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Mozambican Berta Guambe selected for inaugural ‘Obama Foundation Leaders: Africa’ programme
2:53 CAT | 13 Jul 2018
Berta Guambe is the only Mozambican in a programme bringing together 200 emerging leaders from 44 African countries. Photo: Greg Carr Facebook
The Obama Foundation has announced the 200 participants selected for the Obama Foundation Leaders: Africa Programme. There is a Mozambican amongst them. Her name is Berta Inocência André Guambe, she is the coordinator for the Gorongosa Master’s in Conservation Biology Program and was selected “among nearly 10,000 applicants from across the continent to be a part of the 2018 class”, reads a letter sent to Berta Guambe by the Obama Foundation and quoted on Greg Carr’s Facebook page.
On May 2, the president of Gorongosa National Park wrote: “Congratulations to Berta Guambe, coordinator for the Gorongosa Master’s in Conservation Biology Program. She just received this letter: “Obama Foundation Leaders Africa / Dear Berta, / You have been selected to be a part of the 2018 class of the Obama Foundation Leaders: Africa Program! With nearly 10,000 applicants from across the continent, we were faced with an incredibly difficult task in selecting 200 to join us in the inaugural Leaders cohort.”
The Obama Foundation website presents Berta Guambe, the only Mozambican participant, as follows: “Berta was born in a beautiful little town in the Mozambique – Chimoio and is the youngest of a family of 7 children. Her passions include nature conservation, educating girls, and empowering women.”
Berta Guambe holds a degree from the Faculty of Forestry and Agricultural Engineering of UniZambeze University.
Two more of these 200 emerging leaders are Portuguese speaking and they hail Cape Verde and Angola:
Pedro Nuno Lopes is Secretary of State for Innovation and Technical Training of Cabo Verde. He is recognized for his work in civil society for leading the youth empowerment organisation, B-Bright, and the international license to organise the first TEDx of Cabo Verde.
Zedilson Almeida, from Angola, is a social entrepreneur, working with technology to make the African society more aware and empowered through information.
The Programme
This one-year leadership development and civic engagement programme launches on 14 July in Johannesburg, South Africa, with a five-day gathering designed to train, support, and connect emerging African leaders working across different sectors to create positive change in their communities.
The leaders selected have already demonstrated extraordinary potential for impact, a clear commitment to integrity, and a capacity to advance the common good within their spheres of influence. They represent 44 countries and every region in Africa and are working in a range of disciplines including health, agriculture, media, government, education, business, and technology, and on issues such as climate change, conservation, entrepreneurship, food security, and girls’ empowerment. To learn more about the individuals selected for the Leaders: Africa programme, you may visit obama.org.
“The Obama Foundation Leaders: Africa programme is our largest and most ambitious international effort to date – the launch of what will become a global network of changemakers,” said Bernadette Meehan, Chief International Officer of the Obama Foundation. “We want to inspire, empower, and connect this pan-African group of leaders who show so much potential to change our common future for the better. We look forward to hearing their ideas and to supporting them to scale their work and reach.”
From 14 July 14 to 18 July, Leaders will participate in plenary sessions, problem-solving workshops, leadership sessions, and skill-building trainings to increase their capacity to drive positive change in Africa – all from an African perspective. The majority of the gathering’s speakers and facilitators are African, and the agenda and activities are focused on regional and local challenges, opportunities, and solutions. Leaders will also complete a group service project to honour Nelson Mandela on the 100th anniversary of his birth and to underscore the important relationship between leadership and service. The convening will also include an opportunity for Leaders to participate in a town hall event with President Obama.
This week, I’m traveling to Africa for the first time since I left office – a continent of wonderful diversity, thriving culture, and remarkable stories. As I prepare for this trip, I wanted to share a list of books that I’d recommend for summer reading: https://t.co/W4Jc0N23iy
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) July 13, 2018
Following the Johannesburg gathering, Leaders will remain connected to the Obama Foundation and each other through an online platform where they will engage in topical discussions, access leadership and training resources, and participate in trainings and webinars led by experts and industry leaders.
The Foundation will be sharing select video footage from the gathering daily on obama.org and via press release. To ensure you receive these updates, please sign up in the website.
While in South Africa, President Obama will also deliver the 16th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture to commemorate the 100th anniversary of former South African President Nelson Mandela’s birth. President Obama’s speech will take place on 17 July. For information on the Mandela Lecture, you may contact Lunga Nene at [email protected].
See the full list of all the Obama Foundation Leaders: Africa programme below:
Algeria
Walid Serir
Angola
Zedilson Almeida
Benin
Victor Agognon
Botswana
Stephen Molatlhegi
Kgomotso Phatsima
Burkina Faso
Yaya Dama
Burundi
Nzoyisenga Fikiri
Innocent Magambi
Jean Njari
Cameroon
Candace Emma Nkoth Bisseck
Axel Etoundi
Patu Ndango Fen
Atem Lefu
Awah Mbuli
Emilia Miki
Cape Verde
Pedro Nuno Lopes
Comoros
Keke Haina
Cote D’Ivoire
Bi Touvoly Donatien Foua
Sefore Kodjo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Brown Kabuyanga
Jeremy Lissouba
Patricki Mugula
Lunanga Wakilongo Stewart
Egypt
Hossam Eldeen Abdelfatah
Yara Al-Braidy
Mostafa Amin
Sara Gabr
Mohamed Shaheen
Alia Soliman
Ethiopia
Nejat Abdella
Atnafu Ayalew
Mehret Dubale
Yohannes Tsehai Gezahagne
Seblewengel Tekalign
Gambia
Blamo Yaadam
Ghana
Prince Chisom Agbata
Alimatu Bawah
Kwabena Danso
King Gyan
Akosua Hanson
Priscilla Naa Aklerh Okantey
Christian Osei-Bonsu
Naa Quartey
Miora Randriambeloma
Kenya
Paul Ekuru
Joan Kabugu
Linda Kamau
Ngatia Kirungie
Dysmus Kisilu
Venoranda Rebecca Kuboka
Richard Magerenge
Mbugua Njihia
Antony Nkuubi
Peter Nyamai
Sandra Ochola
Kennedy Odede
Mercy Odongo
Eddy Oketch
Scheaffer Okore
Daniel Omondi
Lilian Otiso
Joshua Sandler
Nerima Wako
Caren Wakoli
Lesotho
Mabatho Makatla
Liberia
Gbovadeh Gbilia
Jarius Andrew Greaves
Mlen-Too Wesley
Hh Zaizay
Libya
Wail Moammer
Madagascar
Lea Razafimanitsony
Malawi
Edith Amin
Francis Folley
Ulala Kondowe
Chimwemwe John Paul Manyozo
Mali
Ippet Letembet Bernadette Mah
Mauritania
Aminetou Bilal
Morocco
Ayman Cherkaoui
Hayat Essakkati
Zineb Lahbabi
Mozambique
Berta Guambe
Namibia
Dirck Kuzatjike
Shikongeni Ntinda
Josef P. van der Westhuizen
Niger
Issoufa Bachir Bounou
Yachou Mamane
Rwanda
Dominique Alonga
Umwari Monica
Yvette Mukamuhoza
Gilbert Nsabimana
Veda Sunassee
Rene Uwamugirimfura
Conde Lysa Uwizeyimana
Senegal
Marieme Gabar Diop
El Hadji Abou Gueye
Racine Ly
Khadidiatou Sall
Sierra Leone
Mohamed Sallieu Barrie
Theresa Cooper
Fatmata Kamara
Aminata Fatmata Kandeh
Max Katta
Ifeanyi Orajaka
David Sengeh
Somalia
Mohamed Dore
Samatar Gahnug
Hodan Osman
South Africa
Regina Bezuidenhout
Amanda Blankfield-Koseff
Kabelo Chabalala
Shakira Choonara
Andrew Ihsaan Gasnolar
Mandlesizwe Isaacs
Siyabulela Jentile
Thulile Khanyile
Jonathan Kingwill
Irene Kiwia
Loyiso Kula
Shamiso Kumbirai
Kudzai Kutukwa
Taryn Lock
Lusanda Magwape
Dikeledi Mokoena
Zukiswa Mqolomba
Rufaro Mudimu
Kubuya Mwisa
Chaeli Mycroft
Sebenzile Nkambule
Mokgadi Rapetswa
Melene Rossouw
Lindiwe Tsope
Lesley Williams
South Sudan
Ajak Bior
Kenyi Kenyi
Sudan
Basma Saeed
Swaziland
Ntokozo Dlamini
Togo
Jean-Luc Kossigan Agboyibo
Samuel Sarr
Tunisia
Racha Haffar
Faten Ghriss
Yassine Harzallah
Uganda
Kiyingi Amos
Francis Xavier Asiimwe
Robert Katende
Kevin Lubega
Abaas Mpindi
Andrew Mukose
Elizabeth Nalugemwa
Enock Nkulanga
Monica Nyiraguhabwa
Manuela Pacutho
Ogik Peter
Mushusha Richard
United Republic of Tanzania
Sophia Hamis Assenga
Amnah Feisal Amin Ibuni
Zainab Katimba
Lucky Komba
Gamariel Mboya
Joshua Nassari
Bernard Otieno
Clemence Shuma
Zambia
Bwalya Maketo
Francis Mbewe
Chubili Moses
Regina Mtonga
Dr. Lubeya Mwansa
Thandiwe Mweetwa
Paul Shalala
Zimbabwe
Takunda Chingonzo
Willson Chivhanga
Godfrey Kurauone
Upenyu Makoni-Matenga
Tinevimbo Terry-Anne Matambanadzo
Nqobile Q. Moyo
Siphiwe Moyo
Tinoda Moyo
Source: Obama Foundation
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