Gwen Gosselin: Putting Africa’s Colourful Fabrics to Creative Use in Klein Karoo With just R200 worth of fabric, this former adventure tour guide launched a cooperative in Klein Karoo making creative use of glorious South African designs and colours.
Ally Angula: Explore, Dream, Discover Following a life-shaping experience, this Namibian opted for job creation over self-gain by quitting a successful career to start a manufacturing company.
Monica Katebe Musonda: Entrepreneurship Doesn’t Come Eezee to Me This highly flying corporate lawyer walked away from a prestigious international career to start a food processing firm in her native Zambia.
Betty Mulanga: Nothing Can Keep Me Down Operating in one of Africa’s largest and poorest countries, this entrepreneur is building an empire of interests one small brick at a time.
Pamela Anyoti Peronaci: Uplifting Lives… One Cup at a Time Through her agricultural social enterprise – Sunshine Agro Products Ltd, this founder supports over 10,000 families in rural communities to generate better incomes through ‘farming as a business’.
Refilwe Tselanyane: The Curvacious Chef Self taught baker, with a God-given talent, Refilwe’s love for baking started when shr used to steal flour from her Mom to make wonderful recipes from magazines.
Okocha Nkem: The Mother of Money This young founder has built a unique fintech platform that offers skills acquisition, micro-credits and financial literacy to disadvantaged women in Nigeria.
Rudo Boka-Mutambanengwe: The Tobacco Trader Empowering Farmers Inheriting a struggling but illustrious family business empire, this daughter salvaged Africa’s largest tobacco exchange by expanding trade into new commodities.
Josephine Uwineza: Rwanda’s Unexpected Brewer Never afraid of a challenge, this quinquagenarian is launching Rwanda’s first micro-brewery, 100% women-owned and operated.
Vivienne Taa: From Airline to Fashion Runways This Kenyan marketing pro lost her longtime job but channeled all her energy and focus into building a new fashion business which has since taken off.
Mariam Bibi Umarji: Dogged in the Face of Crisis Seven years into the building of a successful Mozambican consulting firm, this founder remains determined in light of economic and political crisis.
Lelemba Chitembo Phiri: Empowering Africa’s Unbanked Entrepreneurs An entrepreneur at heart, this Zamibian joined forces with a newly established start-up providing financial services to underserved communities.
