3 E's 4 Africa
African Innovation for a Global Impact
Our Vision
We believe in a world where African Innovation, its global impact and relevance is recognised and celebrated
Our Mission
We transform the image of Africa by providing funding for the ideas of the African youth and showcasing how they pioneer innovative solutions to address the climate crisis themselves.
#education
Facilitating innovative research by African students in Africa
#empowerment
Showcasing the African Youth as local Changemakers
#ecofriendliness
Ensuring sustainability is at the core of all innovation
Our Awards
Our Founder named “Student of The Year 2024”
Every year, the German Association of University Professors and Lecturers and the German Student Union (DSW) award a student or a group of students with the “Student of the Year” award. The award is given to students who demonstrate outstanding commitment through volunteering above and beyond their studies. This year as a student of the RWTH Aachen ,our founder Contimi Kenfack was named Student of the year 2024 .This makes him the first African student ever to receive the award and marks a significant milestone for us and our work at 3 E’s 4 Africa. The fact that the "Student of the Year 2024" in Germany is Cameroonian is an important and strong indication of the diversity of the student body in Germany. It also highlights the huge potential that the African Diaspora can have especially when it comes to being the bridge that enables impact creation directly on the African continent. We hope that Contimi’s work can inspire many other Africans in Germany and throughout the world to volunteer or engage directly with their home continent so that as the African diaspora community, we can push for change on our home continent together.
As a Young Global Changer Ambassador for Africa and a guest speaker at the 2024 Global Solutions Summit in Berlin, our founder Contimi Kenfack was invited to the Deutsche Welle Studio in Berlin to talk about the work we do at 3 E's 4 Africa.
His message during the interview was quite clear: We at 3 E's 4 Africa want a more authentic and positive image for Africa. One that ALSO highlights the resilience, innovation and potential of the youth in finding solutions to their challenges themselves. As the African Diaspora we have an important role to play when it comes to contributing to a fair and equal development corporation at eye level between Europe and African countries.
Global Solutions Summit 2023
The Global Solutions Summit 2023 brought together leaders from politics, academia, civil society and the private sector to find solutions to the problems of today. In 2023, the focus was on sustainable societies, especially economic prosperity with environmental sustainability and social progress.
In the category of Young Global Changers Recoupling Awards for volunteer organizations with young founders, 3 E's 4 Africa made it among the top 8 placements, out of 500 competitors. Our founder Contimi Kenfack gave a speech about our mission in front of the commission and also met Olaf Scholz. This outstanding recognition makes us very happy and confirms to us that we are on the right track.
RWTH IntSpire Prize 2022
3 E’s 4 Africa was founded by 5 students from the RWTH Aachen . As an organization predominantly made up of international students, enabling African students on the continent to create innovative and sustainable solutions to climate change themselves through research and knowledge creation has been our main objective since day one.
We are very grateful to have been awarded the IntSpire-Preis 2022 by the RWTH Aachen University. This award honors individuals and institutions at the university who have made an extraordinary contribution to internationalization at RWTH.
Volunteer Awards 2022
As a non-profit, all our members at 3 E's 4 Africa are volunteers. Together with more than 30 million people in Germany and many more around the world, we volunteer for our society and try to create change throughout the world. We are therefore particularly happy to have our volunteering work being recognized by GoVolunteer at the Volunteer Awards 2022.
Because of our work and as a finalist in the Volunteer Awards , our founder, Contimi Kenfack was selected by GoVolunteer as a Volunteer for Future 2022. This category recognises those who make a special commitment to our planet and nature.
AGYLE 2022
As a Diaspora organization based in Germany with 70% of our members being of African descent, building a bridge between Europe (especially Germany) and the African continent is an important part of our work.
AGYLE – African German Young Leaders in Business, a program implemented by Germany - Land of Ideas in cooperation with the German Agency for Business & Economic Development and funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) brings together those organizations which build the bridge between German and Africa through their work and their leaders to create a sustainable network of young leaders. Under the annual theme "Green innovation - young leaders tackling climate change", our founder Contimi Kenfack was selected as a Top 40 African German Young Leader 2022.
3 E's 4 Africa Newsletter
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