22-year-old Tanzanian entrepreneur makes it to Africa’s top 20

About Lynnet​ Hailing from the Kenyan capital, 21-year-old Lynnet is an architecture student with interests ranging...

About Upendo​ Growing up in rural Tanzania and experiencing the challenges of energy access, Upendo, a...

About Esther​ Esther is a 19-year-old aspiring architect and entrepreneur from Nigeria. She is a junior student...

About Victoire  Victoire Bakunzi is a young entrepreneur from Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic...

At an early age, Alaa had a passion for business. In 2016, she participated in Eyouth where she co-founded and headed her first project "Fettrah"-a project aimed at teaching different skills to people with mental disabilities. Alaa continued to mix her passion for business with community engagement to later co-found, Presto.

Aseitu describes herself as a passionate and resilient emerging community developer and an agripreneur. Growing up in a rural community in Ghana, Aseitu witnessed the majority of people in her community malnourished. Consequently, she relentlessly sought ways of supporting the people of her community with healthy foods whilst creating employment. This led to the start of her entrepreneurial journey and the birth of Kobaa-Ok-Enterprises.