Barbara Mallinson is the Founder and CEO of Obami; which means 'Mine' in Zulu. She is married to Ennis Jones. Barbara is a graduate of University of Capetown where she earned a B.Sc. in Marketing and Economics. Barbara is an advisory board member for Mobile World Capital, a global initiative driven by the city of Barcelona and GSMA. She is the only sitting African.
She has received several awards in the Tech space such as: -
Her Work:
She founded Obami in 2007; a community learning platform that combines social networking tools. These social networking tools include profiles, profile pictures and news feeds. It helps to bring pupils, teachers and parents together to connect and exchange ideas. It also provide school administrators with a comprehensive platform to make school management easy and effective. The platform features digital assignments, worksheets, quizzes, tests, exams and questionnaires.
In 2010, she took part in Old Mutual’s “Do Great Things” campaign. She was also identified as one of the Mail & Guardian’s “Top 200 Young People to Take to Lunch” after spearheading successful innovative companies. These companies set a new standard on the local and international front.
From 2004-2005, she was the marketing Executive for Euromoney Institutional Investor Plc. She worked as a marketing manager at Axicom Limited from 2005-2006.
Why TechHer Loves Her:
Technology is a great enabler that can transform lives and society. However a successful one for us is when someone is able to use such medium to change or improve the way things are being done. Barbara has utilized the social networking space to enhance and enrich the education sector of her country which is such an amazing innovation.
Nnenna Nwakama is a professional ICT Consultant, born on March 5th 1975. She hails from Abia, a state in the South- Eastern region of Nigeria. She has lived in at least five different African countries and speaks French fluently.
Her vast experience in the sector has spanned over a decade in Nigeria and beyond. She runs a Consultancy platform called Nnenna.org. The firm offers development advisory and consultancy services to governments, development organisations, donors, Non-Governmental agencies and businesses.
Mrs Nwakama has also co-founded some other organisation such as The Free Software and Open Source Foundation for Africa, The Africa Network of Information Society Actors and African Civil Society for the Information Society. She has once served as a board member of the Open Source Initiative.
Her works support the World Web Foundation project called Alliance for Affordable Internet; a technology sector coalition working to drive down the cost of Internet access for 300 million people across 5 countries. Nnenna is also in charge of coordination, connection and outreach for Web We Want. She also has gained experiences from the Diplomacy Institute.
She has a degree in History and English from Andrews University, Benton Harbor, Michigan Area, USA.
She bagged an M.Sc. in International Relation from Universite de l’Atlantique, Mermoz, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire in 2001.
Her Work:
Between January 1999 – December 1999, Nnenna worked as an Information and communication Assistant at The African Development Bank.
In 2000, she served as the Information Officer for Africa for the Helen Keller Foundation- a non-profit organisation that support vision research pioneer to end preventable blindness.
From 2006-2009, she consulted for E-learning.
Nnenna was the Council Chair for Free Software and Open Source Foundation for 6 years. This was a Premier Pan-African organisation founded under the auspices of the Bamako Bureau of the African Information Society Initiative.
In 2008, she founded her consulting firm called Nnenna.org.
In October 2013, she became Africa Regional Coordinator for the World Wide Web Foundation.
Why TechHer Loves Her:
At some point we all thought that technology was for some selected group or 'savvy' men. However, with the credible work Nnenna is doing with Open Source Technology, it shows that if given the opportunity anybody can learn anything. It is amazing how someone who studied a Social Science ends up as one of the 10 most Influential women in African ICT sector.
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Lisa has a degree in Software Engineering from Makerere University Kampala, Uganda. She was funded by the Network Start up resource Center to attend the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference in Minneapolis, United States of America.
She is proficient with Java, CSS, HTML and Shell scripting. She has won several awards such as: the first prize of the Orange Community Innovation Awards in 2013, by building an agricultural App called AgroMarketday with Isaac Omiat. It features details of agricultural markets, market days, and farmers in district of Uganda.
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At TechHer, we believe in collaboration and support. Miss Katusiime agrees with us as she reiterates the essence of women networking. She says, “It is so great when women come together to network and share brilliant ideas because through such networks great ideas are formed that lead to greater things”
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Nkemdilim Begho is the daughter of Chris Uwaje who pioneered the conceptualization Framework and content drafting strategy for the establishment of the National Information Technology Development Policy for Nigeria.
Mrs Begho is the Managing Director of Future Software Resources Limited- an IT solutions provider focused on online solutions, e-learning and IT security. Nkemdilim volunteers and mentors young and less privileged children in Nigeria. She has a B.Sc. in BioInformatics from Ludwig-Maxmillians Universitat Munchen, Germany.
Nkem has been featured on several newspaper and magazine publications as an expert speaker on ICT in Africa.
Her Work:
She started her career as an Application Developer at Max Planck Institute for Psychiatric Research, Munich Germany in December 2002. Mrs. Begho developed software tools to aid genetic research, and plugins for Micro-array database (Java).
In 2005, Mrs Begho was the Channel Manager for Leapsoft Nigeria Limited.
Between December 2004- December 2009, she worked as Bioinformatics Consultant and Software Developer for Affectics Pharmaceuticals. Nkem developed a chemical compound database called Affectis KemSuite (Java PostrgreSQL) Affectis KemSuite is an in - house developed compound database system with chemical intelligence, which enables company wide data integration. Affectis KemSuite delivers all essential functionalities that ISIS Base,Chem Office or IDBS have, including the support of all data formats primarily used by the pharmaceutical industry.
She’s one of the Board Members of the World Summit Youth Award from 2010 till date;Board Member of the World Summit Youth Award, a global e-content contest with core focus on the acceleration of the Millennium Development Goal implementation.
In February 2008, she became the Managing Director of Future Software Resources Limited- a website design & web-solution provider located in Lagos, Nigeria. She was also among the Research and Development Team, for National Information Technology Development Agency on E-Government Interoperability Framework.
Other services her company offers include online marketing, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), content management system development, online recruitment, graphic design, brand development (logo design and branding), workflow, business and educational software development and IT consultancy services for Nigerian corporate and start-up businesses, as well as the public sector.
Her company innovated the first digital business cards in Nigeria.
In September 2009, she was part of the NITDA Open Standards Framework on Creation and development of the open standards framework for Nigeria.
Why TechHer Loves Her:
Her success is founded on a passion for driving innovative thinking, building a globally recognized technology brand and setting trends in the Nigerian Technology sector
Isis Nyong’o is a Kenyan American media and technology leader in Africa. Her love for mobile technology goes back to 2005 while working as a Senior Commercial Strategist for MTV Network Africa. She got involved in mobile marketing and got fascinated with the thresholds of mobile phones. She studied at Hillcrest School in Nairobi, Kenya.
Isis holds a degree from Stanford University and Harvard Business School. She has made her mark scaling in media and digital business across the continent.
She is the Principal/Founder of Asphalt - a strategic advisory firm that provides media and digital services in Kenya. She serves on the board of the Mango Tree Orphan Trust in Kenya.
She was selected as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2012. Isis has been named as one of the top 40 women under 40 in Kenya. Shortlisted on the Forbes Top 20 Youngest Power Women in Africa, Isis Nyong’o was named one of Africa’s Top 20 Youngest Power Women. Isis serves on the board of the Africa Cancer Foundation.
Technology is an opportunity to learn, solve problems and build beautiful things. Isis shares the same ideology with us. She says “Technology is an opportunity to learn and build; to learn about a new idea, build. a new skill or deepen my understanding about a subject I’m already familiar with”.
Winnie Ngamije is a Burundi-born Rwandan national form Kigali, Rwanda. Miss Ngamije was offered a full scholarship to complete her Bachelor’s degree with distinction in Computer Engineering and Information Technology from Kigali Institute of Science and Technology in 2010. She has a certificate in Software Security from Coursera in 2015.
Winnie is a techprenuer from Rwanda. She works as an IT engineer at Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority. She was among the ambitious female leaders in technology from the Middle East brought to Silicon Valley by Techwomen in October 2014 for its five-week long immersion.
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Why TechHer Loves Her:
We love Winnie Ngamije for her hard work, dedication and commitment in technology space. She is a role model to identify with.
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Lola Masha is the country manager of OLX Nigeria. OLX is the leading online classified player in the country. Masha joined OLX Nigeria in February 2014 with the goal of building a world-class, trusted and secure online classifieds business that stands out from its competition.
She holds a Ph.D in Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. Prior to this time, she has a Bsc in Chemical Engineering from University of Virginia. She also holds a Certificate in Management Technology, from University of California, Berkley.
Masha is an outstanding individual with expertise in business development, entrepreneurship, operational transformation, strategy and product development, across numerous industries including technology and consulting.
She has significant international experience and has worked with brands like Google and McKinsey Consulting.
Lola, in spite of her educational background in engineering with a passion for technology, made her venture into technology related field. She has been of immense significance to OLX.
Marlise Montcho, hails from Benin. She is a telecoms engineer and an inspirational leader who is passionate about technology, social change, and entrepreneurship. Marlise has a certification in business and entrepreneurship from University of Texas, Austin. Here’s more on her educational background:
Marlise has a Bachelor’s Degree in Analysis and Policy Development from Faculté des Sciences Economiques et de Gestion.
In 2012, she bagged a Degree as a Telecommunication Engineer.
Marlise is an active member of Junior Chamber International Network. She has been named as one of the fifteen Africa's women tech leaders in 2015 and one of the 100 visioning women to watch in 2016.
She is the founder and president of an NGO called FemTICDEV. She also runs a blog called www.handinewlook.net.
She is the deputy chair of the Committee on Technology of Africa Youth Movement and the regional ambassador of GlobalTechLeaders and AfricaITWomen.
Marlise has received several awards and Honours such as:
Why TechHer Loves Her:
She is a role model to girls and women in Benin Republic. Marlise mentors women in technology where one of the benefactors of the initiative recently won a blogging award in Benin. We love to see women helping other women grow using technology as a tool.
Caroline Wabara holds a first degree in Igbo Language/Education and Master’s degree in Educational Administration from the University of Lagos, Nigeria. Wabara prides herself as being a constant learner.
Caroline is astute when it comes to helping companies and individuals attract and engage stream of ideal prospects. She has core strengths in WordPress design, Social media, SEO strategy, and content marketing.
Caroline Wabara runs a full-service online marketing and digital PR agency based in Lagos, Nigeria called CarolineWabara.
She founded CarolineWabara.com in 2010, where she serve as Digital Media Strategist. Her company offer services ranging on Website and Blog Design & Development, Social Media Page Design, Marketing & Management, Search Engine Optimization & Search Marketing, PPC (Pay Per Click) Advertising & Management, Custom eNewsletter Design & Development and Digital Marketing Training.
Caroline Wabara, in spite of her course of study at the university delved into digital media and excelled in all her social media strategies. She remains a force to reckon with in the social media space.
Emma Kaye is the founder and CEO of a full funded start-up venture called Bozza. Born in Zimbabwe, Emma studied business marketing and computer programming at Oxford Brookes University, England and from there moved to London.
Emma has a number of seminal business and industry ventures to her name, and attained multiple professional accolades and leading-light endorsements in the course of her career spanning 15 years. Emma was nominated as the first African to sit on the board of the prestigious MEF, the Mobile Entertainment Forum, the global voice of entertainment on the mobile phone.
Emma Kaye is the founder and CEO of Bozza. Bozza is a technology platform that enables young African musicians, filmmakers and poets to connect with fans who want locally relevant content via their mobile device, desktop and free-to-air satellite television.
TechHer is proud of Emma Kaye for her outstanding performances in entrepreneurial and Technology fields. She was one of the top 100 business women in South Africa while also being nominated as one of the top 5 women in Africa in Science and Technology.
