Ivy Akii's portfolio

PORTFOLIO

Ivy Karushi Akii

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Educ tion b ckgroun

G ob citize Intr reneurshi

Gingko Afric Limite

Entre reneuri ourne

Project experie ce ex Ank r notebook

L Cov O en Innov tio

Sm Le gue G oc Gingk B ossom Through Teen gehoo Scout reneur

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ther work Scouting ourne

Vo unteer ex erienc T ks & co bor tion Aw rds & ub ic tions 28 - 33

Future aspiratio Ski s & ssion

Letter from me to o Let’s connect

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ABOUT ME

My Biography

My life’s story begins in Chemelil a little known town in Kenya in 1997, and takes a pause in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia where I currently work. In between, I have had a cocktail of global citizen experiences that have shaped me into who I am and who I am becoming.

My Motivation

Motivated by my community, and the plight that young people undergo, I am passionate about empowering communities, especially inspire young people, into change-makers. I embrace challenges as they are learning points to greatness. I do not wait for big opportunities to excel but I believe in using small opportunities to make great impact.

My Hobbies

I like engaging in various activities such as:

Reading books

Reading books

Meeting new people

Networking opportunities

Travelling to new places

Travelling to new places

Community service

Community service

My values I demonstrate resilience, determination, integrity, self discipline, and the burning desire to become.

My Personality

I am a proactive, and adventurous person who embraces challenges and uses them as a tipping point for growth. I am solution oriented with an ultimate desire in creating infinite possibilities in everything I work on.

Areas of interest

I oftenly relate my personality with that of an eagle. Just like an eagle, I fly above the clouds during storms, and can fly around the world; I am unbound when it comes to creating, and designing my life’s experiences and societal solutions. I embrace its leadership skills, fearlessness, tenacity, and adventurous nature.

My Strengths and weaknesses

I pride myself of being a result-oriented, a team player, analytical, and having strong interpersonal skills. I am a workaholic, and perfectionist in what I lay my hands on.

Social innovation

Circular Economy

Circular economy

Social Innovation

Social Justice

Social justice

Social Justice

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Courses

1 2

Mondragon Team Academy 2021 to date

Post graduate in Team Mastery and Innovation

I have developed team coaching skills both in theory and in practice and how to apply it in building action teams, learning organizations and a team entrepreneurial culture. It applied Tiimiakatemia style of learning". Teaminn website

Business strategies in emerging markets 2020

Risk Management in Entreprise 2020

3

Mondragon Team Academy 2018 to 2022

Bachelors in Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Innovation

This is the most disruptive, skill based university programme addressing the greatest challenges of our time. I have cultivated my passion, blossomed as a global citizen, enjoyed a cocktail of diversity and innovation. Leinn International

Strategic Planning Foundation

LinkedIn 2020

Leadership & entrepreneurship 2017-2018

Why I am pursuing two degrees...

Finding an alignment in my personal conviction and personality, developed interest in sociology and conflict resolution. This made me develop more understanding in social justice and makes me feel alive, and has given me the avenue to create around me.

The University of Nairobi 2017 -2019

Bachelors of Arts in Sociology and Conflict resolution

I pursued this Bachelors with an added ingridient in International Relations to quench my thirst in understanding human behaviours and the know how of societal structures. The University of Nairobi website.

Similarly, the zeal to pursue the business world has enabled and nourish my passion through solving societal challenges experimenting. This has provided a platform to put into practice knowledge from Sociology and conflict resolution as I understand behaviours, communication cultures and navigate societal

I have found a synergy in both degrees which remain relevant the market place.

Critical thinking and decision making 2020

entrepreneurship Personal Branding and its importance 2020

Books and theories of Inspiration

Experience Economy: Work is theatre and every business is a stage J. Pine, J.Glimore

Infinite Possibilities : ‘Give time, give space to sprout your potential’ J. pine

Skills and capacities

So far I have increased my capacity in the following areas but not limited to:

Project management and grant mobilization

Team work and team player

Youth Programme design & sustainability

Art of War ‘Plan for what is difficult while it is easy, do what is great while it is small’ Sun : personality, I course has diplomacy. It a difference me develop challenges and practice my understand human structures, relevant as I e xplore

Team leadership

Data collection & analysis

Team Coaching, & facilitation

GLOBAL EXPERIENCE

My journey a global citizen has been lased with diverse experiences ranging from: beautiful adventures, diverse perspectives, cultures, business adventures, and most of all working in teams.

All this experiences have broadened my perspective beyond my imagination. I have come to embrace and appreciate the virtue of diversity as it has made me think globally and acting locally without forgetting my humble roots in Kenya.

In past five years, I have lived and worked in various coutries not limited to the highlighted experiences on the map.

My Reflection

This experience, during the past five years, has made me realize that being a global citizen is not just about traversing the world, but also appreciating diversity in cultures, people and ways of life. As I always say; business is culture and culture is business

We live in one society guided by the spirit of UBUNTU, ‘I am because you are and because you are!’

Everyone is interconnected and we need to be aware, and respectful while we embrace the concept of diversity and inclusion.

2nd Year - Seattle, USA 3 months , 2020

Amidst the COVID19 pandemic, I was able to work a sustainable fashion event, and cocreate with students State College. Although,the experience was cut short Seattle has a rich entrepreneurial ecosystem, worth

work on my project, create students from Evergreen short by the pandemic, worth exploring again.

3rd Year - Seoul, South Korea 9 months, 2020 -2021

Taking a leap of faith, I moved to South Korea to continue my entrepreneurial journey in Seoul's innovative and fascinating city. I was able to reconnect with my team, learn the culture, and co-create successful projects with the ecosystem. Additionally, I was able to reconnect with my scouting element

5th Year - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 11 months, 2022 - 2023

Thirsty to explore intrapreneurship, I took a chance to discover it in Malaysia through a Youth Programme internship opportunity in an international organization. I take away the analogy of the race; entrepreneurs run sprints while intrapreneurs majorly run marathons. Having both perspectives, I feel remarkable about my development process.

4th Year - Nairobi, Kenya 6 months, 2021-2022

Back home! Exploring the business culture has been an exciting learning experience. Continuing with my project Gingko which focuses on voicing teen pregnancy, and coauthoring a book entitled Blossom Through Teenagehood, have been my main focus areas. I have been able to tap into the ecosystem and learned a lot. It has been refreshing coming back home and creating impact from a glocal perspective, Thinking globally and acting local.

1st Year - Bilbao, Spain 11months, 2019

This is where it all began: working in a multicultural team with five different nationalities to co-create and discover our passions. My team and I established Beleven Company, a creative and innovative entity enriched by the team's diversity in discussions with heterogeneous projects aimed at creating a positive impact in society.

WORLD SCOUT BUREAU

Creating a better world

May 2022 March 2023

Scouting's mission is to contribute to the education of young people through a value system based on the Scout Promise and Law. Through Scouting, we are building a better world where people are self-fulfilled as individuals and play a constructive role in society. With 6 support regional offices and colleagues from more than 40 countries, working for WOSM means joining a global workforce of professional, talented, and committed individuals who are passionate about youth development and education.

During my tenure at the World Scout Bureau, Global support centre, I served as a Youth Programme intern. In the 11 months I worked on developing and promoting educational tools, supporting volunteers, staff of Youth Programme and Youth Engagement and supporting the organisation of educational events at regional and global levels.

Developing and strengthening educational resources

4 months project

This project focused on developing educational materials to be used in the 6 regions in the 5 WOSM languages. In this project I was able to

Develop an e-learning course to easen the understanding and know how of the GPS - The Guide to Youth Programme in Scoutin

Support the translation of 6 e-learnings and resources in French, Spanish and Arabi

Create a network of Youth Programme commissioners to share best practices and be upto date with new tools and resources available

Developed evergreen materials to support in trainings and capacity strengthening

Discovered tools

Qualtrics experience analytics

Smartsheet Project management

Easygenerator designing e-learning

Genially content design

Data collection & analysis

Strategic thinking & planning

Youth Engagement Taskforce

8 months project

The Youth Engagement Taskforce focused on understanding making process and developing recommendations

Support in qualitative and quantitative data collection: in 5 different language

Design promotional materials to support the survey

Conceptualizing a Youth Engagement framework

...At the same time, the learning exploring new tools, dynamics, teams one foot of another; as they say step by So Ivy, when you make the next step, I am The paths that lead you away

Where I want to go... Remember today is ever changing and never still, always memory

Conclusion.... When you are given Let the fire that burns inside you melt

Skills and hands on experience

Communication & partnerships E ent planning and coordination Communication & partnerships Designing & promoting educational materials

Communication & partnerships E ent planning and Consultancycoordinationtechniques & tools

Planning and coordination of Events

This project focused on planning trainings and world e ents e ents to ensure, learning with fun is applied. In my role I focused on

understanding the the barriers of Youth Engagement in Decision recommendations on how to mo e forward. In this project, I was able to collection: analysis of 97/210 National Scout Organizations (NSOs) sur ey proces framework to be adopted in 173 National Scouts Organizations by 2025

A letter to myself

WOSM- scout.org cycle ne er starts and ne er ends, not really the cycle of self-betterment, learning , and approaches, a smile for moments of unease, building steadiness through presence, by step until anticipation ca es out because e ery step is the end and e ery step is a start. am confident you will be a better and more informed person than you were 11 months ago. away and those that beckon forward. altogether, a farewell and a welcome home. is the day, yesterday was, tomorrow will be. It’s always time, e er patient and ne er waiting, always inching closer to one, to unfold the other from moment to moment, joy to joy, memory to memory, another to another but always... an opportunity to dance, dance once and lea e an indelible mark that you were there. melt the ice of winter, gi e warmth to those around you and it will be summer all along.

De eloping gamified Youth Programme and Youth Engagement learning materials used in the African and Interamerican conferences conferences, 202

Planning and coordination the capacity strengthening strengthening training of Regional Youth Ad isor

Designing and planning the 4th World Scout Education Congress to be beheld in Paris, rance, 202 acilitator at the JOTA - JOTI e ent on Scouting and Entrepreneurship, 202

GINGKO AFRICA LIMITED

Contributing to the holistic development development of teenagers August 2022 to date

Gingko Africa Limited empowers teen mothers to develop at personal, social and entrepreneurial levels while engaging the community in mitigating the effects of teen pregnancy in Africa.

Currently, GingkoAfrica is focused on 3 main projects:

Gingko empowerment programmes

These are programmes customised to create safe spaces in the community to discuss topics such as; reproductive health, motherhood, seek mental health support and introspect . Also these programmes build resilience and restore hope among teen mothers.

Entrepreneurship and leadership

This focuses on cultivating entrepreneurial skills among teen mothers. It also aims to contribute to the financial independence of teen mothers mothers so that they can access basic necessities. So far, from this programme 10 teen mothers mothers are involved in the Ankara notebooks business.

Peer to peer mentorship

These are peer to peer mentorships spearheaded by Gingko teen mothers. They are trained as mentors and go back to the community to educate more teenagers on Sexual and Reproductive health and mental health. This programme aims at preventing teen pregnancies through education with Blossom Through Teenagehood book

Roles & responsibilities

As a co founder & CEO of Gingko Africa Limited, my roles cover:

Business strategies in emerging markets C

Gingko Africa Limited

& partnerships

Empowering

Operations & product quality control

mpowering teen mothers

I use my passion for social justice advocacy to contribute towards healing a chronic wound in my community, teen pregnancy. I draw my motivation from my late mother's MA Thesis on "Teen pregnancies and HIV cases in high schools." This academic paper remains fueled by my desire to be an active changemaker in my community. Mirroring my childhood and the current realities of children raising children sickens me. I can no longer be silent, for the silent cry of the young girls is deafening as their role as a child in society is stripped off by early motherhood.

The question remains, can the cry of these teenagers be turned into smiles? I use my twenty-five-year roller coaster journey, consisting of pits, plateaus, and peaks, to inspire hope, resilience, and confidence in these teen mothers in Kenya and Africa. At the same time, I remind them of their power to redefine their path to success despite the hiccup they face. I am excited about the opportunity to develop Gingko Africa, which will continue to empower and inspire future generations.

I aim to ensure that the girls and young women in the program don't need Gingko anymore. When they don't, that means Gingko has achieved its purpose. As I embark on the remainder of Gingko's journey towards sustainability, creating amazing experiences and learning opportunities, A Luta Continua!

Impact and Traction

25,000€ Financial resources

933 Direct beneficiaries with Blossom book

72 Empowered Teen mothers

1380 Indirect beneficiaries

26 Teen mothers back to school

2 Blossom books published in English & French

6 Community collaborations in Nairobi county

I can’t express my passion in a timeline...

My Entrepreneurial Journey

This is the beginning of my entrepreneurial journey. Full of adventures and connecting with my element, creativity and passion. Additionally, it has enabled me to understand the complexities of project management, team leadership, and multicultural collaboration.

So far, my journey has been lased with traversing the world and exposure to; diverse cultures, experiences, challenges, co-creation and inspirations.

I use this wealth of experience gained to create, design and contribute towards the next economy with sustainable solutions as I ultimately leave an indelible mark in what I put my hands on.

Beleven Team Company

Most of the projects that I have been involved in, have been in the following areas but not limited to:

II served as CEO of the company 2019

Motivated by entrepreneurial and innovative the infusion of sustainable development in My team and I, has taken the state by storm making major contributions towards operation in the USA and Bilbao, Beleven its vision,leading the change.It has made as Uber and Women In Cloud.

We lead the change Bilbao, Spain 2019 to date 8

2019 - 2020

innovative spirit,Beleven Company contributes to in Seattle, USA, and Bilbao, Spain. storm and has scouted for opportunities while a sustainable community.In its perod of Beleven has made major strides towards achieving invaluable connections with companies such

Sae Company

We do it, We love it.

Seoul, South Korea 2020 to 2022

Successful

SAE COMPANY is a creativity and innovation company spearheaded by a talented and passionate multicultural team with 12 founders from South Korea, Kenya and Spain. It aims at providing inclusive and sustainable societal solutions digitally. The company has operated for more than two years and it looks to expand its geographical reach to four continents.The team's diversity enriches our discussions with heterogeneous projects aimed at creating a positive impact in society through individual fulfilment and environment-friendly solutions across Africa, Asia, Europe and South America.

12 Teampreneurs

2 Locations

7

Sucessful Projects

3

15 Trial Projects

3 Locations

II am a cofounder & representative of the Africa region

July 2020 - September 2021

A holistic classic approach to fashion with products which are eclectic,recreated, recycled and restyled represent the pinnacle of vintage. A blend of current trends that are unsurpassed for their diverse innovation, durable and environment friendly.

We Artistic Rapturous Tactful (ART) in recycling second-hand fashion products and reinventing them in accordance with your diverse needs.

My Role: Customer relations

This role enabled me to hone my skills in:

Project communication

Fashion and design

Sales and negotiations

The project inputs included:

1,570.00€

Event planning

1,431€ 3

3

Invoice Profit Co- founders Nationalities

My team and I planned and hosted 3 main events with the aim of dressing a better and more sustainable world;

Armate De Educacion Bilbao, Spain

Dress a better world Bilbao, Spain 2019

Dress a better world Seattle, USA 2020

Dress for a better world

While in Seattle, Hex6 team worked with shelters for the homeless with an aim of enabling the homeless express themselves in an artistic manner of clothes. This was to help them improve their mental wellbeing and raise funds to sustain the shelters.

We were able to cocreate with various companies such as:

ANKARA NOTEBOOKS

Jan 2018 -March 2019

Ankara video

Ankara Notebooks focused on making notebooks from waste cloth materials. Majorly using waste Ankara fabric.This project focused on enabling and empowering female university students, in Kenya to embrace self and financial independence. It also empowers the ladies with additional skills and enable them practice the already present skills.

My Role: Project lead

This project enabled me practice

Team work & leadership

Sales & marketing

The project inputs include:

450 Notebooks 15 students

Some of the clients included:

Financial management Customer relations

1,380.00€ Invoice

850.00€ Profits

LA COVI

I will survive COVID19

April 2020 - November 2020

@lacovi

La Covi aimed at educating the community on behavior change with focus on the importance of personal hygiene in order to increase their understanding of COVID-19, in a creative, fun and more attractive animated videos.

Objectives:

Utili ing social media to disseminate the community on COVID19

Sharing the animations in 3 languages: English, kiswahili and french

My Role: Project lead

I cultivated and increased my capacity in:

Content creation Project communication Digital communication Project coordincation

The project inputs include:

11 Videos 6 members

This project was supported by

1716.11€

Invoice

0.0€ Profits

OPEN INNOVATION

May - October 2021

Bootcamp video

I designed an Entrepreneurship program(five day boot camp), aimed at stimulating critical thinking among students through training on entrepreneurship and innovation. The program has been successfully implemented with 40 female postgraduate students, from Ehwa Woman’s University in Seoul, South Korea in June 2021.

For the five days,the training embraced a cocktail of three main methodologies : sprint, service design thinking, and learning by doing. All the particpants focused on societal challenges of their interests, and cocreated solutions in teams. The facilitation was conducted using digital blend method.

My Role : Program designer

I was able to increase my capacity and skills in:

Human centred design

The project results include:

5 Days 13 Participants

Programme design Facilitation skills

The program was supported by :

2,454€ Invoice

2,050€ Profits

SMALL LEAGUE : GLOCAL 2021

October 2021

This is a story platform for the future. It is a space for young people to think and discuss issues such as climate change , economic polorazation, technology just to mention a few. This year, Spain , Kenya and South Korea discussed about Phondemic Vs Classroom the conference was held virtually.

This platform aims at; developing solution oriented young people ,cultivate the communication skills and confidence of young people at an international scale and bridging the intercontinental gaps through conversations through understanding different realities.

My role : Conference planner and Kenyan coordinator This has enabled me increase my capacity in :

Programme design Cultural intelligence Training & Facilitation

The project results include:

3 Countries

The program was supported by :

3,527€ Invoice

284€ Profits 4 Months

GINGKO

Voicing teen pregnancy

The COVID19 pandemic has had and continues to pose negative and devastating impact across the globe. 3 months into the pandemic, the numbers of teen pregnancies registered in Kenya were 152,000 , which is a 40% increase in the countries monthly statistics.

Introspect

Gingko is an initiative that was formed during the COVID19 pandemic.It is a response to the rampant increase in teen pregnancies that were witnessed during this pandemic. At the heart of Gingko is the spirit of the Swahili proverb, .The project seeks to build resilience among teen mothers by creating a support group and a safe space for them to:

Jan 2021 - early 2022 Th

kuvunjika kwa mwiko si mwisho wa upishi’

Receive mental health support

Media Coverage

Train on sexual & reproductive health

Discuss parenting

Advice to keep pursuing education

10,140€ Financial resources

57 Teen mothers

Training

14 weeks

42 sessions

10 Back to school

Role : Cofounder & Project lead

I have increased my capacity in :

Resource mobilization

Project management

Methodologies applied

People management

Creative Problem Solving Human Centred Design

Sprint methodology

Partnerships

The success of this project has been supported by various organisations, youth groups and companies in contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

3. Good Health and Well being , 4. Quality Education & 17. Partnership for the Goals

All together surmounting teen pregnancy in Kenya

GINGKO

Socio-economic empowerment of teen mothers

March 2022 - August 2022

The state of financial instability, high unemployment rates, and living below a dollar a day, puts the teenage girls in a dilemma of either fending for themselves or going back to school. For girls who are to be concentrating in school, their biggest worry is to find a job. Poverty levels occasioned by the harsh economic times brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic means that a family can only afford one meal a day. Not in any way is this enough to feed the teen mother, the family members and the baby.

During this second phase, Gingko focuses on of young mothers aged 15-20 through a programme that educates them on basic and   development. The expected outcomes included:

capacity strengthening entrepreneurial skills, personal cultivationwell-being

financial instability

To minimise the cases of  by equipping and enabling  30 teen mothers with necessary entrepreneurial and business basic skills to generate monthly income.

build self-esteem

To help them cultivate their well-being and which will improve their capacity in leadership, decision making and self awareness

1 - No Poverty, 3 - Good healthand well being  9-Industry innovation and infrastructure

Collectively contribute to SDG   through the creation of handmade soaps and complementary products.

Skills developed:

Entrepreneurial skills development

Receive mental health support

Product chain process

Leadership & decision making

Methodologies applied

Creative Problem Solving Project based learning

Human Centred Design

Role : Programme designer & project manager

Skills & hands on experience in:

Resource mobilization

Product development

The project results include:

5,140€ Financial resources

30 Teen mothers

6 weeks

Project management Programme design

Flip learning approach

14 Training sessions

2 products produced

After giving birth, I went back to high school. I’m currently in my final year. I am juggling between school, laying a foundation for a better future, participating in empowerment programmes to better myself and doing small businesses to raise money to support my child single-handedly as the father of my child neglected us. This experience had made me more resilient, courageous and hopeful for a better tomorrow.“ Redemtah (19).

BLOSSOM THROUGH TEENAGEHOOD

‘Blossom Through Teenagehood’ is a guide book developed as a preventative strategy to combat teen pregnancy that have been witnessed and rampantly increased in Kenya by 40% during this COVID19 era.

It shades light on sexual and reproductive health, personal development, mental, and business skills for young people. This is intended to guide teenagers find their footing in life during the early and delicate stage of teenage hood.

The project results include:

Published in October 2021

2nd edition October 2022

Role: Co- author & project lead

My team and I have been able to reach out to different high schools with students of age 12 -19, both boys and girls.

This is with an aim of positively impacting 10,000 teenagers by August 2024 with a copy of Blossom Through Teeagehood in French and English.

‘When you know better, you do better’

Maya Angelou

Partnership document SCOUTPRENEUR

Scoutpreneur is a project roled out under the World Organisation of Scout Movement in partnership with Mondragon Team Academy.

It is a program that imparts youths of age 18-27 years from Africa with entrepreneurial skills with main focus in Social entrepreneurship. This program aims to reduce the high rates of youth unemployment rates in Sub Saharan Africa and tap into the untapped creativeity and innovation in a sustainable manner.

This program aims at Empowering the youths with skills trhough trainings and mentotship

Creation of an entrepreneurial handbook and tool kit

Role : Mondragon Ambassador to Africa

Methodologies applied

Creative Problem Solving

Theory of change

The project inputs include:

Sprint methodology

MY SCOUTING JOURNEY

2002 to date

Once a scout always a scout! I have been practicing scouting for the past 19 years. Motivated by the course to create a better world and steered by the values, I can attest that scouting has molded me to who I have become and to whom I am becoming.

Being a leadership academy and focusing on non formal education, scouting has given me a platform to develop various skills that are complementary to my formal education. These skills include but not limited to : resilience, people skills, leadership, teamwork, creativity, project management, youth programme design and service to others.

Additionally, I have gained the global outlook and networks through different fora, and scouting conferences. It is indeed my second home: PAXTU! Currently, I am a rover scout, and a messenger of peace hero. This has enabled me to develop values such as be trust, integrity, professionalism, fun loving and dependability.

As I embark on the remaining part of my journey, I choose to be guided by my scouting principles: Duty to God, duty to others, and duty to oneself

Consultant, external relations 2023

Messengers of Peace heroine 2021

JOTA -JOTI facilitator 2020 & 2022

Entrepreneurship trainer, Burundi 2018

Certified International Leader (ILT)

Kenya Redcross Society Assistant Youth Leader

December 2015 - January 2017

Kenya Scouts Association Deputy Youth Leader Educate! Kenya Entrepreneurship mentor

September 2017 - February 2019

Kenya Scouts Association aims at contributing to the holistic development of of young people. I had the opportunity to lead, and represent the young people in international decisionmaking conferences.

Additionally, I was able to design and coordinate empowerment programs in schools, and events. This experience has enabled me develop leadership and team work skills.

February 2017 - July 2018

Kenya Redcross Society aims to alleviate human suffering. I had the opportunity to volunteer in the executing of the 4 part youth programme, disaster management responses, anti jigger, and anti-mealses campaigns.

This experience enabled me to cultivate my professional skills in International Humanitarian Law, and First aid skills.

Educate! Kenya focuses on developing young leaders and entrepreneurs in Africa. I was able to mentor over 120 young people to be transformational leaders and entrepreneurs. Out of these trainings, 19 young people launched their businesses, and community projects.

This exeperience steered me to develop skills in facilitation, mentorship, entrepreneurship, and program design

World Scouting

Messenger of Peace hero

Allan Gray Foundation

Entrepreneurship mentor

Allan Gray Entrepreneurship challenge is Kenya's leading educational challenge for aspiring high school entrepreneurs. I mentored students’ around Kenya to hone their business and pitching skills and guiding them to unleash their full potential.

During this expereience I was featured as one of Africa’s top 20 innovators in 2020.

African Development Bank Business mentor & moderator

The World Organi ation of Sco t Movement foc e on creating a better world. I have had great o ort nitie to train on entre rene r hi

Facilitate d ring JOTA-JOTI 2 2

Partici ate a a aneli t d ring the lobal Yo th S mmit 2 2

S ort in the de ign of a world conference 2 2

Be a con ltant in artner hi and external comm nication

Thro gh thi I have been able to develo inter er onal kill , leader hi , deci ion making and re o rce mobilization kill .

African Development Bank organised a hackaton with the aim of innovating solutions with and by the young people to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. It was amazing seeing over and mentoring 25,000 accross Africa joining forces to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

It was an interesting experience I building on a culture of revolution that is focused on democratising innovation.

TALKS & COLLABORATIONS

The Africa Basque Challenge was a bootcamp focused on exposing Basque and Kenyan entrepreneurs to the differerent ecosystems. I was able to give a talk to inspire 50 young entrepreneurs into action.

The Austral group from Spain, invited me to inspire their masters students into action as a social entrepreneur. I shared my wealth of experience to 20 students.

As an active scout and taking lead in my community to create positive change, I was invited to a panel discussion during the World Scout Foundation’s seminar to convince the donors to keep investing in the young people

I was a panelist in the 2021 Global Youth Summit, representing the World Organisation of Scout Movement where i shared my perspective on : Education in Marginalised socities.

I am an active member of the Queens Commonwealth Network. A network that brings together young changemakers from commonwealth wealth countries across the world.

2021 AWARD, PUBLICATION & RECOGNITION

World MoP Hero 2021

I am honored to receive the World Messenger of Peace (MoP) Award this year. This is as a result of taking action in supporting my community during this COVID-19 pandemic by advocating for teen mothers to go back to school despite the hiccup faced.

With small positive actions we can be Messengers of Peace and in every action : Inspire - learn & decide - do - share

WorldMoP hero 2021

Publication

I am a co - author of the book My Voice, a collective memoir of women of substance around the world. I use my twenty-three-year roller coaster journey, consisting of pits, plateaus, and peaks to inspire hope, and confidence to youth in Africa and other parts of the world towards making a better world.

One of the key take aways from the book is:

In everything, self discipline is crucial, and understanding your purpose in life is the reason that makes me wake up each morning. I now know how to view life with different lenses and lie by the serenity prayer- to change what I can and accept what I can not - as my life journey continues, I choose to soldier on!’

#myvoice video

SKILLS & PASSIONS

Project design & Implementation: communication

Programme design, implementation, &impact measurement

Leadership: Team work, Decision making & Visionary

Business stategies: Market Understanding & trend analysis

Strategic communication Tribe Building, Effective, Ecosystem maintainence

Community Development: Program Design, Social Impact & Sustainability Initiatives

Business Model Strategy: Entrepreneurship, Development & Innovation

Customer Relations: Analysis, Behavior & Aspirations

Partnerships & Resource mobilization: Fundraising, partner relations & communications

Recognition V

I am happy to have been recognised as one of the 50 entrepreneurs under 30 years in the Basque country.

A letter from me to you

Going through the peaks, pits, and plateau, in this journey has been a matter of discovering myself. I can attest the journey has been like diving into the deep waters and learning to swim.

Over these 3 years, I have conquered the challenges, continuously reinvented, and redefined myself: unlearning to learn and failing to succeed while embracing mistakes. In between, all the wealth of knowledge and capabilities I have developed have enabled my projects to succeed and prepared me for the next phase of my life.

This experience has shown and given me the ability to stand up, be involved in the creation of a better world, nourish more than one skill, and participate in important discussions that shape the future.

To claim my spaces at the table in this crazy world, I would love to discover my place within your walls, to know where I can be most useful; to implement the knowledge and skills while unlearning to learn once again.

I close this chapter but begin a journey where I carry the spirit of a river; that impulses through challenges but still leaves an indelible mark that it passed there!