LEAP Africa is pleased to announce the tenth edition of its annual Social Innovators Programme & Awards (SIPA) 2022 and its 20th-anniversary celebration set to hold on Thursday, September 8th, 2022, in Lagos.
LEAP Africa has supported about 200 social entrepreneurs in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Rwanda, Cameroon, Burundi, Uganda, and Tanzania through the Social Innovators Programme (SIP) in the past ten years. The S.I.P.A provides LEAP Africa with the opportunity to deepen further its engagement with social entrepreneurs and foster sectorial collaboration with the over 200 alumni social innovators on the continent. This year Henry Kaestner, Co-founder and partner, Sovereign’s Capital, will be joined by Vanessa Garrison, Co-founder, GirlTrek; Efosa Ojomo, Lead, Global Prosperity Research Group, Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation and Sangu Delle, CEO, CarePoint will be speaking on the theme; Reawaken, Redesign and Re-emerge – Africa Beyond Potential. This year, S.I.P.A 2022 will welcome dignitaries like Ogochukwu Ekezie-Ekaidem, Head of Corporate Communications and Marketing at Union, Pearl Uzokwe, Head of Sahara Group Foundation, Olusuji Aina, Partner and West Africa Director, Impact Amplifier among others.
Commenting on LEAP’s work with social innovators, the Executive Director of LEAP Africa, Femi Taiwo, expressed his delight to graduate a new set of change-makers from the programme; he says, “Today, I am proud of everyone we have impacted, who are impacting their communities, cities, states and countries. I am privileged to have served these social entrepreneurs doing great things in their various endeavours to contribute positively to their communities”.
To also celebrate two decades of youth leadership development in Africa, LEAP Africa will be celebrating with its partners, funders, Board of Directors and Staff at a Gala Night tagged – LEAP @ 20:Celebrating Impact, Redefining the Future. It will be an evening of reflection on its collective achievements and milestones while sharing insights into the journey for the next two decades.
At the dinner, LEAP Africa is expected to host the State Governors of Lagos, Akwa-Ibom, Ogun, Edo, Taraba, Anambra and the Honourable minister of the Federal Capital Territory. It will also host captains of industries, thought leaders, as well as corporate and private organisation leaders. At the Gala, LEAP will give awards to deserving individuals, organisations and government partners who have contributed to LEAP Africa’s vision over the years.
