Nasreen Ali

Co-Founder & CFOβ€’Cherehani Africa
Kenya
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Social Entrepreneurship
Business Development
Strategic Partnerships
Financial Management
Mobile Technology
Fintech
Executive Leadership
Business Management
Financial Literacy Training
Market Linkages
Impact Measurement
Blockchain Technology
E-commerce
Project Management
Marketing
Events Management
Primary Sector
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Biography

Nasreen Ali Mohamed is a social tech entrepreneur passionate about technology and inclusion of low-income households, especially women and girls. She is the Founder and CEO of AFRIKAPU, a social enterprise that empowers marginalized women and youth in Africa's handicraft sector through skills training, market linkages, and financial inclusion. As Co-Founder and CFO of Cherehani Africa (2015-2023), she leveraged mobile technology to provide credit and financial education to over 17,000 women microentrepreneurs in rural Kenya, with 54% doubling their income. A World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, French Africa Young Leader, and Mandela Washington Fellow, Nasreen holds degrees from Harvard, University of York, University of Sunderland, and Dartmouth College. Her mission is to give disadvantaged women a voice through business growth and sustainable development.

Education

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Executive Leadership Certificate (Global Leadership and Public Policy for the 21st Century)

Harvard University

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Master of Science (Innovation, Leadership and Management)

University of York

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Executive Leadership Certificate (Mandela Washington Fellowship)

Dartmouth College

2018

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BA (Hons) Business Management

University of Sunderland

2013

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Advanced Diploma in Business and Law

Edith Cowan University

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Awards

  • πŸ†World Economic Forum Young Global Leader (2022)
  • πŸ†French Africa Young Leader
  • πŸ†Mandela Washington Fellow (2018)
  • πŸ†Alibaba/UN eFounder Fellow (2019)
  • πŸ†Tech By Her Fellow
  • πŸ†UK Go Global Africa Champion (2019)
  • πŸ†Meaningful Business 100
  • πŸ†University of Sunderland Alumni Achiever of the Year 2019 (Kenya)
  • πŸ†SOCAP19 Scholarship Entrepreneur (2019)
  • πŸ†Harambe Associate Candidate (2019)