Project Alkebulan is a Pan-African social enterprise with a mission to improve the quality of life of Africans and uplift communities through active citizenship and collective action.
We are dedicated to promoting Africa, empowering Africans, and incubating ingenuity in developing and deploying homegrown circular solutions to socio-economic challenges across Africa.
Our social development/intervention focus include:
The idea for Project Alkebulan began to form in 2022 as a result of our founder, Ephraim "Phoenix"
Osinboyejo's experience working on the #AfricansInUkraine humanitarian campaign during which he co-
founded a non-profit which aided African students caught in the war in Ukraine to get to safety in
neighbouring European countries.
That experience, along with experiences in previous social-good work, and a desire to promote active
citizenship and collective action across Africa brought on a clarity of purpose and instructed his decision to
transition into social development.
Thus began the Project Alkebulan endeavour towards improving the quality of life of Africans.
An Africa that works for all Africans.
To improve the quality of life of Africans and uplift communities through active citizenship and collective action.
Ephraim is a social development innovator committed to developing people and communities and effecting global change.
Ephraim is passionate about Africa and dedicated to developing and deploying sustainable circular-economy solutions to increase the quality of life of Africans.
Before transitioning into social development, Ephraim worked in fashion, media and lifestyle in various
capacities across four continents.
Ephraim strives to develop effective methods to improve and solve old systems and problems, maximise every potential, harness every opportunity and positively impact everyone and everything he encounters.
Damilola Balogun is a Registered Nurse with experience in
step-down Neurology, In-patient Hospice, Coronary Care, and
Surgical/Trauma/Cardiovascular ICU. Damilola practices in the
United States of America
Damilola is a social development enthusiast. She is particular
about using her skillset and experience to develop and deploy
primary healthcare projects that will influence access to quality
healthcare across the continent.
She is passionate about the socio-economic development of African communities. She considers education,
healthcare and agriculture as primary areas for growth.
Kehinde Ayeni is the Executive Director of LEAP Africa, an organization focused on youth leadership development. Her primary goal is to drive the vision and mission strategically towards enabling youth transition and nurturing young Africans by creating opportunities for them to fulfil their potential.
Kehinde is a skilled facilitator and has led LEAP Africa’s core leadership programmes within and outside Nigeria. In 2020, Kehinde was recognized among 50 African Women Making a Difference in Development by Donors for Africa.
She has over 15 years of experience in nonprofit and corporate sectors, spanning operations, communications, branding and marketing. Kehinde is currently studying for an executive MBA at Lagos Business School and is a 2021 Praxis Nonprofit Accelerator Program Fellow. Kehinde advocates for social good and promotes leadership development, social entrepreneurship, and economic and youth development.