Every child matters to Funmilola Adedap-Rotimi who is a certified Art Educator with over seven years’ experience in the teaching industry Funmilola is the founder of cr8tivehand, a not-for-profit organisation that organizes FREE arts and crafts workshops for children in both low- and high income communities 😊😊 On their latest outreach to Baptist nursery and primary school, Funmilola had this to say about the children’s foray into creating colour-splash apparel: THEY ARE NOT TIE DYE O 🤩🤩🤩They are all colour splashed with paintToday, 15th August 2024, cr8tivehand visited Impact maker Baptist nursery and primary school …We trained over 60 pupils…
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Olympian, Allyson Felix – Co-Founder, Saysh Olympic star Allyson Felix headed to Paris fist week of July 2024 – not to compete on the track as she did for the last 20+ years, but to launch the Olympic Village’s inaugural nursery to support parent athletes, in partnership with Pampers. The most decorated Olympian in track and field athlete in Olympic history (with 11 medals), Felix traveled to Paris with her family of four, and she has an interesting entrepreneurial story. Her company, Saysh, founded in 2021, just weeks before her Olympic performance in Tokyo, was the result of a very…
🎥 TreepzGlobal The month of July has turned out to be a double celebration at Treepz – easily one of Africa’s smartest and most intuitive all-in-one rideshare solution for companies and organisations to enable both carpooling and individual rides to work for all employees. First, Treepz has provided an impressive 50,0000 rides to employees at Nigeria’s Parallex Bank, in the last one year. And secondly, Parallex Bank has just renewed its partnership with Treepz to continue providing employee transportation services not just in Lagos, but now extending across several states of the country. Set to commence this mid-year, the renewed partnership will allow Treepz leverage its…
Every Olympic Game brings together a unique mix of innovative sportswear and clothing designs, each presenting a fascinating display of athleticism and style that captures the attention of audiences around the world. With just one day until the official opening of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the sheer number of sportswear and uniforms are stunning. The Pret-A-Couture ensemble designed by Michel & Amazonka for Team Mongolia is especially so, featuring intricate embroidered details and accessories inspired by traditional attires. The details reveal traditional patterns, the Mongolian flag colours and, on very close observation, an embedded Olympic torch. Ulaanbaatar-based fashion label,…
Trailer: Discover the inspiring stories behind a new generation of African athletes, each with their tragedies and triumphs, struggles and strengths, hopes and dreams to excel in their sport and reveal the inner truth of what makes an Olympic hero 🎥Olympics.com Playing Fields, an original six-part documentary series, introduces the new wave of athletes paving the way in their sports across the African continent – discovering their incredible stories of perseverance, optimism and the strength of the human spirit. Produced by the Olympic Channel and documentary studio XTR; and directed by local filmmakers, Playing Fields premiered on 18 May 2023…
After a year in beta, GoLemon went live in March 2024 with its eCommerce offering as “the only store you will ever need for all your groceries and home essentials 💚”, and promising an end to grocery hopping across stores and markets. Yinka Adewuyi (Co-Founder & CEO, GoLemon) Co-founder & CEO of GoLemon, Yinka Adewuyi, is now thrilled to share major growth statistics (and a few challenges) for the company. He says: A few weeks ago, we crossed N150M in sales [at] GoLemon within 4 months of go-live, serving 7k+ homes in Lagos. We’ve gone from handling & processing 5k…
Founder of Sister Founders, Bianca Bonetti “Nairobi stole my heart 🦒❤️” says Italian entrepreneur and former speed ski athlete, Bianca Bonetti (Founder, Sister Founders – a community of Italian Women Entrepreneurs). And here’s her succinct share: Here’s what you need to know about the Silicon Savannah:Kenya 🇰🇪 is a powerhouse in Africa’s startup scene, proudly standing as one of the Big 4 alongside South Africa, Nigeria, and Egypt. 🌍One of the most remarkable success stories is M-Pesa 📱, which revolutionized mobile money and transformed financial inclusion. Its impact has been profound, changing lives and inspiring a wave of fintech innovation.🌟…
(L-R): Peter N and Audrey Djiya (co-Founders, Zimi) Audrey Djiya and Peter N (co-Founders, Zimi) are doing something remarkable – they are bringing AmazonPrime-like fulfillment to African exporters, making it easy, fast, and cheap for these businesses to sell internationally.Explaining how this works, Audrey says: Across the continent, millions of businesses export $600 billion worth of goods every year. This is set to surpass $1 trillion by 2035.But these businesses have no affordable way to sell globally.Shipping can cost more than 100% of the value of an order.That just doesn’t make sense to us, which is why we’re building Zimi.By…
HE Nonye Soludo (wife of Anambra State governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, and founder of royalfoodsuk and royalfoodsnigeria) HE Nonye Soludo (wife of Anambra State governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, and founder of royalfoodsuk and royalfoodsnigeria) is asking female farmers in Anambra state to take a shot at the #EveryHomeAGarden competition for a chance to win N25 million Naira in prize money. The #EveryHomeAGarden competition, an initiative of the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) of Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, is open to female farmers who are keen to drive their passion to the next level. Driving food security: (L-R) Her Excellencies…
Past 2023 GoGettaz Grand Prize winner, Ikenna Nzewi from Nigeria, giving his winning pitch on stage in Dar es Salaam📸KWB/UbuntuHope Congratulations are in order as 60 young entrepreneurs from across Africa (ages 18-35) have just been announced as semi-finalists in the 2024 $160,000 GoGettaz Africa Agripreneur Prize competition.Emerging from the 60 will be top 10 finalists who will go on to compete in a live pitch competition in Kigali in September at the annual Africa Food Systems Summit. Past 2023 GoGettaz Grand Prize winner, Andriatsitohaina Hasina Henintsoa from Madagascar, giving her winning pitch on stage in Dar es Salaam 📸KWB/UbuntuHope With…