This commitment was underscored by the provision of seed funding to ten outstanding fellows from its Sahara Impact Fund (SIF) Fellowship pro­gramme.

The Sahara Impact Fund

Fellowship programme, a social initiative in partnership with LEAP Africa and Impact Amplifier, was established to empower young African social innovators whose enterprises are dedicated to im­proving access to clean energy and sustainable environments across the continent.

In its third year, the Sahara Im­pact Fund Fellowship programme welcomed a total of twenty fellows from various African countries who participated in a rigorous six-month fellowship.

The top ten fellows have each been awarded $5,000 in seed fund­ing to support the expansion of their businesses.

The Director of Sahara Group Foundation, Ejiro Gray, commend­ed the fellows for their remarkable dedication and resilience through­out the programme.

She emphasised that “the Sa­hara Impact Fund Fellowship Pro­gramme was established to bolster Africa’s development by identifying and empowering young, creative social innovators working to create sustainable environments and bridge the energy gap in Africa.”

Ms Gray congratulated all twenty fellows for their pro­gramme completion, and urged them to apply the knowledge and experiences gained to deliver last­ing impact across Africa through their businesses.

The Executive Director, LEAP Africa, Kehinde Ayeni, congratu­lated the fellows for their success­ful programme completion, and encouraged them to persevere in their commitment to innovation and social progress.

She emphasised that the in­vestment in their growth by Sahara Group Foundation and LEAP Africa reflected confidence in their potential and the power of their ideas to advance Africa’s development.

Paul Nnaluo, in remarks made on behalf of the beneficiaries, thanked the Sahara Group Foun­dation and LEAP Africa for the programme.

He expressed gratitude for the invaluable knowledge and skills acquired during the fellow­ship and pledged to utilise them for meaningful change.