2016 was the year where the Future Africa Leaders Awards recorded a select nominee list of 28 inspiring youths drawn from 18 African countries. In its norm, the Future Africa Leaders Awards 2016 featured in one captivating night, 10 select nominees who received the awards with a prize money of $10,000 (ten thousand US dollars each), in the presence of a viewing audience counted in millions. The global broadcast of this event was via the Loveworld Networks, online and on terrestrial television and radio stations in localities spread around world.

2016 saw KAREN MUSODA from SOUTH AFRICA emerge the star prize winner with a prize money of $25,000 (twenty-five thousand US dollars) for her outstanding efforts and partnerships to impact the lives of thousands of youths in her province. She received this utmost recognition from the highly esteemed President, Believers’ Loveworld, Rev. Dr. Chris Oyakhilome DSc, D.D.

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  KAREN MUSODZA - SOUTH AFRICA
  (STAR PRIZE WINNER 2016)

  Karen is an outstanding youth leader whose work amongst several at-risk youth in her community has made an impact in their lives. She organized a campaign “Youth against Crime” in her province and partnered with the Police in her community to organize several workshops for at-risk youth on avoiding crime and making the right choices. These events had over 1100 in attendance. She also partnered with some organizations to provide food and basic amenities as encouragement to those in attendance.

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  BRENDA FORMIN - Cameroon

  Having been raised by a single mother, and overcoming health challenges and other adversities at a young age, 19-year-old Brenda Formin Fuen believes she can make the world a better place and has set herself on a course for impacting lives, and offering all that she can in her service to humanity.

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  JACOB WISDOM – Nigeria

  Wisdom Jacob is a 19-year-old Nigerian entrepreneur and youth leader. Inspired to impact his world with the investment of his personality, Wisdom organizes agricultural seminars in public and private secondary schools where he educates young people on Agriculture and Aquaculture.

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  JOHN MAGANGA - Malawi

  John Maganga is a youth leader from Malawi. He leads an ever-expanding Christian group for which he has received several recognition. Inspired by the vision to empower the youths, in February 2016 he launched the (Impact your World) initiative. Through this initiative, he has organised prison outreaches at Mzuzu Prison distributing over 1000 copies of Christian materials.

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  ENOCH AFOTEY – Ghana

  22-year-old Enoch Afotey is a bright young man who has purposed in his heart to make a difference in his country, Ghana. He has taken steps towards this change by going through the public relations services and schools. He established teenage clubs in 60 schools, as well as two youth leaders clubs.

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  JOEL TIAGO - Angola

  Tiago Joel is a self-motivated youth leader with a drive to see young people maximize their potential and become successes in life. He endured early beginnings as a refugee and thus developed a passion to reach out to similar at-risk youth and see them succeed despite their temporary circumstances.

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  FRED ADOM – Togo

  Fred Adom is a vibrant youth leader who has inspired others to aspire to his aspirations.Recognizing the need for youth to be taught and properly mentored, he has organized success seminars and other motivational workshops in his university in Lome and across secondary schools in his city.

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  FRANK NKYA - Tanzania

  One of his unique initiatives, the (Building Africa Strong Through Agriculture) programme, has reached out to more than 500 individuals, helping them realise and affect the potential of economic growth through agriculture. He also started a (Free Loan Access for Farmers) scheme that has helped over 30 farmers either start up or upgrade their commercial farming systems.

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  BARBARA SUNGUTI - Kenya

  22-year-old Barbara Akong`o Sunguti is a committed and passionate leader who has changed the lives of many youths in Kenya. She is a member of a youth group in her university where she has influenced and impacted hundreds of people

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  SILAS MWANANGOMBE – Zambia

  Silas Mwanangombe is a 20-year-old from Zambia who has dedicated himself to the service of his community. As a youth volunteer in one of the local schools, he coaches over 600 young people, instilling the right mind-set in them through close mentoring and guidance.