31/12/2024
Resilience, Innovation, and Building the Future: 2024 in Review
2024 tested me like no other year.
Incubating five promising businesses.
Return 2 Eden, Tenex Farms, The Feeds Emporium, Coconut Food and Cosmetics Company, and Sarakoh Beehive Manufacture Company are transformative ventures with the potential to revolutionize the agriculture sector, drive wealth creation, and scale impact across Sierra Leone and beyond. Guiding their journey reaffirmed my belief in my resilience, sharpened my expertise in business development, and proved my ability to navigate even the most uncharted and challenging waters with purpose and determination.
In May 2024, I attended the AfDB Annual Meetings in Nairobi, Kenya, themed "Africa's Transformation, the African Development Bank Group, and the Reform of the Global Financial Architecture." These meetings were a powerful reminder of the gap that often exists between "us"—the policymakers and architects of reforms—and "them"—the communities that either benefit from or bear the consequences of these decisions.
This reflection fueled a commitment within me: to bridge this divide by championing initiatives that transform promises into tangible projects and bold perspectives into meaningful, actionable commitments.
2024 also solidified powerful partnerships:
SLECAD and our signed MOU, which promises transformative initiatives for local businesses in 2025.
The Local Content Agency, whose collaboration fuels our vision for a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Women Mean Business, with whom we brought the Women in Business and Leadership Roundtable to life. 2025 will see this platform grow, bringing women together in even greater forms.
To Tafadzwa Chiganga, your partnership, sisterhood, and vision carried me through the toughest days. When you said, “The obstacle is the way,” you helped me find strength to move forward.
To the dream teams at Muzambiringa and Craving 4 Development—you are phenomenal. Together, we have built something extraordinary.
A heartfelt thank you to our partners:
IOM, for trusting Craving 4 Development to deliver business development training for 300 returning migrants.
ILO Sierra Leone, for empowering Muzambiringa to incubate 8 agri-focused businesses across the country.
CAFOD, BSL Management, and everyone involved in the Gender Financial Literacy Training of Trainers, for proving that change is possible.
Wango Global, for standing by us from day one with unwavering support.
As we step into 2025, I carry a renewed sense of perspective, determination, and collaboration. This year promises to propel local businesses and foster transformative initiatives, when we will “Be porous to all the breaths of the world", inspired by Leopold Sedar Senghor.
Together, we build, disrupt, and thrive.
