Environmental
Building climate, resources and the ecological transition into decisions.
Intended applications: climate dialogues at Caravan stops, leaders' projects that pay attention to their impact, podcast episodes on the transition.
Not-for-profit · Casablanca · Africa
Developing, connecting and inspiring leaders for a sustainable, inclusive Africa
“Africa faces a leadership gap before it faces a technology gap.”
CoLeaders 4 Africa holds one conviction: leadership is also measured by its effects on people, communities and the planet. Through coaching, mentoring, dialogue and shared experience, the Foundation supports conscious, responsible leadership rooted in African realities.
Big Dreams Are Still in Africa · Empower · Connect · Create
Flagship programme
CoLeaders 40
Ambition: to bring together, every year, a cohort of 40 African leaders under 40, supported together to develop leadership that builds social and environmental issues into their decisions and projects.
- Goal: one cohort a year of 40 leaders under 40
- A programme built on the 4 Cs: coaching, communication, collaboration and co-development
- A model (TIA-D) presented by the founder at the 2026 Acfas Congress
- First cohort timeline: to be announced
Sustainability at the heart of the mission
Three dimensions, practical applications
Sustainability is part of the founder's expertise, an engineer by training, and of the movement's purpose. It guides the Foundation's three projects.
Social
Opening access to leadership for young people and women, and valuing local roots.
Intended applications: mentoring, inclusive access to programmes, meetings in schools, universities and community organisations.
Economic
Encouraging entrepreneurship and viable, responsible business models.
Intended applications: entrepreneurs sharing their experience, co-development around impact projects, podcast themes.
These applications describe the Foundation's direction; they are being rolled out step by step, depending on programmes and partnerships.
In the field
Wisdom & Leadership Caravan
Building bridges between Africa and the world through culture, art and sport.
Field encounters around conscious leadership, intercultural dialogue, entrepreneurship and passing on knowledge. The Caravan connects cultures, territories and the ecological transition; for its next stops, the ambition is to hold workshops on local environmental and economic issues. First edition in 2025: more than 1,000 young people met in 6 Moroccan cities. First edition, 20 October to 5 November 2025: opening at ESCA School of Management in Casablanca, a Book Club at Groupe Le Matin around the presentation of Prof. Sehdev Kumar's books, “Kabir: Ocean in a Drop” and “7000 Million Degrees of Freedom”, and India as Country of Honour, with a cultural and poetry evening hosted with the Embassy of India.
1 000+young people met by the Wisdom & Leadership Caravan in 2025
6Moroccan cities visited by the Caravan
They trusted us
Schools, universities, institutions and media that hosted or supported the first edition of the Wisdom & Leadership Caravan.
Diplomacy and institutions
- Embassy of India in Morocco
- Institut français de Rabat
- Technopark
Universities and schools
- UM6P
- Hassan II University of Casablanca
- ENCG Tangier
- ENSEM Casablanca
- ESCA School of Management
- FST Mohammedia
Media and technical partners
- Groupe Le Matin
- Moroccan Volunteering Collective (CMV)
- Kamlin Lab
The Foundation's media
The CoLeaders 4 Africa podcast
Hosted by Meryem Najma Agadi, the podcast gives a voice to the leaders, researchers, entrepreneurs and changemakers building tomorrow's Africa: their journeys, their decisions and their leadership lessons. It explores innovation, climate, inclusion and sustainable business models. Guests include a former director of the Institut Pasteur de Dakar and a Harvard Kennedy School Fellow. Open to episode or season sponsorship, with full editorial independence.
Episodes to watch
From Surgeon to Secretary General – Prof. Louis Richard Fiacre NjockWatch the episode →
Africa's Vaccine Revolution – Dr. Amadou Alpha SallWatch the episode →
China–Africa Innovation: Empowering the Next Gen of LeadersWatch the episode →
Leadership Beyond Borders – Prof. Sehdev KumarWatch the episode →
Disrupting Bureaucracy, Empowering Citizens – Tarik FadliWatch the episode →
Leadership Lessons from a Visionary in Africa – Jongkil LeeWatch the episode →
Connection Before Judgment – Meryem Lahrichi, GITEX AfricaWatch the episode →
Leadership africain : réinventer le futurWatch the episode →Our approach
The 4 Cs, serving sustainable leadership
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Coaching
Human support for decisions that take people, communities and the planet into account.
C
Communication
Learning to tell your story and persuade authentically, to carry responsible projects.
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Collaboration
Synergy across countries, cultures, generations and territories.
C
Co-development
Growing together through collective intelligence, sharing solutions and experience.
Our model
Two separate structures, one vision
Not-for-profit programmes on one side, professional services on the other.
CoLeaders 4 Africa Foundation, a not-for-profit association, runs CoLeaders 40, the Wisdom & Leadership Caravan and the podcast. The separate CoLeaders 4 Africa professional activity offers coaching, masterclasses and moderation to organisations.
CoLeaders 4 Africa Foundation
Not-for-profit association: CoLeaders 40, the Wisdom & Leadership Caravan and the podcast.
CoLeaders 4 Africa
Executive and team coaching, AI masterclasses and moderation for organisations. A professional, paid activity.
What we have already done
Impact & evidence
1,000+young people met by the Wisdom & Leadership Caravan in 2025
6Moroccan cities visited by the Caravan
12schools, institutions and media hosted or supported the 2025 Caravan
Acfas 2026TIA-D model presented by the founder in Trois-Rivières (Québec)
Governance
An independent association, run by volunteers
The Foundation was created at the initiative of Meryem Najma Agadi, an executive coach and engineer by training whose career has focused on sustainable development and collective leadership.
It is run by a volunteer board (president, secretary general, treasurer) that ensures good governance, transparency and respect for its mission. It is separate from the CoLeaders 4 Africa professional activity.
Get involved
Everyone can be a co-leader
Become a member
Join the association and take part in its life.
Write to us →Volunteer
Coaches, mentors, trainers, communicators: give a few hours of your talent.
Write to us →Become a partner
Companies, institutions, foundations: support CoLeaders 40, the Caravan or the podcast.
See the options →Donate
Your donation will support access to workshops and mentoring.
Write to us →Support the Foundation
To make a donation, write to us and we will send you the payment details.
Contact
Let's talk about your involvement
- Emailcontact@coleaders4africa.org
- WhatsAppMessage on WhatsApp
- AddressCasablanca, Morocco