ALX Africa invites members of the media to attend its Women’s Month Virtual Event, bringing together inspiring voices from across the African continent as we highlight the journeys of women shaping Africa’s future through technology, entrepreneurship, and digital opportunity.
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\u200bHosted by Oyin-Johnson Awoniyi, Associate General Counsel at ALX Africa, the event will feature an opening from poetic provocateur Ashanti Kunene, founder of Learning to Unlearn.
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\u200bWe're excited to welcome keynote speaker Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli, the CEO of the One Campaign. Ndidi has over 25 years of international development experience and has been deeply involved in fostering impactful solutions in the global social innovation landscape, with a focus on Africa. \u200b She is the Executive Director of the FATE Foundation, \u200b the founder of LEAP Africa and African Food Changemakers and serves on several boards including the Rockefeller Foundation, Stanbic IBTC Group, the Young Global Leaders of the World Economic Forum.
A panel conversation will spotlight women from the ALX community who are transforming their learning journeys into real-world impact. Through their stories and insights, we will hear how African women are not only accessing opportunity but using their growth to create pathways for others.
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\u200bFeatured Panelists
• Valentine Muriuki (Kenya) - Salesforce Administrator for global companies
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\u200b• Philile Ngubane (South Africa) - Founder, The Office Ship
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\u200b• Mariam A. Abdrabu (Egypt) - Founder, The Meem English Community
• Juanita Gyamfi (Ghana) - Founder, Mind Menders Alliance
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\u200bTogether, they will explore the conversation: “What changed after I said yes to myself.”
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\u200bThe event is expected to bring together 1,500–2,000 attendees from across Africa and beyond, including learners, alumni, industry leaders, and members of the broader ALX community.
EVENT DETAILS:\n
\u200bThursday, 26 March 2026
\u200b12:00 SAST / 13:00 EAT
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\u200bMedia RSVP/queries: Tamaryn@connectmedia.co.za / +27 (0) 84 3510560
\u200bFor more information and to register >> https://wit.alxafrica.com/
ALX IMPACT
\u200bALX is having a major impact across Africa - making visible, inclusive and highly scalable progress in skills training and creating pathways into work and entrepreneurship.
\u200bThere are 347,100 ALX graduates across Africa since inception, 55% of whom are women.
\u200bOver 154,300 graduates are in salaried employment, with another 43,400 entrepreneurs supported and 60,100 jobs created through entrepreneurship, resulting in 257,900 total youth in work, 45% of whom are women. \u200b ALX Hubs are in Accra, Addis Ababa, Cairo, Casablanca, Johannesburg, Kigali, Lagos, and Nairobi.