Afrika Kommt! Programme - Application process, benefits and career perspectives after the programme

Would you like to grow your career in Germany by working with German companies? Do you know about the Afrika Kommt! programme, an initiative by German companies offering future leaders from African countries an opportunity to grow their career in Germany? German companies benefit from the expertise from the young managers through knowledge sharing, understanding the business cultures in the African market and in getting access to local networks. Click here to read more about the Afrika Kommt! Programme. www.afrika-kommt.de

Join us on 12.03.2023 during our weekly career workshops and meet three Afrika Kommt! Alumni from Kenya who have benefited from the programme and have managed to grow their career after the programme in Germany.

Meeting Details:

• Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81837268789?pwd=SlRWK0UyM1ZnbzVrekFQc2JwM0RKZz09
• Meeting ID: 818 3726 8789
• Passcode: 848104

Profiles

Harriet Matuga  studied Chemical & Process Engineering in Kenya and also did an MBA in Kenya. Harriet has worked for various multinationals companies like Unilever, Beiersdorf and is currently working for Merck.

"Afrika Kommt! is an exceptional program for mid-career professionals from Africa. It transforms you both personally and professionally. My biggest learning journey were intercultural competencies, leadership & management and the power of networking. I could not have experienced these in Kenya or in a book! To me Afrika Kommt is not just a program, it's an experience! I enjoyed & learnt a lot. "

Dr Anthony Matheri is a senior manager at Boehringer Ingelheim. Anthony started his career in research and academia, specializing in sustainability and innovation, where, among others, he obtained a Ph.D., Master's, and Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering and worked as a postdoctoral researcher. Most recently, he has been working as global sustainability and cloud manager for SAP, Germany. Other organizations he has worked for include UNFCCC as a data analyst, GIZ/SAP as an Afrika Kommt! Future Leaders Fellow, the University of Johannesburg as a sustainability-consulting engineer/researcher, and as a sustainability and innovation consultant with the UN, World Bank, heavy and natural resources industries, WEF, innovation station, start-ups, and with communities for the past 10 years. Anthony has traveled to 83 countries and enjoys painting, hiking, traveling, playing golf and
paragliding. 

Purity Kabuba is interested in the topic of leveraging innovations and technology to address everyday challenges in different cultural contexts. She is a passionate Pan-Africanist and believes every African has the right to explore their path in life -whatever that maybe and whenever that maybe.

Benefits from the Afrika Kommt! Programme

1. Exposure. Exposure. Exposure. (To the global economic, business and political dynamics and impact in different geographical regions)
2. Understanding why the German Medium-sized companies are Global champions
3. Challenges one to develop stronger intercultural competence
4. Cultural exposure
5. More diverse career development opportunities