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From the standout moments at the recent Angaza Forum in Kigali to inspiring stories of our Angaza Awardees and compelling market features, this edition is set to engage and motivate you!
Recognizing Women to Watch in Banking & Finance across Africa
Kenyan Wallstreet and Kaleidoscope Consultants are hosting the Angaza Awards: Women to Watch in Banking & Finance program to recognise women who are steering and shaping the financial services sector. The motivation of the Angaza Awards is the need to raise awareness of seasoned women within the financial services sector towards promoting board and C-level diversity.
The Angaza Awards were launched on 16 October 2020 during the Africa Leading Women in Banking and Finance Conference that was hosted by Kenya Bankers Association, Rwanda Bankers Association and Zambia Bankers Association. The inaugural Awards focused on East Africa and attracted entries from Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.
The 2023 Awards witnessed a record number of entries from more than 15 African countries. The Awardees were celebrated during the Angaza Forum that was held in Kigali, Rwanda.
The call for entries for the 2024 Angaza Awards will run from 16th October 2023 to 31st January 2024 and welcomes entries from across Africa in the following sectors:
Banking • Co-Operatives and SACCOs • Development Finance Institutions • Fintechs • Fund Management and Investment Banking • Insurance • Microfinance • Public Sector Finance • Private Equity
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About the Awards
The Angaza Awards has featured high-profile guests, including Her Excellency Madam Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Ambassador Fatima Mohamed of the African Union, Dr. Nancy Onyango of the International Monetary Fund, and Gail Evans, New York Times Best-Selling Author. These Angaza Award champions have come together to help celebrate and amplify the work and impact of the Angaza Awardees.
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Award Methodology
This microsite has been developed for entrants to submit the award application and supporting documents. Judges will utilize a scoresheet developed by the Award Secretariat to select the winners based on two focus areas: Impact and Scale.
Under the Impact criteria, judges look for:
• The entrant’s achievement within their current institution/employer [highest scores are awarded for quantifiable indicators that are directly attributable to the individual entrants’ efforts]
• Outstanding professional achievement both within the current firm and externally within the broader financial services sector
• Alignment with the Manifesto for African Women in Finance, a framework for African women within the financial sector to facilitate alignment on priorities and goals to advance gender equality and financial resilience.
Under the Scale criteria, judges look for:
• Applicants’ role and area of individual responsibility -- how it contributes to the institution’s success [highest scores are awarded for quantifiable indicators that are directly attributable to the individual entrants’ efforts]
• Size and nature of the organization where the entrant is currently employed [judges look for national and regional reach of the organization]
This microsite was developed for entrants to complete their entry form and submit the award application and supporting documents
Judges drawn from multiple disciplines including regulatory, trade associations, and academia will assess the entries
Judging criteria was developed by the Secretariat with input from the judges. The judges will utilize a scoresheet to individually assess the entrants
The “Top 10 Women to Watch in Banking & Finance” will be identified based on the highest scores
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The 10 entrants with the highest points will be selected as the “Top 10 Women to Watch in Banking & Finance” and their profiles will be posted on the Angaza Awards microsite and promoted in local and regional media.
Meet the Judges
Mutumboi Mundia
Past Director, Market Supervision, Zambia Securities & Exchange Commission
Catherine Musakali
Women on Boards Network
Hedwige Nuyens
Managing Director, International Banking Federation (UK)
Yawa Hansen-Quao
Founder, Leading Ladies’ Network (Ghana)
Joanita Lunkuse – Jaggwe
Expert on Financing, Office of the Prime Minister, Prime Minister's Delivery Unit (Uganda)
Luke Ombara
Director of Regulatory Policy and Strategy, Capital Markets Authority (Kenya)
Esohe Denise Odaro
Head of ESG & Sustainability, PAI Partners (UK)
Maxwell Pirikisi
Immediate Past President - South Africa-Nigeria Business Chamber (SA-NBC); Director SA Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI)
Jo-Ann Pöhl
Senior Advisor at Kearney (South Africa)
We Thank Our Sponsors & Partners
“The Angaza Awards put a spotlight on my professional achievements for the first time; and concurrently brought attention to NCBA Bank, but most importantly raised the profile of female bankers in Rwanda. My favorite quote from the media: ‘We thought there was only one female banker in Rwanda, until Angaza’.”
— Lina M. Higiro
Chief Executive Officer, NCBA Bank Rwanda PLC