How a Women-Led Hospitality Team Is Paving a Path for Africa’s Next Generation
Photo Caption: Shown here is Angel Vendeline Namshali (left), GM of Asilia's Dunia Camp, and Amy Dickman, director of Ruaha Carnivore Project, on stage at Empowers Africa's annual event, Women Leading Change, on March 5, 2020. Rob Rich
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For Africa to realize a lot of its economic potential, especially within hospitality, elevating women to positions of leadership will help power and accelerate growth. Asilia's Dunia Camp in Tanzania, run by General Manager Angel Vendeline Namshali and her team of all women, is an example of this positive change.
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Colin Nagy is a marketing strategist and writes on customer-centric experiences and innovation across the luxury sector, hotels, aviation, and beyond. You can read all of his writing here.
I’ve argued in recent columns that for Africa to truly manifest the shared aspirations around tourism, economic growth, and hospitality development, a wider swath of the population needs to see the opportunity and directly benefit. Fred Swaniker, founder of African Leadership University (ALU) and a former McKinsey consultant who holds a Stanford MBA, has been making the case for how conservation initiatives can empower a new wave of African entrepreneurs and businesses toward upward growth.
But another important part of the equation is elevating women to leadership roles, often in countries and contexts where this is the rare exception and not the norm. Providing meaningful business opportunities for women can be a game changer for Africa's hospitality industry.
Angel Vendeline Namshali is an example of this energy. Namshali, who spoke last Thursday at Empowers Africa's annual Women Leading Change event in New York City, currently manages Asilia’s Dunia Camp in the Central Se
