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The Ijeruka community is a global network of 1400+ business and nonprofit leaders, thinkers, activists, creatives, and healers with diverse wisdom and expertise.

Our members span diverse sectors and geographies, from emerging visionaries to seasoned leaders in governance, technology, media, health, and more, but they share a common mission: to create a life-affirming future rooted in dignity, equity and hope. They believe that true change starts from within and radiates outward into the systems and stories we create. They are building businesses that prioritise people and the planet. They are social architects crafting systems, spaces, and stories that heal and inspire. They know that the future of our countries and communities is ours to shape—and they are determined to act.

Whether you’re an individual or part of a mission-driven organisation, Ijeruka welcomes anyone that's driven to solve problems and create a positive impact. This is a space for those who embrace the complexity of our interconnected world and who are ready to lead from the intersections of systems, stories, and spirit.
Camille Barton
Camille Barton
Social Imagineer
Country
Social Imagineer who operates as a catalyst for social change, dedicated to creating networks of care and livable futures. They work as an artist, facilitator, consultant and curator across the realms of embodied social justice, grief, pleasure and drug policy.
Chao Tayiana
Chao Tayiana
Digital heritage specialist
Kenya
Chao works at the intersection of history, digitisation and public education. She uses digital technologies to unearth previously hidden or suppressed historical narratives.
Chenai Chair
Chenai Chair
Gender & Digital Tech Specialist
Kenya
Special Advisor on Africa Mradi Innovation at Mozilla Foundation. She is an expert on the intersection of digital technology and gender. Her work draws on principles of feminism in assessing digital technology.
Christina Harrington
Christina Harrington
Socially responsible tech designer & researcher
USA
Assistant Professor at Carnegie Mellon University's HCI Institute, former collaborator for Google's Responsible AI Human Centered Technology UX team, and director of the Equity and Health Innovations Design Research Lab.
Crystal Simeoni
Crystal Simeoni
Pan-African feminist economist
Kenya
As director of Nawi – the Afrifem Macroeconomics Collective, Crystal works with African feminists and organizations on analysing, influencing and reimagining macro level economic policies and narratives.
Dimah Mahmoud
Dimah Mahmoud
Pan-African Humanist & Activist
Sudan
Dimah co-creates grass-root holistic solutions for the collective liberation of people of indigenous ancestry. She is Chair of the Cultural Heritage Sub-committee of the International Civil Society Working Group for the United Nations.
Ezekiel Dixon-Román
Ezekiel Dixon-Román
Professor of Critical Race, Media, and Educational Studies
USA
Professor of Critical Race, Media, and Educational Studies at Columbia University. His work critically examines how quantification technologies influence sociopolitical systems and perpetuate racial and societal disparities.
Dr Jaimee Swift
Dr Jaimee Swift
Founder of Black Women Radicals
USA
Executive director and founder of Black Women Radicals, and creator of The School for Black Feminist Politics (SBFP).

We host online and in-person gatherings to bring community members together through collective learning and exploration.  

From unconventional themes like Radical Hope, Digital Kinship, and Meeting Our Griots, to courses blending critical inquiry with embodied practices and creative exploration, we create sacred learning spaces where big questions can be asked, assumptions challenged, and purpose rediscovered. Designed by and for people of African descent, our events are deeply nourishing, allowing for authenticity, joy, and intellectual rigour to coexist. Whether virtually or in-person, Ijeruka is a playground of possibilities.
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