Archived Edition: 2025

African Resourcefulness

"Leading Sustainable Solutions from Self to Society"

August 28 & 29, 2025
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Mobilizing Local Assets for Impact

Summit Concept: Resourcefulness is not just a mindset; it's a movement to mobilize what's within reach.

The 7th Sustaining Impact Summit (SIS) explores how resourcefulness can help impact-oriented organizations overcome constraints and drive progress on the UN SDGs. Bringing together social enterprises, NGOs, and cooperatives from across the continent, we support institutions in unlocking new possibilities from the ground up.

"Resourcefulness is not just a mindset; it's a movement."

We move past incremental change to focus on bold, locally grounded solutions. By creatively leveraging local assets from informal networks and youth talent to underutilized infrastructure - resourcefulness becomes a call to action to shift systems, not just projects.

African Resourcefulness

Driven by tenacity: Africa's powerful asset - its people rising to meet sobering global challenges.

Masterclasses & Clinics

Equipping participants with hands-on learning experiences and sustainable business model clinics to leverage local resources and build financial resilience for independent, long-term impact.

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The 2025 Stage

Distinguished Speakers

Reflecting on the visionaries and practitioners who led the movement at the 7th edition.

Vivian Nwakah
Vivian Nwakah Director, PFIZER
Sophie Bacq
Sophie Bacq Professor of Social Entrepreneurship & Coca-Cola Foundation Chair in Sustainable Development at IMD
Debbi Brock
Debbi Brock Co-Founder, Social Change Innovators
Adeyemi Adelekan
Adeyemi Adelekan Director, African Social Enterprise Workshop (ASEW)
Akufuna Muyunda
Akufuna Muyunda Board President, Zambia US Exchanges Alumni Association
Olivier Nkunzurwanda
Olivier Nkunzurwanda Founder and CEO, Refugee Innovation Centre
Musa Konneh
Musa Konneh Director, Movement For Education And Advocacy Network Salone
Jane Thiongo
Jane Thiongo Chair, Social Enterprise Zambia and Co-Founder, Swalisano Advisory
Olasumbo Adeleke
Olasumbo Adeleke Executive director, Initiative for Gender Empowerment and Creativity
Amb. Meshack Nyaberi
Amb. Meshack Nyaberi CEO, Angel Smile Initiative
Happiness Adama
Happiness Adama Creative Director – Happi LC & Totes
Saoussen Ben Cheikh
Saoussen Ben Cheikh CEO & Founder of MENA-can
Pennina Haimbodi
Pennina Haimbodi Program Coordinator, UHILI NECESSITY WELLNESS TRUST
Michael McPherson
Michael McPherson Founder and CEO, Aquarius Foundation
Edwin Zu Cudjoe
Edwin Zu Cudjoe Executive Director, Social Enterprise Ghana
Chris Morgan
Chris Morgan Membership Manager, Social Enterprise UK
Daisy Bartlett
Daisy Bartlett Strategy Developer – Private Sector Partnerships, Amahoro Coalition
Cristianne Wendler
Cristianne Wendler Founder and CEO, Vanhu Tech
Andrew Echono
Andrew Echono Development Consultant
Dr. Karie Schultz
Dr. Karie Schultz Trusts & Major Gifts Fundraising Officer, Africa Research Excellence Fund (AREF)
Mrs. Bola Ogunremi
Mrs. Bola Ogunremi Lead Investor & Business Administrator, BOG Medical
Agnéroh Marc Antoine EGUE
Agnéroh Marc Antoine EGUE RESCI
Nike Akerele-De Souza
Nike Akerele-De Souza Co-Founder/Board Member, Teach for Nigeria Strategic Advisor, Dressler KBO Consulting
Cheryl Jacob
Cheryl Jacob DEVELOPMENT PRACTITIONER | FUND MANAGER | STRATEGY & SOCIAL INNOVATION SPECIALIST
Michael Mozie
Michael Mozie Research Associate
Jacobine Amutenya
Jacobine Amutenya Technologist, NCRST
Dr. Michael Chemorei
Dr. Michael Chemorei Board Member, Social Enterprise Kenya (SEK)
Radhia Mtonga
Radhia Mtonga Human Centered Design Facilitator
Dr Amandine Robin
Dr. Amandine Robin Founder, Innovative Matters
Dr. Jonas Yawovi Dzinekou
Dr. Jonas Yawovi Dzinekou Director – Institute for Social Transformation, Tangaza University College
Fabrice Muchiga
Fabrice Muchiga Social Entrepreneur | Systems Change Leader | Network Strategist
Tizzita Tefera
Tizzita Tefera Board Member, Social Enterprise Ethiopia/ Social Enterprise World Forum
Naomi Mwasambili
Naomi Mwasambili CEO, Livy Africa
Adenew Mesfin
Adenew Mesfin Chief Executive Officer of Social Enterprise Ethiopia
Kidist Gebreamlak
Kidist Gebreamlak Founder & CEO of Eleos Groups LLC (USA)
Dr. Erick Pathinvo
Dr. Erick Pathinvo CEO and Founder, GROUP PEFY-CONSULTING GLOBAL
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