Pumla Maswanganyi - Taking Chances and Making a Difference

Pumla Maswanganyi is a 21-year-old South African citizen, that is passionate about African development. She has embraced her status as a global citizen and would like to see Africa claim its place as an equal partner in the global trade, economically and culturally. She is dedicated to building infrastructure that can assist youth in contributing to Africa’s economic, political and social development. Pumla currently serves as the youngest executive leader and strategist in three social impact focused organisations. She serves as the Chief Strategy Officer at Jara (an organisation creating an IoT device to provide emergency education to IDPs, asylum seeking / refugee children affected by conflicts and natural disasters). She is also the Head of Strategy and Operations at Baobab Consulting (a firm that creates equitable inter-cultural and inter-continental collaboration with a focus on Africa), leading the strategy and operations for the 6 operating countries. Finally, she holds an executive seat, as the Vice-Chair of the International Youth Coalition for Education (IYCE), the only youth-led organisation dedicated to uniting young actors innovating and reshaping education.