Africa

Adulai Bary is a 26-year-old graduate in Computer Science applied to Business Management. He has over four years’ experience in computer engineering and telecommunications with the Sonatel Group (Orange-Bissau), where he is head of department in charge of business intelligence and insurance income. Bary speaks Portuguese, French, English, Creole (Bissau), and Fula. Bary is passionate… read more »

Mamadu Saibana Balde is the founder and executive coordinator of Tchintchor, an NGO. Mamadu Saibana Balde is a young professional with five years of work experience in the field of youth and education in Guinea-Bissau. Through this work, he is making a difference in the lives of the young people of his country, supporting them… read more »

Mamadi Mariame Traore has over six years’ experience in Guinea’s banking sector. Currently, he works as a Statistician-Economist at the Central Bank of Guinea. He contributes to the implementation and assessment of monetary and exchange rate policies by conducting studies on economic, financial and monetary issues. Mamadi volunteers in local associations such as Dynamic Development,… read more »

Madina Thiam has been working in the bank for two years and obtained a proficiency certificate in English after having achieved a master’s degree in Banking and Finance. Madina’s job as a credit risk controller for Ecobank, Guinea is her first job since university. Madina’s wish is to develop managerial skills to run a business… read more »

N’deye Madeleine Sy is a highly motivated and reliable managing director at Group Mondial Tours. She studied Accounting and Finance in the UK. She has been managing and developing the Group’s multiple activities in the tourism, catering, logistics, and travel industries for three years. Recently, she made great changes in her work environment by setting… read more »

Fode Mourana Soumah is a Guinean young Entrepreneur. He has been the CEO and founder of Bafila Business Consulting and Management since August 2015. Bafila, with fifteen employees, has trained and built capacity for more than six hundred students and young people. Fode holds a master’s degree in Private Law (Business Law) from the University… read more »

Alpha Yaya Souare is owner of the Avi-Leydi Farm and currently serves as its field-based entrepreneur. He previously worked with PricewaterhouseCoopers as an Auditor and with a mining company as a Finance Manager. Alpha Yaya Souare received a degree in Finance and Accounting from ISCAE business school. Upon completion of the Washington Fellowship, he plans… read more »

Ousmane II Souare is a medical doctor with over 15 years of experience in community leadership and community health promotion. Currently, he works with an American NGO called Research Triangle Institute (RTI), where he is managing the surveillance department. He assists the Ministry of Health of Guinea in rebuilding the health surveillance system of the… read more »

Oumou Souare is from Kindia in the Republic of Guinea. Originally wanting to become a doctor at treat people at the hospital, Oumou became interested in global warming and decided to take science subjects at high school to become an environmentalist after graduation. An active member of student association Les Amis du Future (LAF), Oumou… read more »

Laëtitia Yamon Sagno is currently the Managing Director of INFLUENCE, a consulting firm specialized in political communication and influence strategy. Prior to starting her own business, Laëtitia Yamon Sagno worked at communication agencies TBWA and Edelman before joining a French think-tank, as a Project Manager for Africa in connection with African governments. She has also… read more »

Therese Yaramo Sagno has over 15 years of experience in various fields in the community development sector, and children and youth in particular. Therese is currently working as finance manager for ChildFund International, with a focus on the training and mentoring of Finance staff, budget management and administration, local partners’ capacity-building activities, grant management, assurance… read more »

Mamoudou Nagnalen Barry is a financial and economic analyst at the Central Bank of Guinea. Mamoudou Nagnalen Barry has recently joined the UNDP as the National Expert for supporting the Private Investment Promotion Agency and has five years’ experience in economics, finance, and teaching. He has the ability to adapt classic theories to developing countries… read more »

Sékou Mansare is founder of Center of Hope, a social and educational center in Guinea. The organization serves 60-70 people a day and provides classes that teach English, computers, and life improvement skills. Sekou uses his electrical engineering skills to provide electrical power to the Center of Hope by integrating solar, city, and generator powers…. read more »

Faya Leno is a sociologist with two years of experience in the community development field with focus on child education, women empowerment, and youth engagement. Currently, Leno is a Community Activities Leader at UDID-Guinea. His duties include supporting the education of Ebola orphans, promoting community engagement, and sensitizing communities on peace and love. Faya Leno… read more »

Habib Kourouma has over seven years’ experience in various fields in the community development sector, and community health management in particular. Habib Kourouma is currently a district medical officer in Forecariah, working with the community to tackle the Ebola virus in the health district of Forecariah, and also working with the community to improve their… read more »