Richard Yaw Baafi
Richard Yaw Baafi is a Writer and Editor at siro360. He has a bachelor’s in Banking and Finance from the University of Professional Studies, Accra. As a Finance Graduate, contemplating the evolution of money led him to wonder whether Ghana was ready for the future of money. And to break the evident mismatch between […]
Shadrack Frimpong
Despite his difficult upbringing in rural Ghana, Shadrack Frimpong secured a full scholarship to University of Pennsylvania, where he was awarded the President’s Prize, Penn’s highest honor. With the prize as seed funding, Frimpong founded Cocoa360 and pioneered the “sweat-for-impact” health equity model; a tuition-free girls’ school and hospital sustained by proceeds from cocoa plantations. […]
Zyad Limam
Zyad Limam is a Franco-Tunisian publisher. With more than 25 years of journalistic experience and entrepreneurial endeavours, he has built a strong knowledge over Africa issues and international matters. Zyad Limam heads up AM International, an independent media company based in Paris. AM International publishes AM – Afrique Magazine along with www.afriquemagazine.com. Zyad Limam is also […]
Muniratu Issifu
Ms Muniratu Issifu is the Country Director for Varkey Foundation in Ghana. She has been working in the development sector for the past 15 years and has over the years successfully designed and implemented development Projects in diverse areas such as education, local governance, water and sanitation, mental health and social protection. Muniratu has previously […]
Julia Moffett
Julia Moffett is the Founder and CEO of the Future of Learning Fund, a Nairobi-based investment and advisory group that aims to accelerate the future of learning in Africa. The Fund offers capital and strategic support to early-stage businesses that improve access, affordability, quality and relevance of education and learning. The Fund looks for commercial […]
Carl Manlan
Carl Manlan is the Chief Operating Officer of the Ecobank Foundation. He is responsible for the strategic implementation of the foundation’s strategy across Africa.He is an economist with over ten years of experience in health, finance and project implementation. He has worked with communities across Africa and developed systems to improve public health financing while […]
Amel Karboul
H.E. Dr. Amel Karboul is CEO of the Education Outcomes Fund for Africa and the Middle East and Commissioner of the International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity (The Education Commission). Dr. Amel Karboul is a social entrepreneur, chairwoman, author and politician. She is passionate about nurturing a new generation of responsible leaders and building bridges between […]
Nhyira Addo
Nhyira Addo is a Broadcast Journalist, Branding & Communications Consultant, Corporate Training Facilitator & Creative Entrepreneur. Driven by a keen passion to learn and serve, Nhyira’s career has garnered rich experience over 20 years across Radio Sales & Programming, AudioVisual Content Production, Multimedia Production Architecture and Management, Internet Content Development, Computer Security, Project Management and […]
Dolores Dickson
Dolores Dickson has over 15 years’ experience as an international development practitioner. Dolores joined Camfed in 2007. During her tenure as Regional Executive Director, Camfed West Africa, the Ghana program grew substantially in reach and influence. She led high-level dialog with the Ministry of Education securing the replication of Camfed’s approaches widely. In September 2017, […]
Jo Besford
Jo Besford is the Co-Founder and Director of Green Shoots, a South African social enterprise transforming maths education through sustainable, tech-enabled, and people-focused solutions. After a decade as an Advanced Skills Teacher in the UK, Jo moved to South Africa in 2007 and immersed herself in the country’s diverse school communities. At the heart of […]