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Meet the Top 10 finalists
Discover the changemakers named as Top 10 finalists for the inaugural Africa Education Medal
Basuti Bolo
Endowed Chair Educational Technologies, Africa University
Cyrille Nkontchou
Founder and Chairman, Enko Education
Felix Malombe
Executive Director and Lead Trainer, STEAMLabs Africa
Folawe Omikunle
Chief Executive Officer, Teach For Nigeria
H.E. Jakaya Kikwete
Former President of Tanzania and Chair of the Board of Directors, Global Partnership for Education
Jide Martin
CEO, Comic Republic
John Mugo
Executive Director, Zizi Afrique Foundation
Prof. Mamokgethi Phakeng
Vice Chancellor, University of Cape Town
Musu Bakoto Sawo
National Coordinator and Law Lecturer, Think Young Women
Noella Coursaris Musunka
Founder and CEO, Malaika
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Basuti Bolo
Endowed Chair Educational Technologies, Africa University
Basuti Bolo serves as Endowed Chair of Educational Technologies at Africa University and is the Founder and CEO of GoToSpace, whose ambitions to empower women and girls reach far beyond Africa and to the stars themselves.
Cyrille Nkontchou
Founder and Chairman, Enko Education
Cyrille Nkontchou is Founder and Chairman of Enko Education, a fast-growing network of African International schools that provides affordable quality education to African students and opens up access to the world's best universities.
Felix Malombe
Executive Director and Lead Trainer, STEAMLabs Africa
Felix Malombe is Executive Director of STEAMLabs Africa, in Kenya, which trains students and educators on STEM education, the Sustainable Development Goals, environmental sustainability, and ICT integration in education.
Folawe Omikunle
Chief Executive Officer, Teach For Nigeria
Folawe Omikunle is the Chief Executive Officer of Teach For Nigeria, whose inspirational work has revolutionised the education non-profit sector in Nigeria.
H.E. Jakaya Kikwete
Former President of Tanzania and Chair of the Board of Directors, Global Partnership for Education
H.E. Jakaya Kikwete is the former President of Tanzania, serving from 2005-2015, and Chair of the Global Partnership for Education, the world’s only partnership and fund focused on providing quality education to children in lower-income countries.
Jide Martin
CEO, Comic Republic
Jide Martin is the Founder and CEO of Comic Republic, in Nigeria, Africa's largest publisher of independent comic books and the continent’s first digital comic book company.
John Mugo
Executive Director, Zizi Afrique Foundation
John Mugo is Chief Executive of Zizi Afrique Foundation, in Kenya, a not-for-profit committed to improving learning outcomes for the children and young people who are furthest behind by nurturing skills for learning, living, and working.
Prof. Mamokgethi Phakeng
Vice Chancellor, University of Cape Town
Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng is Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Town, South Africa, and among the world’s leading scholars in mathematics education.
Musu Bakoto Sawo
National Coordinator and Law Lecturer, Think Young Women
Musu Bakoto Sawo is National Coordinator of Think Young Women, a female-led non-profit organisation that aims to inspire and empower young women in Gambia.
Noella Coursaris Musunka
Founder and CEO, Malaika
Noella Coursaris Musunka is Founder and CEO of the Georges Malaika Foundation, a grassroots non-profit that empowers girls and their communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo through a school, community centre, technical classes, wells and an agriculture programme all working together as an ecosystem impacting thousands of lives.
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