Our Mentors
Elizabeth Mleli
She is the founder of Sure Starts Children Centre - Tanzania, a Partner and the Managing Director for Concepts aConsulting and the Founder of Maisha Leo Charity Organisation, which works to support disadvantaged children in primary schools.
Caroline Ekyarisiima
She is a social entrepreneur and the founder of the Apps and Girls, a social enterprise that works to bridge the tech gender gap in Africa by empowering girls aged 10-18 years with the Super Power of CODE and entrepreneurship skills to become effective leaders and TECH drivers using Technology to solve challenges in their communities
Fatma Said
She is the Finance Director at Shule Direct, the e-learning social enterprise that is committed to providing digital education solutions to Secondary students in Tanzania and Africa at large.
Fasili Boniphace
is an experienced Management Consultant, development practitioner with a pro-social personality. He trains in business management and entrepreneurship. He also practices business coaching and mentorship especially for start-up enterprises. Fasili possess over 8 years of business experience in supporting start-up and early stage growth-oriented enterprises through entrepreneurship development, business development services (BDS), project design and management. Fasili has authored three books on self-development strategies, youth employability and entrepreneurship.
Benjamin Amos
is the founder of Tintobi Agribusiness Limited. Tintobi Agribusiness deals with horticulture. They don’t just produce fruits but also sell them in the cheapest price where everybody is able to afford. Apart from that they were able to give employment to more than 10 youths and more than 5 women. Where the women supply vegetables door to door and the youth’s farm.
Edwin Bakalemwa
is a vibrant tech enthusiast, innovator and entrepreneur. It’s more than two years since he started engaging in innovation ecosystem. He is also an expert in app development and web designing, he is a proficient in Business Development and Mentoring, Project Management and space Planning and Utilization.
David Mwendele
is a project coordinator at True Maisha Training Co. Limited. He is the founder of LGBY (Let God Be You) foundation which was found in 2010. He once was an intern in business management at Enzi Hair from May to July 2017, also worked as an intern in financial management at African Leadership Academy from May to July 2017. He has also been a project coordinator at Kujali International.
Musa Kamata
is a Co-Founder and Chief Operations Officer (COO) of Sahara Ventures, He has six years of experience as a project management practitioner with entrepreneurial skills in ICT and diverse background in socio-economic empowerment programs. Mr. Kamata has vast working experience with international organizations including HIVOS, World Bank Group, MAVC implementing projects including Energy Change Lab, Negawatt Challenge & Hatua Project respectively. He has also worked as a Hub Manager at Buni Innovation Hub under The Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology.
Paul Mandele
is an innovation and tech enthusiast with a proven record developing and managing entrepreneurial communities in Africa producing world class events, coaching and mentoring early-stage tech startups and innovators in design thinking, ideation, team formation, pitching and prototyping. Skilled in critical thinking, problem solving, data collection, analysis and visualization events organization, building startups, teams and machine learning.
Mejah Mbuya
is a multi-talented, dynamic, entrepreneur, community organizer, presenter, environmentalist, youth activist, cyclist campaigner, avid cyclist and artist-painter. He holds a BA Hons in Economics and Sociology from the University of Dar es Salaam and currently is in senior MBA Conservation year at African Leadership University and has worked with an impressive variety of organizations. He is co-founder of Afri roots Adventures which is an eco-tourism company. He has spoken widely around the world includes United Nations and many prominent universities like Harvard to mention but few. He is passionate on environment and he believes in youth empowerment and self-employment approach.
Brian Paul
is a problem-solver with a keen focus on organizational systems and processes. He has worked for years at the heart of the innovation ecosystem in Tanzania, mentoring tech innovators and helping shape the sector through collaborations with diverse stakeholders. His so passionate in technology, sustainable development, working closely with individuals and organizations to realize their capacity to contribute to meaningful personal and societal progress.
Jesca Mmari
She is the project officer at reach for change organization. Reach for change supports social entrepreneurs into sustainable and create better lives for children.
She is also a project associate at YWCA which deals with women empowerment, leadership, and rights in more Tanzania from.
Churchill Shakim
He is the Executive Director of TAMASHA, a youth-centric institution rooted in participatory development, across many communities in Africa and Tanzania, engaged in youth programmes and in ensuring active participation of youth in development.
Kiiya Joel Kiiya
He is the founder of C-Sema, which deals with child protection and care in Tanzania; they manage the emergency response line 116.
Sharnel Deo
He is a Social Entrepreneur, Change-Maker and philanthropist. He is a co-founder and director of PEN Tanzania organization, which runs a Mobile computer lab project with a special focus for teaching students in public primary schools.