The Future Awards Africa

Anoziva Ishe Marindire is communication strategist with ten years’ experience in the non-profit sector. She is the program director for Girls Speak Out - a media, advocacy, and literacy training program for girls living in Zimbabwe’s low income, high-density...

Kennedy Odede is a social entrepreneur, a New York Times best-selling author, and co-founder and CEO of Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO), a grassroots movement that catalyzes large-scale transformation in urban slums by providing critical services for all, community...

The story of Eric Muthomi, the one solving the banana availability problem.

At 27, Nomzamo Khoza became the youngest winner of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Female Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Khoza was honoured for her outstanding achievements in farming and the breadth of her product distribution networks. Her 100%...

Anne Amuzu is a Ghanaian computer scientist and the co-founder of the technology company, Nandimobile Limited - a technology company founded in Ghana in June 2010 by 3 co founders, Anne Amuzu, Edward Amartey – Tagoe and Michael Kwame...

From the horses mouth... That studious approach to the beautiful game is one that Yaya has possessed ever since he was a child. Aged 13, at the ASEC Mimosas academy in Abidjan, he was already busy devising his own training...

Sanga Moses is a Ugandan social entrepreneur and Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Eco-fuel Africa Ltd. (EFA). Moses is notable for being one of the National Geographic's Emerging Explorers and then as winner of the $1 million Verizon’s...

Justin Stanford is an entrepreneur and venture capitalist from Cape Town, South Africa. With more than 20 years experience, he is founder, board member, advisor, or investor to a wide variety of companies in the global technology industry. What else?...

At 14, Joel Mwale suffered dysentery (infection of the intestines) from drinking dirty water in his village outside the western Kenyan town of Kitale. So, he capitalised on rainwater and started his first company, SkyDrop Enterprises, producing and bottling...

Proscovia Alengot Oromait is a Ugandan politician who served as a member of parliament (MP) for Usuk County, Katakwi District from 2011 to 2016. At age 19, she was the youngest member of parliament in Uganda; and in Africa....