Just Omono Ibe shared her passion and vision for African Government Stakeholders Engagement Forum (AGSEF) with a panel of advocates and advisors in this conversation facilitated by Mary Kurek, Frontrunners Development President and CEO. The focus for Just was equity in education. With impact experts Angela Unufe-Kennedy (UK), Dr. Toby Malichi (US), Jean Narcisse (US), and Onounju Silver (Ethiopia) on …
National Athlete From Afghanistan Advocates for Women’s Solidarity for Peace and Leadership
National Athlete From Afghanistan Advocates for Women’s Solidarity for Peace and Leadership and launches her soccer academy for kids.
Taiwo and Mandy Olowu are Nigerian Leaders with Global Goodwill Ambassadors Focused on Clean Water
Taiwo and Mandy Olowu founded Hope Ambassadors and Childcare Organization with the mission of filling the needs of the children in poverty-stricken areas in Nigeria. The needs were many, but, they soon realized that accessible clean water would make the biggest difference to the children’s education, nutrition, and overall health. Boreholes were the solution, so they commenced drilling. In one …
Connecting Partners – Frontrunners Nation Update on Impact Connections and Results 1
Mary Kurek, Frontrunners Development President and CEO updates on impact connections and results. Connections resulting from interviews with former US Congressmen, businessmen, foreign diplomats, health tech innovators, education NGOs, and more. Listen in as Kurek shares happenings (and how these introductions happened.) See the video and pictures below. Update from Mary Kurek About Frontrunners Development Frontrunners Development is a business …
Dr. Ismail Badjie May Have Launched the Best Solution for Wellness and Healthcare in The Gambia
Dr. Ismail Badjie is not your usual pharmacist. He has several years under his belt running a well-managed community pharmacy in the US, an experience that gave him the inspiration to take wellness and patient care back to his homeland in The Gambia in a very innovative way. He literally takes it to their door. A well-traveled young man, Badjie …
An AgTech Leader in India is Using Blockchain to Empower Farmers and Consumers
Gaurav Somwanshi is the Co-Founder and CEO of EmerTech Innovations, a 2019 Dalai Lama Fellow, and has been tapped by the British Council as a “Future Leader.” The work he’s doing by connecting blockchain to agriculture is significantly improving the supply chain, quality and waste management, and overall leadership in the agriculture space. Working with India’s largest group of fruits …
Dr. Toby Malichi – Hon.D.Bus. D.H.L. is a Business Diplomat With a Peace-Building Mission
Dr. Toby Malichi, Hon. D. Bus., D. H. L., is an international businessman with credentials in corporate leadership that go back to his early twenties. The migration from his first roles at General Motors moved him to the diplomatic side of the global business environment when he started speaking publicly and serving on national boards like the US Chamber …
Tech Her 2 Greatness Provides Training That Leads to Internships For African Girls
Sadiya Murtala is a leader and digital skills trainer with the Mentor Her to Greatness Program produced by the Center for Peace Advocacy and Sustainable Development, headquartered in Nigeria. This year, the program launched a digital marketing and skills training course for African girls called Tech Her 2 Greatness, with Sadiya at the lead. In this interview, we meet …
Paul Barry Shows Us How to Flip Instinct to Get to Intuition That Transforms Impact
Paul Barry is an actor, director, teacher, consultant, and TEDx speaker. He has perfectly navigated his skillset in acting, memory retainment, and teaching into a message that takes us beyond our own limiting instincts to connect us to the intuition that craves to move us forward. He does this under the company title, Dreaming for a Living, headquartered in …
Princess Tshepi Motloung is a Cultural Leader Who Expands Opportunities for South African Women
Her Excellency, Princess Tshepi Motloung is a cultural leader in South Africa who builds sustainable pathways for women’s empowerment and community development using her extraordinary communications and project-building skills. Princess Motloung, who is also the founder of the Future Lift Foundation, involves herself in many youths and women’s education and training organizations globally. She shares her story of …