Kenyan operator Safaricom has begun the fifth edition of its Blaze Be Your Own Boss youth engagement scheme with a digital summit targeting people aged between eighteen and 26 years. There will be twelve summit in this edition, which is BYOB's first purely digital event its inception in 2016. The first summit under the theme 'Transformation' involves mentors including decorated stylist Brian Babu, digital content creator Joanna Kinuthia, and social entrepreneur Kennedy Odede.
The session will provide knowledge and practical skill to enable participants to become self-dependent and change agents in society. Future summits concern topics such as innovation, networking and overcoming setbacks. The summits will be live on Blaze Kenya's social media accounts on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter pages.
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