After over a decade working across public, nonprofit, and multilateral systems โ from the grassroots to the United Nations Headquarters โ Iโve come to understand that development is rarely about what we do. Itโs about how we think. And whom we center.
In the 7 years since founding the Ntha Foundation in 2018, we have, in partnership with international development agencies and schools across Africa trained over 10,000 learners across 20+ African countries, reached over 500,000 people through digital campaigns, launched our e-learning platform digitalskillsforafrica.com, and created real pathways for creatives, innovators, and entrepreneurs to thrive. And yet โ it never felt like we had truly started. Not until now.
This June, I reintroduced By the End of Your Teens โ the first installment in what will be a growing series of reflections on growth, identity, and navigating life as a young person with ambition.
Iโve now been in Redmond for 7 weeks, adjusting to the slower pace and sharper expectations of summer at Microsoft. In the midst of all this, something personal and precious quietly happened: I republished my first book, By the End of Your Teens.