Mentor-mentee - Afrikindness

Cohort 1 - Meet Our Mentors and their Mentees

Our Youth Ambassadors are current mentees who are already showing leadership while on the mentoring programme. They attend civic and community events, engage with professionals, and represent the values of Afrikindness as they grow in confidence and responsibility.

We are honoured to have experienced professionals serving as mentors for our young people. They provide guidance, encouragement, and real-world insight to support personal growth and future aspirations. Through regular mentoring sessions, they help young people build confidence, improve communication skills, strengthen emotional wellbeing, and explore leadership and career pathways.

This blend of peer leadership and professional mentorship creates a supportive environment where young people are empowered to grow, lead, and thrive.

Meet Our Mentors & Their Mentees

He is a leading authority at the intersection of public health and human rights, Dr Ngwaba’s scholarship shapes international health governance frameworks and informs policy across borders. He is an alumni of Lincoln Alexander School of Law, Toronto Metropolitan University. He is into Public health and human rights, International human rights law and Health governance frameworks.

Temi has keen interest in the intersection of science, ethics, and social justice, having roles in multiple of his schools’ science related publications. He is passionate about using interdisciplinary research to address complex global challenges. Temi aims to pursue a career that combines high-level scientific inquiry with impactful public policy and advocacy. He is also the youth ambassador for Afrikindness.

A multi-award-winning structural engineer and passionate advocate for diversity in STEM, Zainab is a Senior Structural Engineer at WSP and the 2023 IET YWE & WES Prize Winner. As AFBE-UK Schools Lead and a STEM Ambassador, she takes her expertise beyond the office into classrooms and conference halls alike as a keynote speaker and presenter inspiring the next generation of engineers, particularly from underrepresented communities.

Driven by a deep passion for engineering, technology, and design, Munachimso is building rigorous technical foundations through her pursuit of a B.Tech in Applied Science and Core Mathematics. As a Youth Ambassador for Afrikindness, he also understands the importance of community and representation carrying her ambitions in STEM with both intellectual rigor and a sense of purpose that reaches beyond the classroom.

A medically qualified psychiatrist in specialty training with NHS England, Dr Isaacs holds both an MBBS and MRCPsych the hallmark of advanced clinical and psychiatric expertise. He brings the full depth of clinical medicine and mental health practice to his mentorship, offering rare and invaluable insight into the journey from medical school through to specialist registration in psychiatry.

Driven by a deep curiosity in how the human body works and a heartfelt desire to serve others, Oluwagbenro is pursuing A-Levels in Biology, Chemistry and Sociology with his sights set firmly on a career in medical science. As a Youth Ambassador for Afrikindness, he carries a mission that extends beyond personal achievement to increase the representation of ethnic minority doctors in the United Kingdom, and to stand as living proof that medicine is a space for everyone.

Operating at the intersection of commercial strategy and civic responsibility, Joshua brings sharp business acumen from his senior role as a Commercial Account Manager at Uber one of the world’s most influential tech companies. Alongside his professional career, he serves as a Trustee, demonstrating that high-growth industry, a Commercial Strategy & Business Development and purposeful community leadership are not mutually exclusive. He offers his mentee a rare and grounded window into both worlds.

An aspiring politician and fearless advocate, Phoebe is studying Politics, Sociology and Drama at A-Level a combination that mirrors her instincts for systemic change, social analysis, and powerful expression. She speaks out boldly against racism and champions the self-worth of young people. Her current research project examining whether hair policies in Bradford state schools constitute indirect racial discrimination against students with afro-textured hair under the Equality Act 2010 is a compelling example of her gift for turning lived experience into scholarly and political impact.