Creating a safe space helps African youth take the lead

“There are so many factors contributing to why talented young African leaders are not progressing at the rate of other nations outside our beloved continent. Most young leaders have an abundance of patience, maturity, intelligence, and especially humility – it is taught from an early age. It is simply unfortunate that for the surplus of those characteristics and skills, the biggest lack is financial support and sometimes physical circumstances,” she says, adding; “Some young African leaders come from nations where like me, they are the only representative. It was a sad reality seeing myself as the only African female and Tanzanian representative earlier this year at a summit in Geneva. It felt bittersweet knowing that yes, I have made it, but also that I was the only representative from my country, being female was a bonus.”

Creating a safe space helps African youth take the lead

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