCUKPVGTPGFYKVJO5WTXG[#V#.#)CDTKGNYCUUGNGEVGFCUQPGQHƒXGUVWFGPVUVQCVVGPFVJG#URGP+FGCU
(GUVKXCN*GUWDUGSWGPVN[UGTXGFCUEQHQWPFGTQHVJG5QWVJ#HTKECP+FGCU(GUVKXCN*GYCUCNUQRTGUKFGPVQH
#.#ŨU2TQITCOOKPI%NWDCPFXKEGJQWUGECRVCKP
 ACN CAREERS 35

EAST AFRICA

GERARD NDAYISHIMIYE (RWANDA)

Earth University - Agronomy
)GTCTFKUC4YCPFGUG/CUVGT%CTF(QWPFCVKQPUEJQNCTRWTUWKPICDCEJGNQTŨUFGITGGKPCITQPQO[CV'#46*
7PKXGTUKV[KP%QUVC4KEC*GKUVJGEQHQWPFGTQH5CXG'EQNQI[5#CDWUKPGUURTQLGEVVJCVRTQXKFGUGFWECVKQP
QPQTICPKEOCPWTGCPFJQTVKEWNVWTG*KUKPVGTGUVUCTGKPCITKEWNVWTGCPFKTTKICVKQPURGEKƒECNN[KPUQKNCPCN[VKEU
DGECWUGQHVJGFT[PCVWTGQHVJGUQKNKPJKUJQOGEQWPVT[*GKUCNUQKPVGTGUVGFKPHQQFRTQEGUUKPI

GLORIA WILLIAM (TANZANIA)

University of Rochester - Major in Actuarial Science and Minor in Pre-engineering
)NQTKCKUC6CP\CPKCP/CUVGT%CTF(QWPFCVKQPUEJQNCTRWTUWKPICDCEJGNQTŨUFGITGGKPGNGEVTKECNCPF
EQORWVGTGPIKPGGTKPICPFVTCEMKPICEGTVKƒECVGKPCEVWCTKCNUEKGPEG2TKQTVQLQKPKPI7PKXGTUKV[QH
4QEJGUVGTUJGCVVGPFGF9GUVOKPUVGT%QNNGIGHQTVYQ[GCTUYJGTGUJGYCUCOGODGTQHVYQCECFGOKE
JQPQTCT[UQEKGVKGU#NRJC.CODFC&GNVCCPF*QPQTU2TQITCO5JGYCUCNUQVJGRTGUKFGPVCPFHQWPFGTQH
VJG'PIKPGGTKPI#ODCUUCFQTU%NWDCPFXKEGRTGUKFGPVQHVJG#HTKECP7PKQP1TICPK\CVKQP%NWD&WTKPIVJG
CPFUWOOGTUUJGKPVGTPGFCV5YKUU4G)TQWR75#YJGTGUJGYQTMGFKPTQVCVKQPYKVJFKHHGTGPV
FGRCTVOGPVUKPENWFKPICEVWCT[ƒPCPEGFCVCOCPCIGOGPVCPFENCKOU5JGKPVGTPGFKPVJGƒGNFQHGNGEVTKE
CPFU[UVGOGPIKPGGTKPIYKVJ5[ODKQP2QYGT..%KP&CTGU5CNCCO6CP\CPKCKPVJGUWOOGT)NQTKC
CURKTGUVQYQTMKPƒGNFUTGNCVGFVQCEVWCT[GPIKPGGTKPICPFƒPCPEKCNCPCN[VKEU

HAILU ABREHA (ETHIOPIA)

Michigan State University - Biomedical Laboratory Science
*CKNWKUCP'VJKQRKCP/%(UEJQNCTCV/KEJKICP5VCVG7PKXGTUKV[OCLQTKPIKPDKQOGFKECNNCDQTCVQT[UEKGPEG
*GYCUCYCTFGFVJGRTGUVKIKQWU/CUVGT%CTF(QWPFCVKQPUEJQNCTUJKRVQCVVGPF/57*GKUHCUEKPCVGFD[
JWOCPDKQNQI[*KUGZRGTKGPEGCUVJGDKQNQI[ENWDRTGUKFGPVKPJKIJUEJQQNQHHGTGFJKOQRRQTVWPKVKGUVQ
YQTMKPCNCDQTCVQT[CPFKPURKTGFJKOVQRWTUWGJKUWPFGTITCFWCVGFGITGGKPJGCNVJUEKGPEG*KUFTGCOLQD
YQWNFDGVQYQTMKPCDKQOGFKECNTGUGCTEJNCDQTCVQT[EQPFWEVKPITGUGCTEJQP6$OCNCTKCQT*+8#+&5

HAYAT MUHAMMED SEID (ETHIOPIA)

New York University, Abu Dhabi - History and Psychology
*C[CVKUCP'VJKQRKCPUVWFGPVYJQKURCTVQHVJG#.#ITCFWCVKPIENCUUQH5JGKUEWTTGPVN[CLWPKQT
CV0GY;QTM7PKXGTUKV[#DW&JCDKOCLQTKPIKPJKUVQT[CPFRU[EJQNQI[#V#.#UJGEQHQWPFGF2GP#HTKEC
CPQTICPK\CVKQPHQEWUGFQP#HTKECPUVQT[VGNNKPI&WTKPIVJGUWOOGTQH*C[CVKPVGTPGFYKVJ5RKTG
CPFYQTMGFCUCHCEKNKVCVQTQP#.#ŨU)NQDCN5EJQNCTUŨ2TQITCO5JGKURCUUKQPCVGCDQWVGPVTGRTGPGWTUJKR
GFWECVKQPCPF[QWVJYQTMCPFCURKTGUVQEQODKPGVJGUGVJTGGVQHQTOCPKPKVKCVKXGHQTUQEKCNKORCEVKP
communities around the world.
36 ACN CAREERS

EAST AFRICA

HUBA MDUDA (TANZANIA)

Marist College - Applied Mathematics, Tracking Actuarial Science
*WDCKU6CP\CPKCP/CUVGT%CTF(QWPFCVKQPUEJQNCTCV/CTKUV%QNNGIGRWTUWKPIC$CEJGNQTQH5EKGPEGFGITGG
KPCRRNKGFOCVJGOCVKEUYKVJCOKPQTKPCEVWCTKCNUEKGPEG5JGKPVGTPGFCV-2/)6CP\CPKCKPVJGUWOOGTQH
CUCPCWFKVKPVGTP+PVJGUWOOGTQHUJGKPVGTPGFYKVJ5YKUU4G5JGJQRGUVQRWTUWGCECTGGTKP
KPXGUVOGPVDCPMKPI

IGNACE NIKWIVUZE (RWANDA)

McGill University - Economics and International Development Studies
+IPCEGKUC4YCPFGUG/CUVGT%CTF(QWPFCVKQPUEJQNCTCV/E)KNN7PKXGTUKV[RWTUWKPICDCEJGNQTŨUFGITGGKP
GEQPQOKEUCPFKPVGTPCVKQPCNFGXGNQROGPVCV/E)KNN7PKXGTUKV[CPFJCUEQORNGVGFJKUEQWTUGUKP'PINKUJCPF
EWNVWTGUVWFKGUCVVJG/E)KNN5EJQQNQH%QPVKPWKPI5VWFKGU+IPCEGCNUQWPFGTYGPVKPVGPUKXGGPVTGRTGPGWTUJKR
CPFNGCFGTUJKRVTCKPKPICV$TKFIG4YCPFC*GKPEQNNCDQTCVKQPYKVJQVJGTUVWFGPVUQTICPK\GFCXKIKNVQ
EQOOGOQTCVGVJG4YCPFCP)GPQEKFGCPFJCULQKPGFVJG*WOCP4KIJVU%QOOKVVGGQHVJG/QPVTGCN
*QNQECWUV/GOQTKCN%GPVGT+IPCEGJCUYQTMGFQPFKHHGTGPVTGUGCTEJRTQLGEVUKPENWFKPICRTQLGEVVJCV
TGUGCTEJGFUQEKCNCPFGEQPQOKEEJCNNGPIGUHCEGFD['CUV#HTKECKP*GJCUKPVGTPGFYKVJ2CTVPGTU
KP*GCNVJ4YCPFC+PVJGHWVWTGJGUGGUJKOUGNHRCTVKEKRCVKPICPFCEVKXGN[EQPVTKDWVKPIVQVJGGEQPQOKE
FGXGNQROGPVQHOCTIKPCNK\GFEQOOWPKVKGUCTQWPFVJGYQTNF

IRENE KINYANGULI (TANZANIA)

Arizona State University - Public Service & Public Policy
+TGPGKUC6CP\CPKCP/CUVGT%CTF(QWPFCVKQPUEJQNCT5JGKUEWTTGPVN[RWTUWKPICFGITGGKPRWDNKERQNKE[CPF
DWUKPGUUEQWRNGFYKVJCEGTVKƒECVGKPRWDNKEOCPCIGOGPVCPFCFOKPKUVTCVKQPCV#TK\QPC5VCVG7PKXGTUKV[
5JGJQNFUCEGTVKƒECVGQHRTQHGUUKQPCNCEJKGXGOGPVHTQOVJG(WNNDTKFIGRTQITCO+PUJGYCUKPXQNXGF
YKVJVJG/CPFGNC9CUJKPIVQP(GNNQYU2TQITCOHQT;QWPI#HTKECP.GCFGTUCUCUVWFGPVNGCFGTCPFGXGPVU
CUUKUVCPV5JGKUCNUQVJGCFOKPKUVTCVKXGCPFTGUGCTEJCUUKUVCPVCVVJG%GPVGTHQT#RRNKGF$GJCXKQTCN*GCNVJ
CV#575JGJQRGUVQOCMGUKIPKƒECPVEQPVTKDWVKQPUVQINQDCNIQXGTPCPEGUVJGHCEKNKVCVKQPQHVTCFGCPF
KPXGUVOGPVUCPFVJGKORTQXGOGPVQHGFWECVKQPQRRQTVWPKVKGUQPVJG#HTKECPEQPVKPGPV

JOAN KWAMBOKA (KENYA)

Arizona State University - Biological Sciences (Genetics, Cell and Developmental Biology)
-YCODQMCKUC-GP[CP/CUVGT%CTF(QWPFCVKQPUEJQNCTCV#TK\QPC5VCVG7PKXGTUKV[RWTUWKPICDCEJGNQTŨU
FGITGGKPIGPGVKEUEGNNCPFFGXGNQROGPVCNDKQNQI[CPFCOKPQTKPƒPGCTVJKUVQT[*GTOCKPKPVGTGUVUKPENWFGVJG
CTVUENKOCVGEJCPIGVJGDKQNQI[QHFKUGCUGXGEVQTUCPFJQYVJGKTEGNNHWPEVKQPECPDGWUGFKPFKCIPQUKU5JGKU
CHQWPFKPIOGODGTQHVJGUQEKCNCEVKXKUVITQWR(CVWOCU8QKEGKP-GP[CCPFKUCPCOCVGWTRJQVQITCRJGT
5JGKUEWTTGPVN[NQQMKPIHQTCPGZEKVKPIRQUKVKQPKPVJGƒGNFQHVTQRKECNCPFKPHGEVKQWUFKUGCUGU
 ACN CAREERS 37

EAST AFRICA

JOE WACHIRA KABURIA (KENYA)

Ashesi University College - Computer Science
,QGKUC-GP[CP/CUVGT%CTF(QWPFCVKQPUEJQNCTCV#UJGUK7PKXGTUKV[RWTUWKPICFGITGGKPEQORWVGT
UEKGPEGYKVJCHQEWUKPUQHVYCTGGPIKPGGTKPICPFGEQPQOKEU*KUWPKSWGUMKNNUGVKPENWFGUƒPCPEKCN
CPCN[UKUDWUKPGUURNCPHQTOCVKQPVGEJPKECNYTKVKPIYGDFGXGNQROGPVCPFRTQITCOOKPI
KPENWFKPI% 
4CPF,CXC+PWPKXGTUKV[JGKUCEQPUVCPV)QQING%NWDEQPVTKDWVQTKPVGTPCVKQPCNUVWFGPVOGPVQTCPFCP
CEVKXGOGODGTQHVJG%TQUUKPI$QTFGTU%NWDYJKEJUJCTGUEWNVWTCNFKXGTUKV[*GYQTMGFCUCPKPVGTPCV
'SWKV[$CPM.KOKVGFKP-GP[CCPFXQNWPVGGTGFCUCP+6EQPUWNVCPVCV8KNNCIG0WV%QORCP[*KUUJQTV
VGTOIQCNKUVQRWTUWGCECTGGTKP+6CUCUQEKCNKPPQXCVQTCPFCJCXGCJCPFUQPGZRGTKGPEGQPDGKPIC
competent program manager and a team leader.

JOHN PALMER (TANZANIA)

Trinity College - Economics
,QJP2CWNKUC6CP\CPKCPOGODGTQH#.#ŨUITCFWCVKPIENCUU%WTTGPVN[JGKUCPWPFGTITCFWCVG
UVWFGPVCV6TKPKV[%QNNGIGKP*CTVHQTF%QPPGEVKEWVYJGTGJGKURWTUWKPICFGITGGKPGEQPQOKEUYKVJC
URGEKƒEHQEWUQPFGXGNQROGPVGEQPQOKEU9JKNGCV#.#JGGPICIGFKPCEQOOWPKV[UGTXKEGRTQLGEV
CV'OVJQPLGPKETȋEJGKPVJG<CPFURWTKVCTGCYJGTGJGUGTXGFCUCVWVQTCPFNQIKUVKEUCPFƒPCPEKCN
EQQTFKPCVQT*GCNUQCEVKXGN[RCTVKEKRCVGFKPURQTVUCUVJGURQTVUTGRTGUGPVCVKXGQPVJGUVWFGPV
IQXGTPOGPVECRVCKPQHVJGEQORGVKVKXGDCUMGVDCNNVGCOCPFCHQWPFKPIOGODGTQHVJG;QWVJ$CUMGVDCNN
0GVYQTM
KPRCTVPGTUJKRYKVJ0$##HTKECYJKEJYCUCUVWFGPVNGFKPKVKCVKXGVQHQTOCNGCFGTUJKRCPF
entrepreneurship network with students from other high schools in Johannesburg through basketball
tournaments and seminars.

JOHNSTON KIRIMO (KENYA)

University of British Columbia – Bachelor of Commerce in Finance
and Business Technology Management
,QJPUVQPKUC-GP[CP/CUVGTECTF(QWPFCVKQPUEJQNCTCVVJG7PKXGTUKV[QH$TKVKUJ%QNWODKCRWTUWKPI
CEQOOGTEGFGITGGCVVJG5CWFGT5EJQQNQH$WUKPGUUYKVJCURGEKCNK\CVKQPKPDWUKPGUUVGEJPQNQI[
OCPCIGOGPV*GYCUCYCTFGFVJG7$%2TGUKFGPVŨU'PVTCPEG#YCTFKPHQTJKUGZEGRVKQPCNCECFGOKE
TGEQTF*GJCUDGGPCTGUGCTEJCUUKUVCPVUVWFGPVNGCFGTCPFOGPVQTCV5CWFGTCPFKUCTGIWNCTRCTVKEKRCPV
KPEQOOWPKV[UGTXKEGCEVKXKVKGUCPFEQORGVKVKXGUQEEGT*GJCURTGXKQWUN[KPVGTPGFCUCOCTMGVKPI
TGRTGUGPVCVKXGYKVJ8GEVQT/CTMGVKPICPF7$%ŨU5CWFGT5QEKCN'PVTGRTGPGWTUJKR2TQITCOKP0CKTQDK-GP[C

KELVIN MUTUGI KAARI (KENYA)

Trinity College - Public Policy and Law with French minor
-GNXKPKUC-GP[CPLWPKQTCV6TKPKV[%QNNGIGYJGTGJGKURWTUWKPICDCEJGNQTŨUFGITGGKPRWDNKERQNKE[CPFNCY
YKVJCEQPEGPVTCVKQPKPRQNKE[CPCN[UKU*GKUCNUQVCMKPICOKPQTKP(TGPEJCPFURGPVJKUUGOGUVGTCDTQCF
KP2CTKU(TCPEG*GKUCOGODGTQH#.#ŨUITCFWCVKPIENCUU-GNXKPŨUCECFGOKEDCEMITQWPFKUXGTUCVKNG
YJKEJKUKORQTVCPVVQJKOUKPEGJGKUKPVGTGUVGFKPOWNVKRNGUGEVQTUKPVJGLQDOCTMGV*KUVQRKPVGTGUVUCTG
KPEQTRQTCVGNGICNCPFEQORNKCPEGEQPUWNVKPICPFCFXKUQT[CUYGNNCUGFWECVKQP*GJCUYQTMGFQPXCTKQWU
KPVGTPUJKRUVJGOQUVTGEGPVDGKPIYKVJVJG'FWECVKQP&GXGNQROGPV%GPVTGYJGTGJGEQPFWEVGFRTGNKOKPCT[
TGUGCTEJQPEQOOWPKV[GPICIGOGPVYJKEJYCUVJGPWUGFCURCTVQHCNCTIGTTGUGCTEJRTQLGEVCKOGF
CVFGXGNQRKPICRQNKE[HTCOGYQTMHQTVJG.KDGTKCP/KPKUVT[QH'FWECVKQP-GNXKPŨUQVJGTKPVGTGUVUCTGLC\\
OWUKEƒVPGUUCPFEWNVWTCNKOOGTUKQPU
38 ACN CAREERS

EAST AFRICA
KENDI PURITY MUTHOMI (KENYA)
Earth University - B.Sc in Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Management
2WTKV[KUC-GP[CP/CUVGT%CTF(QWPFCVKQPUEJQNCTKPVJGVJKTF[GCTQHJGTUVWFKGU5JGKURWTUWKPI
CNKEGPEKCVWTGFGITGGYJKEJKUGSWKXCNGPVVQC$5EKPCITKEWNVWTCNUEKGPEGUCPFPCVWTCNTGUQWTEGU
OCPCIGOGPV*GTECTGGTKPVGTGUVUKPENWFGENGCPGPGTI[RTQFWEVKQPYCUVGOCPCIGOGPVCPFRGUV
OCPCIGOGPV5JGTWPUJGTQYPEQORCP[ECNNGF)GURCM2QWNVT[+PFWUVTKGUYJKEJURGEKCNK\GUKPRQWNVT[
RTQFWEVKQPCPFEQOOGTEKCNK\CVKQPQHRQWNVT[RTQFWEVU5JGKUEQHQWPFGTCPFGPXKTQPOGPVCNOCPCIGT
QH5CHCTK%JKRU%QORCP[CPGPVTGRTGPGWTKCNRTQLGEVCV'#46*7PKXGTUKV[VJCVRTQFWEGUCPFUGNNU
RNCPVCKPEJKRUCVNQECNOCTMGVU5JGKUCNUQVJGRTQFWEVKQPOCPCIGTQHVJG5CXG'EQNQI[%QORCP[CP
GPVTGRTGPGWTUJKRRTQLGEVCV'#46*7PKXGTUKV[URGEKCNK\KPIKPVJGRTQFWEVKQPCPFUGNNKPIQHXGIGVCDNGUVQVJG
WPKXGTUKV[ECHGVGTKC

KHALAYI MARTHA AYWA (KENYA)

Wellesley College - Biochemistry
-JCNC[KKUC-GP[CP/CUVGT%CTF(QWPFCVKQPUEJQNCTEWTTGPVN[RWTUWKPICFGITGGKPDKQEJGOKUVT[HTQO
9GNNGUNG[%QNNGIG5JGKURCUUKQPCVGCDQWVCFXCPEKPIJGCNVJTGUGCTEJCPFOCMKPIJGCNVJECTGCEEGUUKDNG
VQKPFKXKFWCNUNKXKPIDGNQYVJGRQXGTV[NKPG5JGJCUKPVGTPGFYKVJVJG+PFCPICNCUKC%QOOWPKV[*+8#+&5
4GUQWTEG%GPVGTCPF%QORTGJGPUKXG%CTG7PKVKP-GP[C-JCNC[KRTGUGPVGFJGTGZRGTKGPEGUWRRQTVKPICPF
RTQXKFKPIJGCNVJECTGVQKPFKXKFWCNUNKXKPIYKVJ*+8CVVJG6CPPGT%QPHGTGPEGKP&WTKPIVJGUWOOGT
QHUJGKPVGTPGFCVVJG-GP[C/GFKECN4GUGCTEJ+PUVKVWVG-JCNC[KKUEWTTGPVN[EQPFWEVKPITGUGCTEJQP
VTGCVOGPVUHQTRCPETGCVKEECPEGTKPVJG&QTC%CTTKEQ/QPK\.CDCV9GNNGUNG[%QNNGIG

LIBIA NIYODUSENGA (RWANDA)

University of British Columbia - Economics and Environmental Sustainability
.KDKCKUC4YCPFGUG/CUVGT%CTF(QWPFCVKQPUEJQNCTCVVJG7PKXGTUKV[QH$TKVKUJ%QNWODKCYJGTGJG
KUOCLQTKPIKPGEQPQOKEUCPFGPXKTQPOGPVCNUWUVCKPCDKNKV[*GVCMGUITGCVKPVGTGUVKPGEQPQOKEUCPF
GPVTGRTGPGWTUJKRCPFVJGKTTGNCVKQPVQCITKEWNVWTG.KDKCKUCHWPFTCKUGTHQT9QTNF8KUKQP*KURCUUKQPCPF
MPQYNGFIGKPGEQPQOKEUCPFUWUVCKPCDKNKV[KUHQEWUGFQPNGXGTCIKPICNNJKUUMKNNUVJTQWIJCECTGGTCKOGFCV
EQOOWPKV[GEQPQOKEFGXGNQROGPV

LUCIA EPUR LEBASHA (KENYA)

Earth University - Licenciature Degree in Agriculture, equivalent to a B.Sc.(Ag.)
.WEKCKUC-GP[CP/CUVGT%CTF(QWPFCVKQPUEJQNCTYJQKURWTUWKPICNKEGPEKCVWTGFGITGGKPCITKEWNVWTG5JG
UVTQPIN[DGNKGXGUKPVJGRQVGPVKCNQHHCTOKPIKP0QTVJGTP-GP[CCPFGZRTGUUGUJGTVJQWIJVUCPFQRKPKQPU
KPJGTDNQI5JGCNUQYTKVGUKPVYQNQECNOQPVJN[PGYUNGVVGTUKP-GP[C.WEKCKUVJGƒPCPEGOCPCIGTCPF
EQHQWPFGTQH,75'C%QORCP[CV'#46*7PKXGTUKV[YJKEJKUFGFKECVGFVQ#ITQVQWTKUOCPFQHHGTU
GFWECVKQPCNYQTMUJQRUQPCITKEWNVWTGCPFCPKOCNRTQFWEVKQPVQDQVJNQECN%QUVC4KECPUCPFKPVGTPCVKQPCN
XKUKVQTU5JGKUVJGHQWPFGTQH5CXG6JG2CUVQTCNKUV+PKVKCVKXGYJKEJKUCKOGFCVOGTIKPIVJGRCUVQTCNYC[
QHNKHGYKVJCTKFCITKEWNVWTGKPQTFGTVQGPJCPEGHQQFRTQFWEVKQPCPFKORTQXGVJGNKXGUQHVJGRCUVQTCN
EQOOWPKVKGUQHPQTVJGTP-GP[C
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EAST AFRICA

MADIT YEL (SOUTH SUDAN)

Arizona State University - BA, Business (Public Service & Public Policy) and BS, Economics
/CFKVKUC5QWVJ5WFCPGUG/CUVGT%CTF(QWPFCVKQPUEJQNCTCV#TK\QPC5VCVG7PKXGTUKV[OCLQTKPIKPDWUKPGUU
CPFGEQPQOKEUCPFKUQPVJGFGCPŨUNKUVHQTJKUCECFGOKECEJKGXGOGPV*GKUCOGODGTQH#.#ŨU
ITCFWCVKPIENCUU9JKNGCV#.#JGYCUVJG%(1CPFCVWVQTCV#PIC\CCTGUKFGPVKCNCUUKUVCPVCPFEQECRVCKP
QHVJGDQ[UŨEQORGVKVKXGDCUMGVDCNNVGCO+PWPKXGTUKV[JGEJCKTGFVJG#HTKECP5VWFGPVUŨ#UUQEKCVKQPCPFKU
CHTGSWGPVXQNWPVGGTCVPQPRTQƒVQTICPK\CVKQPUUWEJCU2TQLGEV%74'CPF9QTNF8KUKQPCOQPIQVJGTU
2TQHGUUKQPCNN[/CFKVJCUKPVGTPGFYKVJ%QPUWNVCPE[#HTKEC+PVGNNKIGPEGCPFYKVJ'FWECVKQP75#1WVTGCEJ
2TQITCOKP5QWVJ5WFCP*GKURCUUKQPCVGCDQWVINQDCNUQEKQGEQPQOKEUCPF#HTKECPRQNKVKEUCPFYCPVUVQ
OCMGCRQUKVKXGKORCEVKPVJGƒGNFUQHGEQPQOKEFGXGNQROGPVKPFGXGNQRKPIGEQPQOKGU

MAUREEN MUTONI (RWANDA)

Earth University - Agriculture
/CWTGGPKUC4YCPFGUG/CUVGT%CTF(QWPFCVKQPUEJQNCT5JGKUCECPFKFCVGHQTCNKEGPEKCVWTGFGITGGKP
CITKEWNVWTGYJKEJKUGSWKXCNGPVVQC$5E
#I*GTECTGGTKPVGTGUVUKPENWFGCUVCTVWRCITQDWUKPGUUGU
CITKEWNVWTGCUYGNNCUPCVWTCNTGUQWTEGEQPUGTXCVKQP/CWTGGPKUVJGEQHQWPFGTCPFJWOCPTGUQWTEG
OCPCIGTQH6JG)CPCXKFC%QORCP[CPGPVTGRTGPGWTUJKRRTQLGEVCV'#46*7PKXGTUKV[HQEWUGFQPCPKOCN
RTQFWEVKQPYJKEJTGCTUCPFUGNNUECVVNGQPVJGWPKXGTUKV[ECORWUCUYGNNCUCVNQECNOCTMGVU

MAURICE BUKENYA (UGANDA)

Tufts University - Chemical Engineering
/CWTKEGKUC7ICPFCPLWPKQTRWTUWKPICDCEJGNQTŨUFGITGGKPEJGOKECNGPIKPGGTKPICV6WHVU7PKXGTUKV[*GKU
CEVKXGN[GPICIGFKPTGUGCTEJCPFKUEWTTGPVN[YQTMKPIQPHCDTKECVKQPQHOKETQRCTVKENGUHQTWUGKPDKQUGPUKPI
CPFECVCN[UKU#FFKVKQPCNN[JGJCUCPQVCDNGYQTMTGEQTFJCXKPIKPVGTPGFCVVQREQORCPKGUCPFQTICPK\CVKQPU
KPENWFKPI6WNNQY1KN+PHGEVKQWU&KUGCUGU+PUVKVWVGCPFVJG0CVKQPCN+PUVKVWVGUQH*GCNVJYJGTGJGEQPFWEVGF
biomedical research.

MAXAMED MAXAMUUD AXMED (SOMALIA)

Earth University - Agronomy
/CZCOGFKUC5QOCNKCP/CUVGT%CTF(QWPFCVKQPUEJQNCTUVWF[KPICITQPQO[CV'#46*7PKXGTUKV[KP
%QUVC4KEC*KUECTGGTKPVGTGUVUNKGKPCPKOCNRTQFWEVKQPTGPGYCDNGGPGTI[CPFEQOOWPKV[FGXGNQROGPV*G
KUVJGEQHQWPFGTCPFOCTMGVKPIOCPCIGTQH/'%15)7CEQORCP[YJKEJEWNVKXCVGUCPFEQOOGTEKCNK\GU
yams for exportation and local consumption.
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EAST AFRICA

MOHAMMED MUNIRY ATUL (KENYA)

University of Rochester - Economics/Finance
/QJCOOGFKUCOGODGTQHVJG#.#ITCFWCVKPIENCUUQH*GKUC-GP[CPLWPKQTRWTUWKPIC$CEJGNQTQH
#TVUFGITGGKPGEQPQOKEUYKVJCOKPQTKPOCTMGVKPICVVJG7PKXGTUKV[QH4QEJGUVGT*GKUEWTTGPVN[EQPFWEVKPI
independent research on American and Chinese business culture, with the aim of drafting a proposal to
KORTQXGVJG-GP[CPDWUKPGUUEWNVWTG*GKURCUUKQPCVGCDQWVNGXGTCIKPIGPVTGRTGPGWTUJKRCPFOCTMGVKPIVQ
CEJKGXGDWUKPGUUUWEEGUU.CUVUWOOGT/QJCOOGFKPVGTPGFYKVJ+$/*GJCUCNUQYQTMGFKPVJGOCTMGVKPI
FGRCTVOGPVUQH%QEC%QNCCPF0[CP\C4QCF9QTMU.VFCEQPUVTWEVKQPCPFOKPKPIEQORCP[*GKUVJGEQ
HQWPFGTQH#HTKEWNVWTGCPF7%#6\VYQTKUKPIEQORCPKGUKPHCUJKQPCPFGPVGTVCKPOGPVTGURGEVKXGN[

MUKHTAAR CAYDIID (SOMALIA)

Earth University - Agronomy
/WMJVCCTKUC5QOCNKCP/CUVGT%CTF(QWPFCVKQPUEJQNCT*GKUCPCITQPQO[WPFGTITCFWCVGUVWFGPVCV'#46*
7PKXGTUKV[KP%QUVC4KEC*KUECTGGTKPVGTGUVUNKGKPTGPGYCDNGGPGTI[UQKNUEKGPEGCPFDWUKPGUUOCPCIGOGPV
/WMJVCCTKUVJGEQHQWPFGTCPFƒPCPEKCNOCPCIGTCV#;0+%*+25CPCITKEWNVWTCNDWUKPGUUVJCVRTQFWEGU
EJKRUHTQO[WEECDCPCPCRQVCVQGUCPF[COU*GYKNNDGITCFWCVKPIKP&GEGODGTQH

MUSILA MUNUVE (KENYA)

Stanford University - Major in Computer Science and Minor in Economics
/WUKNCKUC-GP[CPYJQITCFWCVGFHTQO#.#KP*GKUCEQORWVGTUEKGPEGOCLQTCV5VCPHQTF7PKXGTUKV[
with a concentration in human computer interaction and user experience design. The intersection of
VGEJPQNQI[CPFGFWECVKQPJGCNVJECTGRJQVQITCRJ[CPFUQEKCNLWUVKEGCTGRCTVKEWNCTKPVGTGUVUQHJKU*GJCU
KPVGTPGFYKVJVJG%CTQNKPCHQT-KDGTC0)1EQFGUKIPGFCOQDKNGRJQPGCRRNKECVKQPYJKNGCV5VCPHQTFCPFKU
currently looking for experience in consulting.

NEEMA JOHN (TANZANIA)

Earth University - Agronomy
0GGOCKUC6CP\CPKCP/CUVGT%CTF(QWPFCVKQPUEJQNCTCPFCECPFKFCVGHQTCDCEJGNQTŨUFGITGGKPCITKEWNVWTCN
UEKGPEGUCPFPCVWTCNTGUQWTEGUOCPCIGOGPVCVVJG7PKXGTUKV[QH0QVTG&COG5JGKUVJGƒPCPEGOCPCIGT
CPFEQHQWPFGTQH%QTFGTKVQU5#CV'#46*7PKXGTUKV[CUJGGRRTQFWEVKQPEQORCP[VJCVUGNNUVQHCEWNV[CPF
NQECNU&WTKPIVJGUWOOGTQHUJGEQORNGVGFCPKPVGTPUJKRYKVJ'EQO#ITQKPFWUVTKCN
 ACN CAREERS 41

EAST AFRICA

NJERI MUGUTHI (KENYA)

McGill University - Computer Science Major
0LGTKKUC-GP[CP/CUVGT%CTF(QWPFCVKQPUEJQNCTCV/E)KNN7PKXGTUKV[YJQKURWTUWKPICOCLQTKP
EQORWVGTUEKGPEGCPFCOKPQTKPIGQITCRJKEKPHQTOCVKQPU[UVGOU5JGKUMGGPVQIGVKPXQNXGFKPVJG
GOGTIKPIVGEJPQNQIKECNITQYVJVCMKPIRNCEGKP#HTKEC5JGKURCUUKQPCVGCDQWVKPPQXCVKQPVJTQWIJ
UQHVYCTGFGXGNQROGPVCPFKUUGGMKPICEJCNNGPIKPIYQTMGPXKTQPOGPVVQFGXGNQRJGTUMKNNUHWTVJGT
5JGKUCNUQCƒTODGNKGXGTKPGFWECVKQPVJTQWIJVGEJPQNQI[CPFJCUKPVJGRCUVYQTMGFCUCXQNWPVGGT
computer teacher where she managed to teach basic computer skills to physically challenged students.

NZIRONVIYA NTAKAMAZE (DRC)

University of Rochester - Mechanical Engineering
0VCMCOC\GKUC%QPIQNGUG/CUVGT%CTF(QWPFCVKQPUEJQNCTUVWF[KPIOGEJCPKECNGPIKPGGTKPICVVJG
7PKXGTUKV[QH4QEJGUVGT*GEQHQWPFGF%+;16#CPQTICPKUCVKQPVJCVCKOUVQVTCPUHQTO#HTKECVJTQWIJ
GFWECVKQPCPFNGCFGTUJKR*KURGTUQPCNIQCNKUVQWUGEKXKNGPIKPGGTKPIVQDTKPICDQWVUQEKCNVTCPUHQTOCVKQP

OLIVIA KEMUNTO MOGAKA (KENYA)

University of Notre Dame - Business Administration and Peace Studies
1NKXKCKUC-GP[CPYJQITCFWCVGFCV#.#KP5JGKUEWTTGPVN[CLWPKQTCVVJG7PKXGTUKV[QH0QVTG&COG
OCLQTKPIKPDWUKPGUUCFOKPKUVTCVKQPYKVJCOKPQTKPRGCEGUVWFKGU#V#.#UJGYCUEQ%'1QH)KICXCWNVC
UVWFGPVTWPDCPMCPF%11QHVJG+PXGUVOGPV%NWD5JGYCUCNUQCTGUKFGPVKCNCUUKUVCPV#HVGT#.#1NKXKC
YQTMGFKPVJGNCTIGUVWTDCPUNWOUKP#HTKECYKVJ5CPGTI[CPCYCTFYKPPKPIUQEKCNGPVGTRTKUGYJKEJDWKNFU
UWUVCKPCDNGUQNWVKQPUVQUCPKVCVKQP5JGKPVGTPGFCV/KNGUCPF#UUQEKCVGUCEQORCP[VJCVUGGMUVQFGXGNQR
VJGDCUMGVDCNNKPFWUVT[KP#HTKEC&WTKPIVJGUWOOGTQHUJGYKNNKPVGTPYKVJ/E-KPUG[%QORCP[

PATRICK MUNYURANGABO (RWANDA)

University of British Columbia
2CVTKEMKUC4YCPFGUG/CUVGT%CTF(QWPFCVKQPUEJQNCTKPVJG(CEWNV[QH.CPFCPF(QQF5[UVGOUCVVJG
7PKXGTUKV[QH$TKVKUJ%QNWODKC$GHQTGCVVGPFKPI7$%JGURGPVVYQ[GCTUCUCVTCKPGTQPVJG1PG.CRVQR2GT
%JKNFRTQLGEVKP4YCPFC*GJCUDGGPKPXQNXGFKPVGCEJKPICPFVTCKPKPI4YCPFCP[QWVJVJTQWIJFKHHGTGPV
RTQITCOUUWEJCU+IC/YCPCCPF&WUQOGCOQPIUVQVJGTU*GKUEWTTGPVN[NQQMKPIKPVQEQODKPKPI
GFWECVKQPCPFHQQFPWVTKVKQPKPQTFGTVQDGVVGTGFWECVKQPKP4YCPFC2CVTKEMCNUQHQWPFGFCRTQLGEV+6-KFU
which teaches kids standard class lessons using technological tools.
42 ACN CAREERS

EAST AFRICA

PATRICK RUKUNDO (RWANDA)

West Virginia University - Chemical Engineering/Biomedical
2CVTKEMKU4YCPFGUG/CUVGT%CTF(QWPFCVKQPUEJQNCTCV9GUV8KTIKPKC7PKXGTUKV[YJGTGJGKUUVWF[KPI
DKQEJGOKUVT[9JKNGKPDQCTFKPIUEJQQNKP-KICNKJGYCUKPXQNXGFKPGZVTCEWTTKEWNCTCEVKXKVKGUUWEJCU
XQNWPVGGTKPIKPVJGUEJQQNNKDTCT[VJGUEJQQNXQNNG[DCNNVGCOVJGUEQWVOQXGOGPV
YJGTGJGYCUVJG
RTGUKFGPVCPFVJGURKTKVWCNENWD+PJKUNCUVVYQ[GCTUJGYCUGNGEVGFCUVJGECRVCKPQHVJGUYKOOKPI
team in his community.

PETER KIRONJI (KENYA)

University of Toronto - Electrical and Computer Engineering and Engineering Business
2GVGTKU-GP[CP/CUVGT%CTF(QWPFCVKQPUEJQNCTCVVJG7PKXGTUKV[QH6QTQPVQRWTUWKPIC$CEJGNQTQH
5EKGPEGKP'NGEVTKECNCPF%QORWVGT'PIKPGGTKPI*KURTKOCT[KPVGTGUVUNKGKPƒPCPEKCNTKUMOCPCIGOGPVCPF
EQOOWPKECVKQPU[UVGOU+PCPFJGUGTXGFCUCOGPVQTYKVJVJG'SWKV[)TQWR(QWPFCVKQPCPF
KPVGTPGFCV'SWKV[$CPM.KOKVGFTGURGEVKXGN[9JKNGCVVJG7PKXGTUKV[QH6QTQPVQJGYQTMGFYKVJ5VGCNVJ
6TCFGTCPFVJG#HTKECP5VWFGPVU#UUQEKCVKQPCUCYGDCPFUQHVYCTGFGXGNQRGT

PHENNY ADHIAMBO OMONDI (KENYA)

Earth University - Agronomy
2JGPP[KUC-GP[CP/CUVGT%CTF(QWPFCVKQPUEJQNCT5JGKURWTUWKPICDCEJGNQTŨUFGITGGKPCITKEWNVWTCN
UEKGPEGUCPFPCVWTCNTGUQWTEGOCPCIGOGPV*GTECTGGTKPVGTGUVUNKGKPEQOOWPKV[FGXGNQROGPV
GPVTGRTGPGWTUJKRHQQFCPFCPKOCNRTQFWEVKQPCPFGPXKTQPOGPVCNEQPUGTXCVKQP5JGKUCNUQCƒPCPEKCN
OCPCIGTCPFDWUKPGUURCTVPGTCV27.2#5#%QORCP[CV'#46*7PKXGTUKV[27.2#5#RTQEGUUGUHTGUJ
HTWKVRWNRUYKVJOGFKEKPCNJGTDUCPFXGIGVCDNGUHQTVJGWPKXGTUKV[ŨUECHGVGTKCRTQHGUUQTUCPFUVWFGPVU
5JGKUCEQHQWPFGTQHVJG*QHHOCPPCPF&CWIJVGTUŨ#ITQHQTGUVT[CRTQLGEVVJCVYQTMUQPGPXKTQPOGPVCN
EQPUGTXCVKQPRTQITCOUYKVJUOCNNUECNGHCTOGTUKP*QOC$C[%QWPV[-GP[C

RAVINA PATTNI (TANZANIA)

University of California at Berkeley - Economics and Development Studies
4CXKPCKUC6CP\CPKCP/CUVGT%CTF(QWPFCVKQPUEJQNCTCVVJG7PKXGTUKV[QH%CNKHQTPKC$GTMGNG[YJQYKNN
DGITCFWCVKPIKP/C[5JGKUEQORNGVKPICFQWDNGOCLQTKPGEQPQOKEUCPFFGXGNQROGPVUVWFKGU
YKVJCEQPEGPVTCVKQPQPUWD5CJCTCP#HTKEC*GTKPVGTGUVUNGFJGTVQRWTUWGKPVGTPUJKRUCV$CTENC[U$CPM
6CP\CPKCCUCƒPCPEGKPVGTPCUYGNNCU6YCYG\C6CP\CPKCCUCTGUGCTEJCUUKUVCPV6JGUGKPVGTPUJKR
GZRGTKGPEGUCNNQYGFJGTVQKORTQXGJGTCPCN[VKECNCPFRTQDNGOUQNXKPIUMKNNU
 ACN CAREERS 43

EAST AFRICA

ROSELINE OLANG ODHIAMBO (KENYA)

University of Notre Dame - Economics and Studio Art
4QUGNKPGKUC-GP[CPRWTUWKPICDCEJGNQTŨUFGITGGKPGEQPQOKEUYKVJCOKPQTKPUVWFKQCTVCVVJG7PKXGTUKV[
QH0QVTG&COG5JGKUCOGODGTQH#.#ŨUITCFWCVKPIENCUUQHUJGJCUCMGGPKPVGTGUVKPVJG
KPVGTUGEVKQPDGVYGGPCTVCPFGEQPQOKEUCPFKVŨURQVGPVKCNVQCHHGEVGEQPQOKECPFUQEKCNFGXGNQROGPVKP
-GP[CCPFVJGEQPVKPGPVCVNCTIG9JKNGCV#.#4QUGNKPGYCUVJG%11QH#HTKM#TVUJGYCUCNUQCOGODGT
QHVJGƒTUVETGCVKXKV[ENCUUCPFJGNFCFWCNGZJKDKVKQPKPJGTUGEQPF[GCT&WTKPIVJGUWOOGTQHUJG
KPVGTPGFYKVJ#TVGTKCN0GVYQTM5JGJCUCNUQKPVGTPGFCV%QEC%QNCWPFGTVJGKTFKIKVCNOCTMGVKPIFGRCTVOGPV
CPF-WQPC6TWUVCXKUWCNCTVUQTICPK\CVKQPKP0CKTQDK

SAMUEL KARANI MBAABU (KENYA)

University of California at Berkeley - Computer Science
5COWGNKUC-GP[CPLWPKQTCVVJG7PKXGTUKV[QH%CNKHQTPKC$GTMGNG[RWTUWKPICDCEJGNQTŨUFGITGGKPEQORWVGT
UEKGPEG*GKUCNUQC/CUVGT%CTF(QWPFCVKQPUEJQNCT6JTQWIJQWVJKUƒTUV[GCTCV7%$JGYCURCTVQHVJG
WPKXGTUKV[ŨUOCTEJKPIDCPF*GGPLQ[UFGXGNQRKPICPFKORTQXKPIWUGTKPVGTHCEGUGURGEKCNN[QPYGDUKVGU*G
JCUOCUVGTGF*6/.CPF%55YJKEJCTGVJGXKVCNVQQNUVJCVGPCDNGJKOVQETGCVGCRRGCNKPICPFKPVWKVKXG
FGUKIPEQPEGRVUHQTENKGPVU+PCFFKVKQPVQDGKPICFGUKIPGTJGKUCNUQCRTQITCOOGTYJQKUYGNNXGTUGF
KP,CXC,CXC5ETKRVCPF2[VJQPNCPIWCIGU*GYKUJGUVQRWTUWGCECTGGTCUCEQORWVGTUEKGPVKUVKPVJG
UQHVYCTGGPIKPGGTKPIƒGNFJGKUCNUQKPVGTGUVGFKPCTVKƒEKCNKPVGNNKIGPEGCPFEQORWVGTITCRJKEU

SHARON ODHIAMBO (KENYA)

University of Toronto - Economics, Statistics and African Studies
5JCTQPKUC-GP[CP/CUVGT%CTF(QWPFCVKQPUEJQNCTRWTUWKPICFQWDNGOCLQTKPUVCVKUVKEUCPFGEQPQOKEU
YKVJCOKPQTKP#HTKECPUVWFKGU5JGCVVGPFGFJKIJUEJQQNCV/QK)KTNU*KIJ5EJQQNYJGTGUJGITCFWCVGFKP
YKVJQWVUVCPFKPIITCFGU9JKNGCVWPKXGTUKV[5JCTQPFGOQPUVTCVGFJGTNQXGCPFKPVGTGUVHQTVJG6QTQPVQ
EQOOWPKV[VJTQWIJJGTOCP[KPXQNXGOGPVUUWEJCUNGCFKPICITQWRQHUVWFGPVUVQFQCXQNWPVGGTRTQLGEVKP
VJGITGCV6QTQPVQCTGC5JGKPVGTPGFCV&T$KTF2TQLGEVCPQPRTQƒVQTICPK\CVKQPKP6QTQPVQYJGTGUJGYQTMGF
CUCFCVCCPCN[UV+PVJGPGCTHWVWTGUJGKUEQPUKFGTKPICLQDCUCPKPXGUVOGPVCPCN[UVKPCUVCTVWREQORCP[
but in the long run, she looks forward to pursuing business and social entrepreneurship.

SHERRYEN MUTOKA (TANZANIA)

University of Notre Dame - Civil Engineering
5JGTT[GPKURCTVQH#.#ŨUITCFWCVKQPENCUU5JGKUC6CP\CPKCPUVWFGPVRWTUWKPICFGITGGKPEKXKN
GPIKPGGTKPICVVJG7PKXGTUKV[QH0QVTG&COG#V#.#UJGYCUVJG%'1QH5#(EQTRCPCWFKVKPIEQORCP[
VJCVYQTMGFQPKORTQXKPIVJGƒPCPEKCNDQQMUQHUVWFGPVTWPGPVGTRTKUGUQPECORWU+PJGTNGCFGTUJKRYKVJ
5#(EQTRUJGYCUCDNGVQCEJKGXGCVJTGGFKIKVKPETGCUGKPVJGGPVGTRTKUGŨUIGPGTCVGFKPEQOG5JGYCUCNUQ
COGODGTQHVJGHGOCNGEQORGVKVKXGXQNNG[DCNNVGCOCPFCEQOOKVVGFOGODGTQHCP#HTKECPFCPEGITQWR
VJCVURTGCFVJGDGCWVKHWNEWNVWTGUQHOCP[#HTKECPEQWPVTKGUVJTQWIJFCPEKPI&WTKPIVJGUWOOGTQH
UJGKPVGTPGFYKVJ/#55&GUKIP5JGJCUCNUQKPVGTPGFYKVJ'SWKV[$CPMCPF5[ODKQP2QYGT..%
44 ACN CAREERS

EAST AFRICA

SOLANGE MUNEZERO (RWANDA)

University of Rochester - Chemical Engineering
5QNCPIGKUCEJGOKECNGPIKPGGTKPIOCLQTCVVJG7PKXGTUKV[QH4QEJGUVGT5JGLQKPGF#.#KP#V#.#UJG
VCWIJVDCUKEOCVJCPFGPINKUJCV)QNCPIETȋEJG+PUJGYCUCRQUVGTIKTNHQT.QQM)QQF(GGN$GVVGT
CPF.Ũ1TGCNDQVJYKVJVJGRWTRQUGQHUWRRQTVKPIYQOGPIQKPIVJTQWIJEJGOQVJGTCR[KP5QWVJ#HTKEC*GT
KPVGTPUJKRCV'SWKV[DCPM4YCPFCCNNQYGFJGTVQGZRNQTGCRQUUKDNGECTGGTKPƒPCPEKCNKPUVKVWVKQPUYJKNG
NGCTPKPICDQWVEQTRQTCVGQRGTCVKQPU#HVGTJGTHTGUJOCP[GCT5QNCPIGYCUUGNGEVGFVQRCTVKEKRCVGKPVJG
(WVWTG)NQDCN.GCFGTU2TQITCO5JGKUEWTTGPVN[COGODGTQHVJG7PKXGTUKV[QH4QEJGUVGT$KQFKGUGN%NWDCPF
2CP#HTKECP5VWFGPV#UUQEKCVKQP

SYAKAA HARRY WILLIAM (TANZANIA)

Yale University - Economics and Politics
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on migrant issues.

SYLVIA MWANGI (KENYA)

University of Toronto - Industrial Engineering
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transformation and growth in her community.

TOM MBEGA (KENYA)

Cornell University - Economics Major and a double Minor in Applied Economics &
Management and Africana Studies
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EAST AFRICA

WINNIE ITAGO KANG’ASHI (KENYA)

University of California at Berkeley - Environmental Economics and Policy
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REPORT
MYCHAL ADRIAN GEORGE (LIBERIA)
Ashesi University College
Internship Description: Tendy Nigeria Limited
Nigeria (June - August 2015)

interned with the marketing and retail department cordial relationships with the employees in order to gain

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duties ranged from stock taking, sales analytics,
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conducting employee training on work ethics alongside
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the supermarket as interim manager, I
understanding of what was hindering their performance on the
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people management, business communication, negotiation and
interpersonal skills.
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selling products and stock out products. I ensured that we used
the data collected to inform our business decisions. By doing
this, my team and I were able meet and exceed the target sales
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the usage of items that was used for the daily operation of the
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that the store reached its sales targets,
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to incorporate when setting up subsequent stores.

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NZIRONVIYA NTAKAMAZE (DRC)

University of Rochester - Mechanical Engineering
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ABA WILMOT (GHANA)

Ashesi University College - Business Administration
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ABDRAMANE DIABATE (MALI)

Stanford University - Economics and Political Science
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the importance of social entrepreneurship. Abdramane is seeking experience in the establishment and
management of successful educational institutions.

ADESOJI ADESHINA (NIGERIA)

University of California Berkley-Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Bio-engineering
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ALHERI EGOR-EGBE (NIGERIA)

Mount Holyoke College - International Relations and English Double Major
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ALIOUNE FALL (SENEGAL)

NYU Abu Dhabi - Economics - Finance - Math - Arabic
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ANIEKEME EDO-UKPONG (NIGERIA)

University of Notre Dame - Business
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ANNA KARIMA WANE (SENEGAL)

Yale University - Education and Film
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ELIZABETH AKPADIAHA (NIGERIA)

University of Notre Dame - Information Technology Management & Economics
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COMFORT KIKI (NIGERIA)

Ashesi University College - Business Administration
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hotels and will be graduating in June 2017.

COUMBA MBODJI (SENEGAL)

University of Rochester - Business - Finance and Accounting track
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EMEFA AGBESHIE (GHANA)

McGill University - Physiology
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empower kids to attain the highest possible education they desire without letting their limitations be a
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EMMANUEL ABEILEKPOR (GHANA)

Ashesi University College - Business Administration
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EMANUELA FOSUA MENSAH (NIGERIA)

Ashesi University College - Management and Information Systems
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EUGENE NANAKYERE AFRANIE (GHANA)

Ashesi University College - Business Administration
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EYRAM ADEDZE (GHANA)

University of Rochester - Economics and Psychology
'[TCOKUCOGODGTQH#.#ŨUITCFWCVKPIENCUU5JGKUC/CUVGT%CTF(QWPFCVKQPUEJQNCTUVWF[KPICV
VJG7PKXGTUKV[QH4QEJGUVGTOCLQTKPIKPGEQPQOKEUCPFRU[EJQNQI[YKVJCOKPQTKP(TGPEJ5JGJCUCMGGP
KPVGTGUVKPGEQPQOKEFGXGNQROGPVƒPCPEKCNUGTXKEGUCPFGFWECVKQP#V#.#UJGYCUCEVKXGN[KPXQNXGFKP
4GƒNYG%TȋEJGCRTQLGEVHQEWUGFQPEJKNFJQQFFGXGNQROGPV2TKQTVQVJG7PKXGTUKV[QH4QEJGUVGT'[TCO
VQQMCICR[GCTFWTKPIYJKEJUJGKPVGTPGFCV(KFGNKV[$CPM)JCPC.KOKVGF&WTKPIVJGRCUVUWOOGTUUJG
KPVGTPGFCV1RRQTVWPKV[+PVGTPCVKQPCN5CXKPIUCPF.QCPUCPF6'/2.'#FXKUQT[KP#EETC)JCPC9JKNGCV
4QEJGUVGTUJGYCUVJGRTGUKFGPVQHVJG#HTKECP5VWFGPV#UUQEKCVKQPCPFCOGODGTQHVJG74EQPUWNVKPI
ITQWR5JGCNUQUGTXGFCUCTGUKFGPVKCNCUUKUVCPVQPECORWU+PUJGCPFVJTGGQVJGTRGGTUYGTG
CYCTFGFVJG&CXKU2TQLGEVHQT2GCEG2TK\GHQTVJGKTUQEKCNRTQLGEVQP%JKNF$GIICTUKP5GPGICN
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FATTY AL ANSAR (MALI)
Trinity College - Human Rights and Education
(CVV[#N#PUCTKUEWTTGPVN[CUQRJQOQTGCV6TKPKV[%QNNGIGUVWF[KPIJWOCPTKIJVUYKVJHQEWUQPKPVGTPCVKQPCN
UVWFKGUYKVJCOKPQTKPYQOGPIGPFGTCPFUGZWCNKV[UVWFKGUKPVJG75#5JGKUC/CUVGT%CTF(QWPFCVKQP
UEJQNCT(CVV[KUVJGHQWPFGTQHVJG6KNYCNVG5EJQQN(QWPFCVKQPCPQTICPK\CVKQPYJKEJUGGMUVQGFWECVG
FGXGNQRCPFCUUKUV/CNKCPIKTNUVQCEJKGXGCDTKIJVGTHWVWTG#UCXKEVKOCPFUWTXKXQTQHVJGFGRNQTCDNG
0QTVJGTP/CNKTGDGNNKQPUJGDGICPCVQWIJLQWTPG[VQCUUKUV[QWPIPQOCF/CNKCPIKTNUCESWKTGGFWECVKQPKP
6JKUNCVGTNGFJGTVQUVCTVCPCUUQEKCVKQPECNNGF&TQKV(KNNGVQCFXQECVGHQTRQNKEKGUCPFKPKVKCVKXGUVJCV
CNNQYHQTVJGGFWECVKQPQHIKTNUKPVJGOKFUVQHYCT4KUKPIKPVQPCVKQPCNTGEQIPKVKQPVJG/CNKCP'FWECVKQP
/KPKUVGTCRRQKPVGFJGTCUCVGORQTCT[RTKPEKRCNKPVJGUVTWIINKPIŧ'URQKTŨRTKOCT[UEJQQNCNNQYKPIJGTVQ
DGEQOGVJG[QWPIGUVRTKPEKRCNVQVTCPUHQTOCRTKOCT[UEJQQNKP/CNK5JGYCUEJQUGPVQOGGV/KEJGNNG
1DCOCCPFUGNGEVGFHQTVJG75#ŨUƒTUVNCF[ŨU;QWPI#HTKECP9QOGP.GCFGTUKPKVKCVKXG

FREDA MANU (GHANA)

Ashesi University College - Business Administration
(TGFCKUC/CUVGT%CTF(QWPFCVKQPUEJQNCTRWTUWKPICDCEJGNQTŨUFGITGGKPDWUKPGUUCFOKPKUVTCVKQPCV
#UJGUK7PKXGTUKV[%QNNGIGKP)JCPC5JGKUCHQTOGTKPVGTPQH#EEGUU$CPM)JCPCYJGTGUJGYQTMGFENQUGN[
YKVJVJGKPUVKVWVKQPCNCPFEQTRQTCVGDCPMKPIITQWRVQCUUKUVCPFOCPCIGCEEQWPVUQHXCTKQWUKPUVKVWVKQPU
CPFEQTRQTCVGDQFKGU(TGFCKUCNUQVJGEQHQWPFGTCPFGXGPVUQTICPK\GTQHCOGPVQTUJKRRTQITCOOGCPV
VQIWKFGCPFEQCEJUVWFGPVUKPNGUUFGRTKXGFCTGCUKP)JCPC*GTOGPVQTUJKRRTQITCOYQPVJG(QTF
%JKNFTGPŨU(WPF#YCTFCV#UJGUK7PKXGTUKV[KP6JTQWIJQWVJGTGFWECVKQPUJGJCUTGEGKXGFCECFGOKE
CYCTFUKPENWFKPI$GUV9GUV#HTKECP5GEQPFCT[5EJQQN%GTVKƒECVG'ZCO4GUWNVKPJGTOWPKEKRCNKV[
CPFUJGKUEWTTGPVN[QPVJG#UJGUK7PKXGTUKV[FGCPŨUNKUV*GTECTGGTKPVGTGUVUCTGKPCEEQWPVKPIƒPCPEG
banking and insurance.

GEORGE YOKU OCRAN (GHANA)

Ashesi University College - Computer Science
)GQTIG;QMW1ETCPCOGODGTQHVJG#.#ENCUUQHKUC/CUVGT%CTF(QWPFCVKQPUEJQNCTCV
#UJGUK7PKXGTUKV[%QNNGIGRWTUWKPICFGITGGKPEQORWVGTUEKGPEG*GJCUCITGCVRCUUKQPHQTUQHVYCTG
FGXGNQROGPVCPFCNUQGPLQ[UYQTMKPIYKVJEQORWVGTJCTFYCTG*GYCUVJTKNNGFVQURGCTJGCFCRTQLGEVVJCV
OCPCIGUCPFTGUVTWEVWTGURTGGZKUVKPIFCVCKP6WNNQY1KN)JCPC.VFVQEQPHTQPVVJGKPHQTOCVKQPQTKGPVGF
VKOGCUYGNNCUKORTQXGVJGKTUVQTCIGCDKNKVKGU*KUCVVGPVKQPVQFGVCKNECOGVQVJGHQTGCUJGECTGHWNN[
FGNGVGFUGPUKVKXGKPHQTOCVKQPHTQOJCTFFKUMUVQOCKPVCKPVJGEQPƒFGPVKCNKV[QH6WNNQY1KN)GQTIG
DGECOGC&QJC)QCNU5VWFGPV#ODCUUCFQTKP0QXGODGTVQFKUEWUUJQYURQTVUEQWNFFTKXGUQEKCN
EJCPIGCPFKUEWTTGPVN[VJGRTGUKFGPVQHVJG#UJGUK(QQVDCNN#UUQEKCVKQPYJKEJUGGUVQVJGTWPPKPIQHVJG
#UJGUK2TGOKGT.GCIWG

GERSHON APETEH (GHANA)

Arizona State University - Bachelor of Science- Accounting and Economics
)GTUJQPKUEWTTGPVN[C/CUVGT%CTF(QWPFCVKQPUEJQNCTCPFCLWPKQTCV#TK\QPC5VCVG7PKXGTUKV[
#57
UVWF[KPICEEQWPVCPE[CPFKUUGVVQITCFWCVGKP*GKUCRWDNKUJGTQHVJG/KETQUQHV9KPFQYURJQPG
#RRū/[EKV[Ŭ%CRG%QCUV*GKUQPVJGFGCPŨUNKUVHQTJKUQWVUVCPFKPICECFGOKECEJKGXGOGPVKP92%CTG[
5EJQQNQH$WUKPGUU*GKUCOGODGTQH'PVTGRTGPGWTCV#57CPF(KPCPEKCNCPF/CPCIGOGPV#UUQEKCVKQP
YJGTGJGTGEGKXGFCEGTVKƒECVGKPVJG$QGKPIYQTMUJQR*GKUC0CVKQPCN5QEKGV[QH%QNNGIKCVGUEJQNCT
PQOKPCVGFD[#57*KUECTGGTKPVGTGUVUCTGKPCEEQWPVKPICPFDWUKPGUUOCPCIGOGPVCPFJGKUUGGMKPICP
KPVGTPUJKRRQUKVKQPCVCTGRWVCDNGQTICPK\CVKQPVQJGNRNCWPEJJKUECTGGT
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WEST & CENTRAL AFRICA

GEORGES-IBRAHIM CISSE (COTE D’IVOIRE)
University of Notre Dame - Biological Sciences
)GQTIGUKUCOGODGTQH#.#ŨUITCFWCVKPIENCUUYJQKUEWTTGPVN[RWTUWKPICDCEJGNQTŨUFGITGGKP
DKQNQIKECNUEKGPEGUYKVJCOKPQTKPUVWFKQCTVCVVJG7PKXGTUKV[QH0QVTG&COG*GUGTXGFCUCOGODGTQH)KPFK
'PVTGRTGPGWTUJKR5WOOGT#ECFGO[CUWOOGTRTQITCOCKOKPIVQVGCEJNGCFGTUJKRGPVTGRTGPGWTUJKRCPF
'PINKUJVQUVWFGPVUHTQOCTWTCNCTGCQH5GPGICN+PJGEQPFWEVGF&0#TGUGCTEJKPVJGNCDQTCVQT[QH&T
*GPTK..GXKPCUCUWOOGTTGUGCTEJHGNNQYCVVJG'WPKEG-GPPGF[5JTKXGT0CVKQPCN+PUVKVWVGQH%JKNF*GCNVJ
CPF*WOCP&GXGNQROGPVKP$GVJGUFC/CT[NCPF(QNNQYKPIVJKUGZRGTKGPEGJGVJGPLQKPGFVJGNCDQTCVQT[QH
&T/CNEQNO,(TCUGTCVVJG7PKXGTUKV[QH0QVTG&COGYJGTGJGYQTMGFCUCPWPFGTITCFWCVGTGUGCTEJGTQPC
RTQLGEVHQEWUGFQPVTCPUIGPKEOQUSWKVQXGEVQTUYKVJTGFWEGFCDKNKV[HQTVTCPUOKVVKPINKHGVJTGCVGPKPIXKTWUGU
UWEJCUVJGFGPIWGXKTWU+P)GQTIGULQKPGFCVGCOQHUEKGPVKUVUCVVJG-YC<WNW0CVCN4GUGCTEJ+PUVKVWVG
HQT6WDGTEWNQUKUCPF*+8
-4+6*CPFVJG*+82CVJQIGPGUKURTQITCOOG
*22QHVJG7PKXGTUKV[QH-YC<WNW
0CVCNKP&WTDCPVQEQPFWEVTGUGCTEJQPVJGTGRNKECVKQPECRCEKV[QH*+8

MARVIN TARAWALLY (LIBERIA)

Babson College B.S. Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship
/CTXKPKUEWTTGPVN[GPTQNNGFCV$CDUQP%QNNGIGKP/CUUCEJWUGVVURWTUWKPICDWUKPGUUFGITGGYKVJC
EQPEGPVTCVKQPKPUVTCVGIKEOCPCIGOGPVCPFGPVTGRTGPGWTUJKR*GCVVGPFGFVJG'WTQ#HTKEC;QWVJ5WOOKVKP
$TWUUGNUC$TKVKUJ%QWPEKN)NQDCN%JCPIGOCMGTUKPKVKCVKXGCPFJGCVVGPFGFVJG)NQDCN'PICIGOGPV5WOOKV
KP%JKECIQYJGTGJGJCFVJGRTKXKNGIGQHOGGVKPI0QDGN.CWTGCVG.G[OCJ)DQYGGCVVJG)NQD/GF
CPPWCN)CNC/CTXKPYGPVQPVQEQHQWPF5/#46.KDGTKCYJKEJKUCPQPRTQƒVVJCVCKOUVQKORTQXGVJG
SWCNKV[QHUGEQPFCT[UEJQQNGFWECVKQPKP.KDGTKC#V$CDUQP/CTXKPHQWPFGFCPFKUNCWPEJKPIVJG%QNNGIGŨU
KPCWIWTCNUQEKCNKPPQXCVKQPUWOOKVYKVJCHQEWUQPVJGPGYINQDCNIQCNUHQTUWUVCKPCDNGFGXGNQROGPV/CTXKP
KUCNUQYQTMKPIQPVJGNCWPEJQHVYQQVJGTUVCTVWRUKP.KDGTKCVJCVYKNNDTKFIGCEEGUUVQSWCNKV[GFWECVKQPCPF
TGCNUMKNNUHQTGORNQ[OGPVYJKNGRTQXKFKPIGCUGHQTNQECNUVQTGUVQUGNNVJGKTRTQFWEVUQPNKPGTGURGEVKXGN[

AYISHETU SEIDU (GHANA)

Ashesi University College - Management Information Systems
#[KUJGVW5GKFWCLWPKQTCV#JUGUK7PKXGTUKV[%QNNGIGUVWFKGUOCPCIGOGPVKPHQTOCVKQPU[UVGOU#HVGTUJG
EQORNGVGF$QNIC)KTNUŨ5GPKQT*KIJ5EJQQNKPUJGVCWIJV'PINKUJCV#ICRG#ECFGO[CRTKXCVGUEJQQN
KP-WOCUKHQTQPG[GCT5JGKUEWTTGPVN[CP#ECFGOKE4GRTGUGPVCVKXGHQTJGT[GCTITQWRCV#UJGUK5JGKU
passionate about education and Africa. Ayishetu has a growing interest in computer programming and
GPLQ[UOGPVQTKPICPFXQNWPVGGTKPIKPJGTEQOOWPKV[

IRENE DARKWAAH (GHANA)

West Virginia University - Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
Irene is an emerging young leader from Ghana who is passionate about the exploration, drilling and
distribution of crude oil, to strengthen the economy of African countries who are endowed with these
PCVWTCNTGUQWTEGU5JGKUGPTQNNGFKPRGVTQNGWOCPFPCVWTCNICUGPIKPGGTKPICV9GUV8KTIKPKC7PKXGTUKV[
+TGPGKPVGTPGFYKVJ(KTUV#VNCPVKE$CPM)JCPC.KOKVGFYJGTGUJGYQTMGFYKVJVJGGPGTI[FGRCTVOGPV+TGPGKU
KPFWUVTKQWUCPFXQNWPVGGTUCTQWPF9GUV8KTIKPKC%QWPVKGUVQCUUKUVJKIJUEJQQNUVWFGPVUCESWKTGRTCEVKECN
GZRGTKGPEGKP56'/%WTTGPVN[UJGKUYQTMKPIYKVJCVGCOQHOGEJCPKECNCPFCGTQURCEGGPIKPGGTKPITGUGCTEJ
professors and undergraduates to design sustainable sources of electricity, clean water and the construction
QHENCUUTQQOUHQTVJG#UWDQC2TGUD[VGTKCP2TKOCT[5EJQQN)JCPC+TGPGCPFJGTHGNNQYWPFGTITCFWCVGU
CTGTCKUKPIHWPFUCPFRCTVPGTKPIYKVJ'PIKPGGTU9KVJQWV$QTFGTUVQFGXGNQRCƒNVTCVKQPU[UVGOHQTYCVGT
VTGCVOGPVHQTVJG2GQRNGQH#UWDQC)JCPC
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WEST & CENTRAL AFRICA

JEFFREY ASUNMONU (NIGERIA)

University of Rochester - Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE) and Economics
,GHHTG[KUUVWF[KPIGEQPQOKEUCPFGNGEVTKECNEQORWVGTGPIKPGGTKPICVVJG7PKXGTUKV[QH4QEJGUVGT*GKU
EWTTGPVN[UVWF[KPICDTQCFCVVJG*QPI-QPI7PKXGTUKV[QH5EKGPEGCPF6GEJPQNQI[YJGTGJGCPVKEKRCVGU
VJCVJKUHCXQTKVGENCUUŤū&GCN/CMKPIKP#UKCCPF'OGTIKPI/CTMGVUŬŤYQWNFCHHQTFJKOUQOGKPUKIJVU
KPVQVJG#HTKEC#UKCTGNCVKQPUJKR*GKUCPCUUQEKCVGHGNNQYQHVJG4Q[CN%QOOQPYGCNVJUQEKGV[HTQOVJG
GFKVKQPQHVJG3WGGPŨU;QWPI.GCFGTU#YCTF*GJCUKPVGTPGFYKVJ+$/KP.CIQUCPF,QJCPPGUDWTI
YQTMKPIQPRTQLGEVUYKVJVJGUQHVYCTGITQWRCPFINQDCNDWUKPGUUUGTXKEGU*GDNQIUCDQWVHCUJKQPKPJKU
NGKUWTGVKOG*GYKNNDGKPVGTPKPICV2TWFGPVKCNKP,WPG

MARTHE AVISSOUDO (SENEGAL)

University of Rochester - Mechanical Engineering
/CTVJG#XKUUQWFQKUCOGEJCPKECNGPIKPGGTKPIOCLQTCVVJG7PKXGTUKV[QH4QEJGUVGT5JGKUKPVGTGUVGFKP
GPGTI[CPFYCPVUVQKORTQXGVJGRQYGTUGEVQTKP9GUV#HTKEC+PVJGHWVWTG/CTVJGYQWNFNKMGVQEQODKPG
JGTETGCVKXGVJKPMKPIUMKNNUYKVJJGTVGEJPKECNEQWTUGYQTMVQETGCVGU[UVGOUCPFOCEJKPGUVJCVCPUYGT
RGTUQPCNK\GFPGGFU+PVJKUCURGEVUJGKURTGUGPVN[NQQMKPICVFQKPIJGTQYPTGUGCTEJVQVCEMNGYC[UQH
KORTQXKPIVJGGHƒEKGPE[QHVJGTOQEQWRNGU#VVJG7PKXGTUKV[QH4QEJGUVGT/CTVJGKUQPVJGGZGEWVKXGDQCTF
QHVJG2CP#HTKECP5VWFGPVU#UUQEKCVKQPCUVJG%QOOWPKV[1WVTGCEJ%JCKTRGTUQP5JGKUCNYC[UNQQMKPICV
QRRQTVWPKVKGUVQFGXGNQRJGTNGCFGTUJKRUMKNNUCPFCRRN[JGTUVTQPICPCN[VKECNUMKNNUCVVJGUCOGVKOG

MBERRY LAYE SECK (SENEGAL)

John Carroll University - Computer Science & Mathematics
/DGTT[KUCVJKTF[GCTUVWFGPVCV,QJP%CTTQNN7PKXGTUKV[YJGTGUJGKURWTUWKPIVYQDCEJGNQTŨUFGITGGUKP
EQORWVGTUEKGPEGCPFKPOCVJGOCVKEU+PVJGRCUV/DGTT[JCUKPVGTPGFYKVJVJG+$/#PCN[VKEU'OGTIKPI
6GEJPQNQIKGUITQWRKP5CP(TCPEKUEQCUCUQHVYCTGFGXGNQRGTKPVJG.'#&KPIVQ#HTKECRTQITCOYKVJ
QVJGTKPVGTPUHTQOCNNQXGTVJGYQTNF5JGJCUCNUQKPVGTPGFYKVJ#(+)(WPFUCRTKXCVGGSWKV[ƒTODCUGF
KP/CWTKVKWUYJGTGUJGUGTXGFCUCPKPXGUVOGPVCUUKUVCPVOQPKVQTKPIKPXGUVOGPVRQTVHQNKQŨUCUYGNNCU
CPCN[\KPIƒPCPEKCNFCVC%WTTGPVN[/DGTT[KUCUVWFGPVVGEJPKEKCPCVJGTWPKXGTUKV[ŨU+6FGRCTVOGPVCUYGNN
CUCTGUKFGPVCUUKUVCPVKPCUQRJQOQTGTGUKFGPEGJCNNCV,QJP%CTTQNN7PKXGTUKV[

MOUHAMMAD FALL (SENEGAL)

Columbia University Financial Economics
/QWJCOOCFKUEWTTGPVN[RWTUWKPICFWCNDCEJGNQTŨUFGITGG#HVGTHQNNQYKPICTGUGCTEJDCUGFEQWTUG
QHUVWF[CV5EKGPEGU2QKP2CTKUYJGTGJGURGEKCNK\GFKPFGXGNQROGPVGEQPQOKEUJGKUPQYOCLQTKPI
KPƒPCPEKCNGEQPQOKEUCV%QNWODKC7PKXGTUKV[*GKUKPVGTGUVGFKPGEQPQOKEFGXGNQROGPVCPFVJGTQNG
QHDWUKPGUUCPFECRKVCNVJGTGKP+PVJGRCUVJGJCUKPVGTPGFYKVJ%JKPC2CTVPGTU9QTNFYKFGC$GNIKCP
QWVUQWTEKPIEQORCP[DCUGFKP%JKPCYJGTGJGCUUKUVGFETGCVKPICPGYOCTMGVGPVT[KP5GPGICN*GJCU
CNUQGZRNQTGFVJGYQTNFQHDCPMKPICVVJG7PKVGF$CPMQH#HTKECCPFYQTMGFYKVJNC.CKVGTKGFW$GTIGTC
model for social entrepreneurship in Africa.
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WEST & CENTRAL AFRICA

NEWTON SAYE TORLON JR (LIBERIA)

Earth University - Agronomy
0GYVQPKUC/CUVGT%CTF(QWPFCVKQPUEJQNCT*GKUCUGEQPF[GCTUVWFGPVCV'#46*7PKXGTUKV[KP%QUVC
4KEC*KUECTGGTKPVGTGUVUCTGHQTGUVT[CPFPCVWTCNTGUQWTEGOCPCIGOGPV*GKUCNUQVJGEQHQWPFGTCPF
GPXKTQPOGPVCNOCPCIGTCV/117;.''#ITQHQTGUVT[%QORCP[CV'#46*7PKXGTUKV[CEQORCP[VJCV
EWNVKXCVGUUGGFUCPFUGNNUVJGOVQVJGNQECNOCTMGVU*GYKNNDGITCFWCVKPIKP&GEGODGTQH

OLANREWA DAMILOLA OLUDIPE (NIGERIA)

Morehouse College - Applied Physics and Chemistry
1NCPTGYCLW1NWFKRGKUCOGODGTQH#.#ŨUITCFWCVKPIENCUUCPFCLWPKQTCV/QTGJQWUG%QNNGIG*GKU
UVWF[KPICDCEJGNQTUKPEJGOKECNGPIKPGGTKPICPFCRRNKGFRJ[UKEU9JKNGCVVJG#HTKECP.GCFGTUJKR#ECFGO[
JGYCUKPXQNXGFYKVJ'PXKTQ#.#CEQOOWPKV[UGTXKEGRTQLGEVCKOGFCVTGRNCEKPIƒTGYQQFYKVJDKQICUCV
CNQECNRTKOCT[UEJQQNKP5YCTVJMQR,QJCPPGUDWTI*GYQTMGFCUCTGUGCTEJKPVGTPQXGTVJGUWOOGTUQH
CPFKP#VNCPVCCPF(QTV%QNNKPUTGURGEVKXGN[*KUOQUVTGEGPVRTQLGEVKPXQNXGFVJGOQFKƒECVKQPCPF
QRVKOK\CVKQPQHCPGZKUVKPIEQORWVGTRTQITCO*GJQRGUVQRWTUWGCECTGGTKPEJGOKECNGPIKPGGTKPITGUGCTEJ
CPFFGXGNQROGPVCUYGNNCUOCPWHCEVWTKPI

KANIZIUS NSABIMANA (DRC)

Victoria University - Development Studies and Entrepreneurial Leadership
-CPK\KWU0UCDKOCPCKUEWTTGPVN[CUVWFGPVCV-CORCNC+PVGTPCVKQPCN7PKXGTUKV[YKVJCOCLQTKPFGXGNQROGPV
UVWFKGUCPFCOKPQTKPGPVTGRTGPGWTKCNNGCFGTUJKR#UCUQEKCNGPVTGRTGPGWT-CPK\KWUJCUYQTMGFQPCOKETQ
ƒPCPEGRTQLGEVCPFCPQPECORWUUVWFGPVTWPGPVGTRTKUG#TIQ'ZRGTVHQT#HTKECP.GCFGTUJKR#ECFGO[*GKU
VJGUGETGVCT[HQTGEQPQOKEFGXGNQROGPVCHHCKTUYKVJVJG2CP#HTKECP/QXGOGPVCPFVJG7ICPFC&GDCVKPI
.GCIWG'CIGTVQGPICIGQVJGTUKPUQEKCNGPVTGRTGPGWTUJKR-CPK\KWUKPKVKCVGF*QKOC'PVTGRTGPGWTKCN+FGC
(GUVKXCN%JCNNGPIG
*'+(%CUKZFC[UWOOGTVTCKPKPIRTQITCOVJCVRTQOQVGUGPVTGRTGPGWTUJKRCOQPIUV
[QWVJUKPDQVJ&4%CPF7ICPFC*KUVGCOYQP6JG5CXKNNG(QWPFCVKQP2CP#HTKECP#YCTFUHQT'PVTGRTGPGWTUJKR
KP'FWECVKQPCPCYCTFVJCVTGEQIPK\GUVJGDGUV[QWPIUQEKCNGPVGTRTKUGUCETQUU#HTKEC4GEGPVN[-CPK\KWUYCU
CYCTFGFVJG-CVJT[P&CXKU2GCEG2TK\GVQQTICPK\GVJG0CVKQPCN'PVTGRTGPGWTKCN%COR

OLOLADE RACHEL OGUNTOLA (NIGERIA)

Washington and Lee University - Business Administration
4CEJGNKUCLWPKQTCV9CUJKPIVQPCPF.GG7PKXGTUKV[KP.GZKPIVQP8KTIKPKC5JGKUOCLQTKPIKPDWUKPGUU
CFOKPKUVTCVKQPYKVJCRQUUKDNGOKPQTKP#HTKECPUVWFKGU5JGVQQMCICR[GCTCHVGT#.#CPFYQTMGFCUC
OCTMGVKPIKPVGTPCV(NQWT/KNNU2.%.CIQUCPFNCVGTVQQMCURTKPIVGTOCDTQCFCV)TQVQPUEJQQNKP)TQVQP
75#5JGJCUCNUQKPVGTPGFYKVJ%QEC%QNC0KIGTKCCPFJGTOQUVTGEGPVKPVGTPUJKRGZRGTKGPEGYCUYKVJUVCTV
WREQORCP[6/CTV9JQNGUCNG5JGGPLQ[UVTCXGNKPICPFKVKUJGTJQRGVJCVQPGFC[UJGECPVTCXGNCNNCTQWPF
VJGEQTPGTUQHVJG#HTKECPEQPVKPGPVCPFGXGPQWVUKFGVJGEQPVKPGPV
56 ACN CAREERS

WEST & CENTRAL AFRICA

OLUWASANMI JOSHUA OYENUGA (NIGERIA)
Duke University - Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science
9JKNGCV&WMG7PKXGTUKV[5CPOKJQRGUVQOCLQTKPOGEJCPKECNGPIKPGGTKPICPFOKPQTKPEQORWVGTUEKGPEG
KPQTFGTVQFGXGNQRJKUKPVGTGUVKP/GEJCVTQPKEU#V#.#JGYQTMGFQPCVGCOVQEQPUVTWEV#.#ŨUƒTUV
OWUKEUVWFKQRCTVKEKRCVGFKPVJG5QWVJ#HTKECP5EKGPEG1N[ORKCF(QEWU9GGMCPFTCPMGFVJQH 
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“In 2011, the Anzisha Prize was created with support from ALA and
the MasterCard Foundation. The Anzisha Prize is Africa’s premier
award for its youngest entrepreneurs. Anzisha means ‘ignite’ in
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work and celebrate them as pioneers in their community Each fellow is awarded their share
of US $100 000 to put toward their business, a week long entrepreneural training bootcamp
in South africa as well as the opportunity to win additional challenge prizes when they
meet certain growth milestones..

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Africa Careers Network seeks internship opportunities across all of Africa in all sectors, both private and public. Young
leaders in the ACN network come from about 43 African countries and have wide-ranging interests. We therefore aim to
provide opportunities in as many countries and sectors as possible.

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young leaders and to host organisations, we recommend that they be at least 6-8 weeks in length. However, we also have
young leaders who are available at other times of the year and for longer periods of time, in some instances up to 12
months.

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The ACN internship coordinators on campus work with host organisations to gather information about the internship
opportunities. These opportunities are then communicated to the relevant group of young leaders via an internship
advertisement. Interested young leaders need to apply for the internship by writing a CV and cover letter. In most cases
this is submitted to the ACN internship coordinators for review and shortlisting. The ACN team can then work with the
host organisation to select the best candidate(s). Some organisations choose to interview a selection of candidates by
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are working towards their A-levels. They are aged between 17 and 19 years old. Young leaders in this category have
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perform basic administrative tasks, and in some cases work on discreet projects doing basic tasks.
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2) University students: these young leaders have completed their secondary school education and are aged
between 18 and 23. Some of them are pursuing higher courses of study at university, while others are pursuing
entrepreneurial business or social ventures or looking for opportunities. The ALA graduates and MasterCard
Foundation Scholars in university have generally the highest degree of maturity and are capable of undertaking
more complex tasks such as discreet projects. acnsupport@africanleadershipacademy.org

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Most organisations provide a stipend to cover the intern’s living costs. Stipends range widely across countries and
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country may need to be provided by the organisation depending on the home/university location of the intern.

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internship location. In most cases, we encourage our young leaders to intern in their home countries or in their country
of study, so that they can stay with family or use their current accommodation. Organisations will work collaboratively
with ACN and the intern to develop a plan for daily transportation to/from the internship location.

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As most young leaders intern in their home country, in their region (e.g. ECOWAS), or in their country of study, there are
often no visa issues. In extraordinary circumstances where an internship is located in another country, we will work
collaboratively with the host organisation to develop a plan to obtain the necessary visa.
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