Entrepreneur On The Move: Lelembe Phiri

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Lelemba Phiri is an award winning educator, writer, keynote speaker and gender-lens angel investor. She is the Principal at the Africa Trust Group that takes a holistic approach to investing in women by investing in both the woman entrepreneur and the enterprise; and facilitating their access to markets and critical business tools. She is also a shareholder (and the current board chair) for Zoona Zambia, an African mobile payments business that provides financial services where they are needed most and a shareholder at Africa Trust Academy a coaching and consulting company focused on leadership and entrepreneurship development and financial literacy. Lelemba is passionate about women leadership and entrepreneurship development in Africa and is committed to advancing gender equality and empowerment.
16 Apr 2020 12PM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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