Life takes each of us through a cycle, that often leads us to a journey of resilience and courage creating a path, a new path many times. Many times our individual journeys take the most of us, and sometimes we find ourselves stalled. And as life revolves, we know too well, reaching a crossroad, which is sometimes is in the form of an error in life that takes us back a little. Thus, we know too well, what it means to need a hand to hold in such moments when we don’t know whether to move back or ahead. For many young men who find themselves on the wrong side of the law, they stall. Suddenly these young men with potential regress when just in the blink of an eye, the direction of their life changes. Suddenly, they are behind bars wishing upon freedom, which sometimes they may never have even when out of the gates of the prison. Lifesong believes that these young boys deserve a second chance, to begin to dream and to contribute to society. The founder, James Hawi, is a man himself wh...

We have come a long way to having young people join the world of Agriculture. In the years past, seeing young people actively in Agriculture would have easily been an extreme spot. However, for this software engineer, she saw the gap in agriculture, and together with her colleagues, they would begin to join the world of young agri-preneurs. This is not the only business, she has been part of, she seems to know food too well, as recently, she launched her second food business that will support many people in food business to access more markets through digital solutions. Vivian Opondo is an award-winning, two start-up entrepreneur who started business-related activities as early as 2016. She had her hands on luck when her business scooped investment and training that has allowed her to scale up to great heights both locally and regionally. Not without challenges though, as she too has experienced her great setbacks, from having investors who did not have best intentions for her compan...

“All of You have Lamented Unemployment, Corruption, and Tribalism. What are You doing about it?” President Mwai Kibaki asked at a National Youth Summit held at KICC where over 2000 Youth drawn all over Kenya were in attendance. This became the call for the young men and a lady who after this event, in 2013, started the Vijana Bila Ukabila Peace Initiative that would see them walk from Eldoret, all the way to Mombasa in 39 days this year. The long walk was to speak to the souls of the many who have either been victims or perpetrators of violence because of Tribalism. The statement, “Tuna kabila, lakini si ukabila”, meaning, we are from a tribe, but we are not tribal going to show that in spite of our diversity in tribes, which is inevitable, we do not discriminate against each other because of those tribes. Vijana Bila Ukabila Peace Initiative is a campaign for Peaceful Coexistence and National Cohesion regardless of Tribe, Religion, and Ethnicity. Their core mandate is to advocate fo...

We always believe that starting a business starts from a place of know it all, a lot of capital, and certainty that the future will be without challenges. But, the tale of Rebeka Teshome, shows us a story of conquering fears, starting with passion, and eventually footprints as an author with a vision for global transformation. Madame Rebeka Teshome started her first business very young and consequently has been a four-time serial entrepreneur ensuing what speaks to her soul. Not without taunts, but she made lemonade through her frustrations. Perhaps that she learns a lot, so she teaches with the same measure, and has been able to turn this passion into profits, is also indeed a great blessing. Overcoming impostor syndrome through internal work has made her get away from the girl that used to shy away when opportunities knocked on her door, losing a lot of opportunities, to becoming a great woman of influence, inspiring women across the globe. Four years ago, she started her journey in ...

  Entrepreneur of the Week: Entrepreneur Corner Lynda Iyadi ": Founder and CEO Vazi Network Madame Lynda Iyadi is a lover of fine things in life and she is fine herself, brilliant and a trailblazer in her own right. For her, fine involves being smart and being able to attain great things through hard work. She believes that to be at this level, one must get down and dirty, fold your sleeves and never look back when chasing dreams. Even still, she believes that businesses should be clean, even as she soils her hands in farming which she says is capital intensive and a lot of hard work. She has overcome great challenges and become a surviving business owner, unlike most people who quit too soon, Linda has served her years and has learned in the process. Even amidst disappointment, when the county closed her shop without a basis, Linda has found ways to reinvent herself. She was clear that she would never be part of brown envelopes and found herself in the online space, branding her...