Africa Forward

It is a movement that is needed around the world, where social entrepreneurs come together and find solutions to address the social challenges around the world. It is an organisation that is lead by the social entrepreneurs themselves, it focuses on collaboration, teamwork, shifting the system and narratives and influencing the government policy. I also learnt so much on leadership with catalysts in the last 3 years.

To connect people and create bridges! And strengh the SE ecosystem at the local level with our members in the country and regional chapters.

The people! Social entrepreneurship communities are wonderful, having accomplished incredible impact both in your own local communities and globally – positively affecting the lives of others. There is not a week that goes by that we do not meet new social innovators that I had been teaching about for the last 20 years at university – wow I am learning from them first hand. Addressing long-term systemic challenges to address the SDGs is a tough challenge. By harnessing the collective knowledge of members and collaborating, we can co-create a new future that is more equitable and just.

I am passionate about people empowerment. Each human being is a leader and changer-maker that the world needs now. People only need to reconnect with their potential and purpose and bring their uniqueness to the table of the co-creators. However, too often we fail to reach our common goals, not because of the lack of money or public policies, but because too many people do not feel good and strong enough to be on that journey to create change. The first barriers we must overcome are our human insecurities. Only a mass of empowered people will be able to trigger the bottom-up dynamics that we are missing.

It is a movement that is needed around the world, where social entrepreneurs come together and find solutions to address the social challenges around the world. It is an organisation that is lead by the social entrepreneurs themselves, it focuses on collaboration, teamwork, shifting the system and narratives and influencing the government policy. I also learnt so much on leadership with catalysts in the last 3 years.