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Mumbi Odame
Country Director - Timeless Women of Wonder ( TWOW ) , South Africa
Mumbi Odame is a people centric strategic leader who is passionate about bringing humanity back into business. She is also Head of Customer Experience and Design at Rand Merchant Bank, South Africa.
Mumbi Believes that It’s time for Africa! She brings in years of experience in Customer centricity, financial services, business re-enginnering and a passion for real transformation on the ground.
” The stories of our children, told and untold, will determine how successful we were as a generation ” .
Vision for TWOW South Africa.
TWOW’s objective of creating social and economic prosperity in Africa through inclusion of Women, Youth and SMEs lines up well with South Africa’s objectives. South Africa has some of the most generous people I have come across. While it has many challenges, harnessing this spirit of generosity is the key to tackling these challenges. TWOW is therefore well positioned to add to other initiatives in the country to bring about true and sustainable prosperity for South Africa and the rest of Africa.
My vision for TWOW South Africa is that we can mobilise Youth, Women and SMEs to unite among themselves and with their counterparts in Africa to create social change and economic sustainability through visionary leadership and empowerment. Using the 7 pillars of TWOW we intend to have impact in the following areas:
TWOW’s objective of creating social and economic prosperity in Africa through inclusion of Women, Youth and SMEs lines up well with South Africa’s objectives. South Africa has some of the most generous people I have come across. While it has many challenges, harnessing this spirit of generosity is the key to tackling these challenges. TWOW is therefore well positioned to add to other initiatives in the country to bring about true and sustainable prosperity for South Africa and the rest of Africa.
My vision for TWOW South Africa is that we can mobilise Youth, Women and SMEs to unite among themselves and with their counterparts in Africa to create social change and economic sustainability through visionary leadership and empowerment. Using the 7 pillars of TWOW we intend to have impact in the following areas:
- Empower Youth, Women and SMEs to become visionary leaders who solve the challenges faced by the country and promote social and economic prosperity.
- Create networking opportunities that provide access to different resources including funding, skills and other resources.
- Pay special attention to the Youth as the leaders of tomorrow by providing them with a platform to set transformational goals and empowering and equipping them to achieve those goals.
- Create a knowledge base and data hub that promotes the South African and African story and ensures data based decision making for Africa.
