Coordinating Regions:
North Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia
East Africa: Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda
Southern Africa: Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
West / Central Africa: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, DRC, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone, Togo
Middle East: Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Managing Ambassador
Tolulope has a decade experience as an agribusiness consultant, global brand strategist serving diverse businesses from fashion to real estate to food business, Professional Mentor, expert evaluator and Education consultant, and community development expert.
She is the founder of Agrolearn, an innovative platform focused on education and job creation in Africa's agricultural sector. By harnessing technology, Agrolearn equips the next generation of African agrarian leaders with essential skills to thrive.
As an Agribusiness consultant, Tolulope has consulted for over 30 farms across Nigeria on over 2000 hectares in cassava and maize value chains.
As a global brand strategist, Tolulope has consulted for business branding, website development, marketing, business positioning for corporate across fashion, food and agriculture, technology and education space.
As a Professional mentor, Tolulope offers services ranging from business validation, business structuring, market analysis, proof of concept and other supervisory roles. At TETFAIR (an initiative of IFAIR and TETFUND) Tolulope mentors academicians to translate their businesses into commercial solutions. At Ifair, Tolulope mentors agriculture technology startups to validate their ideas and make them market fit.
As an expert evaluator and education consultant, Tolulope helps businesses like Roddenberry Foundation, IFAIR, TETFAIR, AGROLEARN review suitable candidates for their programs and projects and engages in education and knowledge sharing activities.
As a community development expert Tolulope is the Managing Ambassador for One Young World in the Africa and Middle East region where she leads and coordinates ambassadors who are leading change in fulfilment of the SDGS.
Coordinating Ambassadors
North Africa
Seif, driven by a deep commitment to impact and community, leverages his Master of Science in Entrepreneurship & Innovation Management and over eight years of professional experience to spark positive change.
True to his belief in collective progress, he has championed numerous local, regional, and social business projects through skillful leadership and dedicated mentorship. Seif has built impactful programs that empower individuals and nurture diverse entrepreneurial ecosystems while prioritizing capacity building, knowledge sharing, and dismantling mental health stigma.
East Africa
Harriet is the team leader at www.rhythmoflifeuganda.org, a social initiative that exists to break the vicious cycle of mother-to-daughter prostitution in Uganda. She is a 2021 and 2019 OYW Ambassador currently an Afrika-kommt fellow. She is also a Youth4Policy fellow 2019, Y-Her Accelerator graduate- 2017 South Africa Cohort, Orient Business Academy trainee – 2016-Kampala, an SE-Forum Outreach Accelerator 2014 Fellow – Sweden and a kanthari fellow 2013- India.
Harriet holds a postgraduate certificate in Social Entrepreneurship and Leadership from International Institute of Social Entrepreneurs – India, a Certificate in project monitoring and evaluation from Africa Population Institute, a BA in Development Studies from Makerere University –Kampala, a Certificate in the German Language Goethe Zentrum Kampala- a German language teaching Institute and a Certificate in Comprehensive HIV/AIDs health care and Management from the International Health Sciences University – Kampala.
Harriet has been key in the area of economic empowerment and financial inclusion especially among marginalised girls and women. Her publications have been vital in shaping public policies. https://youth4policy.org/this-womens-month-let-us-embrace-womens-economic-empowerment/
https://youth4policy.org/no-one-invisible-efforts-needed-financial-inclusion-disadvantaged-girls-women-uganda/
https://youth4policy.org/the-she-word-in-ugandas-job-market/
Southern Africa
Vandana is an ESG Analyst and activist passionate about creating meaningful change at the intersection where technology meets people and planet. She holds academic qualifications in Psychology and Environmental management and has experience in the fields of behavioral psychology and climate change.
In addition to having been a member of the Finbiz2030 Taskforce for SDG 13 Climate Change, Vandana was involved in the establishment of the first Virtual Reality experience training on Unconscious Bias in the Workplace in South Africa. This process utilized emergent technologies to ultimately train on social and structural exclusion; with learning outcomes focused on training for inclusion and empathy in workplaces.
West / Central Africa
Belinda Nkechi Idinmachi is an Entrepreneurship Development Professional, Growth Strategist, and Community Builder with a proven track record of enabling businesses to significantly scale their impact and achieve measurable results. A recognized leader in the African startup ecosystem, she has successfully scaled incubator and accelerator programs, connecting entrepreneurs with vital growth and funding opportunities.
Currently, as the Country Manager of the ALX Ventures Founder Academy, she spearheads programs that empower aspiring and early-stage founders to become successful entrepreneurs who build sustainable and impactful businesses that contribute to economic growth and job creation. In 2024, Belinda graduated nearly 2,000 founders, 61% of whom were women, providing them with in-depth entrepreneurship and digital transformation training and support to develop or refine their Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) and establish product-market fit. By empowering young people with these skills and fostering female entrepreneurship, she continues to contribute to a more just and equitable world where women are financially empowered.
Belinda's expertise is supported by a strong educational background, including a Postgraduate Degree from the Chartered Institute of Marketing, UK (CIM) and a certification from Harvard University on Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies. This academic foundation complements her practical experience as a former entrepreneur who disrupted the Nigerian child nutrition space. She developed nutrient-dense baby recipes and products using locally sourced ingredients to combat and reverse malnutrition in children. Deeply passionate about women's economic empowerment, she empowers women on career breaks to develop entrepreneurship and digital skills, fostering their financial independence.
Her groundbreaking work has received local and international acclaim, including a feature documentary by Euronews. Belinda's achievements have earned her numerous accolades: she was nominated for the Entrepreneurship Africa Award for Innovation, selected as an Orange Corners and Dutch MFA for Peace Scholar Delegate to the One Young World pre-summit and summit in The Hague, Netherlands, and London, UK, respectively. She also emerged as a Nigeria National Winner and Global Finalist at the Entrepreneurship World Cup in Saudi Arabia in 2020 and was recognized as one of the Leading Ladies Africa's 100 Most Inspiring Women in 2022.
Belinda's journey is defined by strategic vision, innovation, and a steadfast commitment to empowering entrepreneurs to drive sustainable economic growth across Africa.
Middle East
Mohamed is an advocate for business as a force for good. He has experience in social business mentorship corporate intrapreneurship and innovation. He works as a data strategy manager at C3, an impact accelerator based out of Dubai that supports startups to build a more sustainable, diverse and equitable future. Mohamed has a masters in e-Business Management from the University of Warwick and a Bachelors in Communication from the American University in Dubai.
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