Nasreen Ali
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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
Executive Leadership Certificate (Global Leadership and Public Policy for the 21st Century)
Harvard University
Master of Science (Innovation, Leadership and Management)
University of York
Executive Leadership Certificate (Mandela Washington Fellowship)
Dartmouth College
2018
BA (Hons) Business Management
University of Sunderland
2013
Advanced Diploma in Business and Law
Edith Cowan University
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Awards
- πWorld Economic Forum Young Global Leader (2022)
- πFrench Africa Young Leader
- πMandela Washington Fellow (2018)
- πAlibaba/UN eFounder Fellow (2019)
- πTech By Her Fellow
- πUK Go Global Africa Champion (2019)
- πMeaningful Business 100
- πUniversity of Sunderland Alumni Achiever of the Year 2019 (Kenya)
- πSOCAP19 Scholarship Entrepreneur (2019)
- πHarambe Associate Candidate (2019)