Kwanda

Time to scale up our vision for Kwanda 🚀 👋🏿 We’re hiring! … Looking for someone to join Kwanda and build out our social media strategy and channel playbooks. 🌍 Location: 🇳🇬 Nigeria - remote (Broader regions will be considered). 💵 Compensation: ₦200k - ₦500k range, with potential for rapid growth as responsibilities increase. ⏳ Hours: Full-time (Choose your hours. We value results over desk time). 🪖 First missions: 1. Refine, execute, and stabilise our Instagram playbook. 2. Build, execute, and stabilise our TikTok playbook. 3. Build and manage a network of creators that will contribute content to our social media channels. Learn more and apply at kwanda.co/apply

🫰🏿 We're close to finalising a partnership that will allow Kwanda to leverage existing infrastructure to distribute grants to entrepreneurs building exciting solutions hailing from: 🇬🇭 Ghana 🇳🇬 Nigeria 🇹🇬 Togo 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast 🇨🇲 Cameroon 🇱🇷 Liberia 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone 🇬🇲 The Gambia 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso The median age in Africa is 18.8 years. We need to be supporting and getting more young African entrepreneurs into play.

🇳🇬 We're setting up in Nigeria! 🎉 Our community voted 'Yes' to use £4,200 from our fund to set up micro clinics in Nigeria 🇳🇬 to provide free primary healthcare to low-income citizens.

🎉 Still marching forward! We’ve just crossed 1,200 villagers 🚀 committed to the self-development of Africa. Next stop, 1,300! 🏃🏿➡️🏃🏿♀️➡️ Interested in joining us?

Top learnings from this week 🙌 1. Brilliant coffee conversation with Emily Collins-Ellis this week about NED roles and coaching, thinking of my next steps ☕️ 2. Webinar with JMB Consulting Uncharitable, challenging my thoughts on racism in the third sector 🌍 3. Catch up with Claire Bavister on our lives since working together at Stroke Association 💜 4. Reading Malorie Blackman's autobiography on her life as a writer, with 82 rejection letters 📚 5. Learning about Kwanda and becoming part of the journey 🇿🇦 6. Starting journaling with Journal for Joy as part of my journey to increase my daily joy and reflections 😃 #learning #leadership #racism #thirdsector #reflect #charity

Join our upcoming virtual Pan-African ChangeMakers Series! 🌍✨ We're excited to welcome Jermaine Craig, founder of Kwanda, to discuss how we can bring Diasporans together to fund local innovation across Africa. Kwanda is a philanthropic fund built by diasporans to solve long-term challenges across Africa through local innovation. Funding decisions are made by community vote, with all financial transactions publicly recorded on an open ledger. As the founder of Kwanda, a pioneering platform that bridges the African diaspora with grassroots initiatives across the continent, Jermaine is reshaping how we support African entrepreneurship and community-led development. We look forward to an engaging discussion! Register here:https://lnkd.in/eP__ZxHp #PanAfricanChangemakers #AfricanInnovation #DiasporaEngagement #Kwanda #Entrepreneurship

Kwanda's founder on the type of solutions Kwanda funds.

Happy Black History Month and a very special Happy 64th Nigerian Independence Day! This month, let’s not just spotlight ourselves but take the time to uplift others who are driving impactful change. I’ve been fortunate to meet some incredible Nigerians through The Kickback Network who are making waves, and it’s important we come together to support them in tangible ways. 1. Jermaine Craig, founder of Kwanda is creating a social enterprise that’s advancing the global diaspora. So far he’s deployed over £107,000 to fund various diaspora initiatives.His work is shaping a collective future, and by joining Kwanda's community or investing in their mission, you can be part of that impact. 2. Hauwa Hakimi Muhammad & Inny O. of WA Health are at the forefront of healthcare innovation with their AI-driven service. Their vision is game-changing, and there’s an opportunity to collaborate, offer mentorship, or provide resources to push this solution even further. 3. Samuel Ajayi ⚡️ founder of Film Finder ⚡️ has developed a top-ranking mobile app helping film lovers discover great films effortlessly. His goal to build a thriving community of film enthusiasts is inspiring, and he’s looking for those who can fund, mentor, and help grow his vision. Let’s use this moment to connect, offer mentorship, join their communities, and provide funding where we can. Together, we can build, create, and support lasting change.

Happy 58th Independence Day, Botswana 🇧🇼