22/05/2026
What if young people stopped waiting for permission to create change?
I had the honor of standing before Ruaha Catholic University - RUCU in Iringa, Tanzania in the presence of the Italian Ambassador, H.E. Giuseppe Sean Coppola of Italy to Tanzania, to share the vision and work of the EDU-Initiative Kenya alongside the Bella Esperanza Charity .
This was my message: The future of our communities will not be built by waiting. It will be built by people willing to use the resources, ideas, and opportunities already within their reach. We must stop creating solutions that only work for a single community. Our programs, innovations, and ideas should be scalable, replicable, and sustainable beyond borders, because change is not an individual responsibility, it is a collective one. I also challenged young people to stop waiting until they graduate to test their ideas or build solutions. Start now. Build now. Fail now. Learn now. Communities are transformed when young people dare to become problem-solvers early on.
Alexandra Pfeifer, thank you for the platform. Thank you also to Saverio Zi Save—through the Terzo Paradiso / Rebirth-day (Third Paradise) and Fondazione Pistoletto Cittadellarte Tommaso Venco of Hexisart, and Upendo Kafonogo for advancing the message of collaboration, shared humanity, and community-driven change-Executive Director Aggie Mwende