African Food Changemakers
African Food Changemakers is committed to changing narratives about Africa by celebrating Africa’s contributions to the global food ecosystem, showcasing innovations, cooking methods, amplifying and scaling proudly African food and beverage brands, and ensuring that more people globally experience the diversity and richness of the continent’s gastronomic heritage and exciting future.
Why we love them
This unique fellowship program not only offers quality training to young African entrepreneurs in the food industry, but also helps them with market-entry, branding, certification, distribution and scaling of African food and beverage brands into the global marketplace.
In the News
- African Food Changemakers founder Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli was appointed the first African CEO of ONE Campaign.
- African Food Changemakers founder Ndidi Nwuneli was awarded the 2023 Veuve Clicquot Bold Woman Award.
- African Food Changemakers was featured in the NPR article Dear UN Could you add these 4 overlooked items to the General Assembly agenda?
- African Food Changemakers founder Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli was profiled in the Forbes Africa article What Is Going To Save Africa Is Not Poverty Alleviation But Wealth Creation: Nigerian Entrepreneur On What Can Drive Positive Change.
- African Food Changemakers was featured in the NPR article Dont think of Africa as a hungry child says a champion of Africas food prowess.
- African Food Changemakers launched the podcast series Changing Narratives about Africa Through Food.
