ABDOUL AFIZE OUEDRAOGO

Abdoul Afize Ouedraogo is a Co-founder and Chairman of the supervisory board at AGRIKOURA since 2020. In 2022, they became a U.S International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) Alumnus and a Member of the International Leadership Association. In 2020, they took on the role of Co-Director at the Founder Institute and Knowledge Partner at Lynk Global. In 2019, they became an Expert in Business and ICT at OnFrontiers and an Alumnus of #ExchangeAlumni - Alumni Affairs - State Dept. In 2021, they became a Project Manager (chef de projet) FSPI/REA at Tiers-Lieu Mahna. In 2022, they will become a Mandela Washington Fellow and a Leadership in Business at the Mandela Washington Fellowship.

ABDOUL AFIZE OUEDRAOGO is currently enrolled in The University of Iowa Tippie College of Business, studying Business and Entrepreneurship. ABDOUL AFIZE obtained an Agribusiness Expert degree from iCRA in 2021 and a Certificatt in Business and Entrepreneurship from CESAG BUSINESS SCHOOL in 2017. ABDOUL AFIZE also obtained a Techniciens Superieur degree in Maintenance Industrielle from ISGE-BF Institut Superieur de Genie Electrique in 2013-2015. In addition, they have obtained numerous certifications, such as Expert de l'accompagnement d'entrepreneurs from Afric'innov in 2022, Ventures School from John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center at The University of Iowa in 2022, Formation sur la pertinence de la prevention de l'extremisme violent des programmes de cooperation de developpement from Human Security Collective in 2021, and Community Incubation Spaces: Effective Methods for Building Grassroots Economies from Mandela Washington Fellowship in 2021.