AFRICA IS A CONTINENT ON THE MOVE AND HER YOUTHS ARE HER GREATEST RESOURCE."We cannot always build a future for our youth, but we can always build our youth for the future."Franklin D. Roosevelt. MentorAfrica looks to help youths, through various life transition mentoring topics, to prepare youths for development and leadership that will help them change the African narrative whenever the opportunity arises.
Tuesday, 23 April 2019
MentorAfrica: TAKE RESPONSIBILITY...CHANGE IS POSSIBLE - ASSUMEZ...
MentorAfrica: TAKE RESPONSIBILITY...CHANGE IS POSSIBLE - ASSUMEZ...: I am not a fan of any particular sport but I watch a number of them because I am surrounded by sport lovers. What I have noticed in footbal...
TAKE RESPONSIBILITY...CHANGE IS POSSIBLE - ASSUMEZ LA RESPONSABILITÉ ... UN CHANGEMENT EST POSSIBLE


Feeling angry, sad or disgusted and holding discussions on what is wrong in the community is not enough to change it. We have to help do anything we can to help move the community in the right direction. We have to mark our opponent; our opponent is anything that is an abnormality in our community. I just heard someone say on television that change is a possibility to anyone who is ready to take responsibility. Parents and head of institutions must be ready to do what is necessary and right in order to be the example of good values and development they want to see. The people who perpetuate corruption and other societal ills are not aliens or ghosts. Regardless of the number of children there are in a family, if parents abdicate their responsibilities, their products will be a nuisance to society. A family of what people call "a reasonable number" with an absentee father and an irresponsible mother can cause more havoc than a large family where core values are entrenched by parents who take time to carry out their responsibility. This also applies to organisations and institutions, good leadership and success are not dictated by numbers, they are dependent upon the heart and strength of the leader. Business schools and leadership institutes are not magic wands, we need to mark our opponents to make sure they do not wreak havoc in our communities. Secure your space, you do not have to have a large space like a politician or a CEO to make an impact. Enjoy your day! Let's continue these conversations on Facebook/justinakesagbosa, LinkedIn/justinakesagbosa, Instagram@Jpmy_Africa, Twitter@josephsplaceng


Monday, 22 April 2019
MentorAfrica: MY STORY: GREATNESS OR IMPACT? - MON HISTOIRE: GRA...
MentorAfrica: MY STORY: GREATNESS OR IMPACT? - MON HISTOIRE: GRA...: We are at a point in history where we are becoming very conscious of the fact that our story is important. We are constantly being told that...
MY STORY: GREATNESS OR IMPACT? - MON HISTOIRE: GRANDEUR OU IMPACT?


The "worship" of celebrities has almost everyone scrambling for the piece of that celebrity pie. The focus is now mainly on how we can join the league of those making the headlines not because of the impact they have made but because of their wealthy lifestyle. We want the world to revolve around us without adding anything to the development of human existence. In Africa there is so much to be done to improve the society yet we are busy using our talents to accumulate stuff. We want to be remembered by the life of luxury we lived and not for the innovations we made to better life on the continent. This is the reason why many in positions of leadership, especially the politicians, are more interested in the celebrity lifestyle even if means depriving everyone else of their basic rights as citizens. Have you ever stopped to ask yourself why you are pursuing your dream? Is it so that you will be "great" or so that you can make a lasting impact in your community and the world? When your story is told, will it inspire others to becoming a better version themselves? People do not leave a lasting legacy by their estate, they do by their life of intention and impact, innovations and inventions that helped life become better for others. Enjoy your week! Let's continue these conversations at Facebook/justinakesagbosa, LinkedIn/justinskesagbosa, Instagram@Jmpy_Africa, Twitter@josephsplaceng


Saturday, 20 April 2019
MentorAfrica: Shinning the Light: Emerging Success Stories from ...
MentorAfrica: Shinning the Light: Emerging Success Stories from ...: When a post is about the sufferings of Africans, their underdevelopment and corruption, interaction is much. Everyone has a contributio...
Shinning the Light: Emerging Success Stories from the African Continent(2) - Briller de Mille Feux: Histoires de réussite émergentes du continent africain(2)

Shinning the Light: Emerging Success Stories from the African Continent
By Stanley Umezulike

At the age of 24, Cameroonian engineer, Arthur Zang
developed Africa’s first handheld medical computer tablet that help diagnose
people with heart disease. His patented
invention Cardiopad, is a 25 centimeter touch-screen medical tablet that
enables health workers to perform cardiac tests such as electrocardiograms
(ECG) at far away remote areas and beyond. The results will then be wirelessly
sent to doctors via the Internet for interpretation. Zang’s invention will help
millions of people who suffer from heart related problems, most especially
those in the rural areas. Cardiopad has been validated by the Cameroonian
scientific community as extremely effective and it is currently undergoing
trials in a number of medical hospitals in Cameroon.

When you consider the positive paradigm shift
currently going on in this continent, you will discover that these success stories
are just the tip of the iceberg. From the young single mother in Nigeria
selling Akara in order to send her children to school to the young tailor in a
village in Uganda who believes in his dreams of becoming a Fashion Designer - every
day, African youths are breaking barriers, changing the world in their own
unique way. But we need to do more to encourage those who are about to give up
and quit because of the harsh life conditions in their countries. My simple
message to my fellow African youths is this – wherever you are, no matter your
background, whatever you have, all you need is a positive attitude and a
resilient spirit, and you will achieve your dreams. Keep going. Let’s build a
new Africa.
There is hope at the end of the horizon.
Let’s continue this conversation on: Facebook/justinakesagbosa
LinkedIn/justinakesagbosa,
Instagram@jpmy_Africa, Twitter@josephsplaceng
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Briller de Mille Feux: Histoires de réussite émergentes du continent africain(2)
Par Stanley Umezulike
William Kamkwamba, un innovateur malawien âgé de 14 ans, a construit un moulin à vent produisant de l'électricité à partir de pièces de rechange et de rebuts après avoir quitté l'école à cause de la pauvreté. Son moulin à vent ne fournissait pas seulement de l'électricité, il fournissait également de l'eau à son domicile dans une région rurale du Malawi. Depuis lors, il a construit une pompe à eau à énergie solaire qui alimente la première eau potable de son village et deux autres éoliennes. Le moulin de William a attiré l’attention de la communauté internationale et son histoire a été relatée dans le long métrage documentaire primé de 2013, William and the Windmill. Il a également publié une autobiographie intitulée «Le garçon qui exploite le vent» qui a été sélectionnée comme livre obligatoire pour tous les nouveaux étudiants de l'Université Auburn.
À l’âge de 24 ans, l’ingénieur camerounais Arthur Zang a mis au point la première tablette informatique médicale portable permettant de diagnostiquer les maladies cardiaques. Cardiopad, son invention brevetée, est une tablette médicale à écran tactile de 25 centimètres qui permet aux agents de santé de réaliser des tests cardiaques tels que des électrocardiogrammes (ECG) dans des régions très éloignées et au-delà. Les résultats seront ensuite envoyés sans fil aux médecins via Internet pour interprétation. L’invention de Zang aidera des millions de personnes souffrant de problèmes cardiaques, plus particulièrement dans les zones rurales. Cardiopad a été validé par la communauté scientifique camerounaise comme extrêmement efficace et fait actuellement l'objet d'essais dans plusieurs centres médicaux du Cameroun.
En 2012, quatre adolescents de l'école secondaire - Adebola, Abiola, Toyin et Eniola ont présenté une innovation réfléchie et pratique qui a réchauffé le cœur des Africains et de la communauté internationale. Cette invention était un générateur d’urine capable de fournir un accès plus sûr, plus abordable et plus électrique à l’électricité. L’invention qui a été présentée pour la première fois à la conférence panafricaine annuelle de Maker Faire Africa est née du laboratoire de chimie de l’école de filles et pouvait créer 6 heures d’électricité avec 1 litre d’urine.
Si vous considérez le changement de paradigme positif en cours sur ce continent, vous découvrirez que ces réussites ne sont que la partie visible de l'iceberg. De la jeune mère célibataire du Nigeria vendant Akara afin d’envoyer ses enfants à l’école au jeune tailleur d’un village en Ouganda qui croit en son rêve de devenir créateur de mode - chaque jour, des jeunes Africains font tomber les barrières et changent le monde leur propre façon unique. Mais nous devons faire plus pour encourager ceux qui sont sur le point d'abandonner et d'abandonner à cause des dures conditions de vie dans leur pays. Mon message simple à mes camarades africains est le suivant: où que vous soyez, quels que soient votre parcours, quels que soient vos antécédents, tout ce dont vous avez besoin est d’une attitude positive et d’un esprit résilient, et vous réaliserez vos rêves. Continue. Construisons une nouvelle Afrique.
Il y a de l'espoir au bout de l'horizon.
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Friday, 19 April 2019
MentorAfrica: Shinning the Light: Emerging Success Stories from ...
MentorAfrica: Shinning the Light: Emerging Success Stories from ...: Shinning the Light: Emerging Success Stories from the African Continent (Part One) By Stanley Umezulike It is not all gloom and doom f...
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