🎥 UNDP Uzoamaka Izukanne Igweike founded Loom Craft Chocolate in 2020 due to difficulties in getting hold of good quality chocolate in the market. She said: As a home baker, I found it very difficult to get good quality chocolate in stores and this didn’t [make sense considering] the fact that Nigeria produces a significant portion of the world’s cocoa. I started researching how to make chocolate at home Ms. Igweike wasted very little time in tackling the situation, and the result was Abuja-based Loom Craft Chocolate – with the clear objective of literally turning Nigeria’s abundant reservoir of cocoa…
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power o (L-R): Xavier Muron (AFD Country Director for Nigeria) , Gbemisola Abudu (Head of NBA Nigeria); Laurent Favier (General Consul of France in Nigeria) NBA Africa and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) – France’s public development institution – have concluded the third season of the Jr. NBA & AFD Basketball Experience by holding a two-day event at the National Stadium in Surulere, Lagos on September 10th and 11th. The Jr. NBA & AFD Basketball Experience is a youth development program that features weekly basketball and life skills sessions to educate African youth about the importance of physical and mental…
For four years, financial services provider, Moniepoint, have increasingly brought more women into the tech industry through our women-in-tech internship program, and this year, they have welcomed twice their usual quota!Says Moniepoint: In line with our community-driven approach, we’ve created a safe space where these women can network, exchange ideas, and connect with other inspiring women on this journey, empowering them to build products for millions of users. Here’s a photo collage featuring some of the incredible women who led conversations within the Moniepoint enabling environment. 📸MoniepointGroup IN THE PHOTOS Wamide Animashaun (Partnerships Director @ Propel) Constance Onyeji-Jarret (Human Resource…
GoGettaz – a partnership initiative strengthening the ecosystem for youth entrepreneurs in the agri-food sector across Africa – are proud to present the inspiring Top 12 finalists of the 2024 competition! These young agripreneurs from across the continent are transforming agriculture and food systems in innovative and impactful ways, and here’s a quick introduction to all 12: 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮🌿 AB Farms – Mogale Maleka (South Africa)🌐 https://abfarms.co.za/An Agritech company with a patented hydroponic system, enabling farmers to produce more food with less water, energy, and land.🍏 SAKAFO Madagascar – Riantsoa Mialinarindra (Madagascar)🌐 https://lnkd.in/gDDXeDiDHamy Processing fruits and…
Josephine Philips (Founder, SOJO) Josephine Philips launched SOJO in 2021 as the UK’s first clothing repair and alterations app. The London-based fashion-tech platform is re-inventing the clothing repair and tailoring industry, and has just teamed up with Marks and Spencer’ – one of the biggest and most long standing British brands – to offer a much sought-after repair service! Today, any person across the UK can book a repair on their M&S clothing, powered by SOJO. Says Josephine: For them [Marks & Spencer] to bring a repair service to all of their customers is such a big step for us at SOJO…
(R-L): Demi Samande (Founder & Creative Director, Majeurs Furnitire); Senator Tokunbo Abiru ( representing the Lagos East Senatorial District at the 9th Nigerian National Assembly); Ajibola Ponnle (Founder, Human Investment Group, Africa) Architect Demi Samande is the Founder and Creative Director of Majeurs Furniture – an interior décor company originally founded in London, which specialises in upholstery, restoration and production of fabric and leather furniture. Recently, Majeurs Holdings had the pleasure of hosting leading human capacity development organisation, the Human Investment Group Africa (HIG) on a tour of Majeurs’ exceptional training academy, whose production facility is dedicated to developing the next…
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…
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,…