Inspiring Africa: a fast-growing initiative started by two African teenagers.

Inspiring Africa is an initiative started up by two young African leaders (Arinze Obiezue from Nigeria, and Blessed Chitamba from Zimbabwe) who met during the online admission course to the African Leadership University.
"We decided to start the campaign so as to fight the wrong stereotypes about Africa, inspire other young Africans and share the endeavours of each of the two founders of the campaign to #LeadTheChange with the rest of the world.
We use this campaign to present stories of other African entrepreneurs and icons that have stood out in their various works of life, and have dedicated their lives to moving Africa forward. Through this, we hope to inspire other young Africans to achieve more.
We hope to fight the stereotypes by using their campaign to tell the world "Hey, Africa is not a jungle, it is the most beautiful continent that consists of humans no less important than you and me."
Join us on our tour as we lead the continent unto its journey of success.
Like our Facebook page and support us.
Thank you."
-Inspiring Africa

African Leadership University's Round 2 participant, Panashe Gabrielle Maningi, wishes us a happy new year in a poetic style.

A few things to think about this year..

Life is a Theatre... Invite Your Audience Carefully
Not everyone is healthy enough to have a front row
seat in your life.

There are some people in your life who need to be
loved from a DISTANCE. It is amazing what you can accomplish when you let go of - or minimize your time with - those draining, negative, incompatible, 'not-going- anywhere' relationships or friendships.

Observe the relationships around you. Pay close
attention...
Which ones lift, and which ones lean? Which ones
encourage, and which ones discourage? Which ones are on a path of growth uphill, and which ones are going downhill? When you leave certain people, do you feel better or feel worse? Which
ones always have drama, or don't really understand, know or appreciate you & the gifts
that lie within you?

Remember that the people you have around you
will have an impact on your life, your values and
your income. So, be careful when choosing the
people you hang out with, as well as the information with which you will feed your mind. We should not share our dreams with negative people, nor feed our minds with negative thoughts.

The more you seek quality, respect, growth, peace
of mind, love and truth
around you... the easier it will become for you to decide who gets to sit in the FRONT ROW, and who should be moved to
the balcony of your life.

Ask for wisdom and discernment, and choose
wisely the people who
will sit in the front row of your life. You cannot
change the people around you....but you CAN
change the people you choose to be around!

Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programming now open!

The Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme is flagship of the Tony Elumelu Foundation that aims at empowering 10,000 young entrepreneurs across the continent with requisite training on leadership skills, business skills and other salient tricks of the trade.
The Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme has made $100 million available to support your ideas on how to create jobs and energize business in Africa. The programme seeks young entrepreneurs with exciting business objectives that can create over 1,000,000 jobs and yield at least $10 billion revenue over the next decade. Each selected entrepreneur would get a sum of $10,000 as capital to start up his/her dream business. Now, that's some good stuff.
Make your voice heard. If you feel you have a business blueprint which you want to materialize, apply to the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme today.
The application portal would be open from January 1, 2015--March 1, 2015. Hurry now.
Goodluck!