Equity Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Dr. James Mwangi has been recognized and awarded the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award.
Mr. Mwangi received the award at the All-Africa Business Leaders Awards held at Sun City, South Africa by the Africa Business News, the owners of CNBC Africa and Forbes Africa.
According to a press statement on Monday, July 10, the All-Africa Lifetime Achievement Award is awarded to individuals who have made a remarkable impact on their industry, country, and the continent over a period of a lifetime.
The award was presented to Dr. Mwangi by the Deputy President of South Africa, Paul Mashatile and Dr. Rakesh Wahi, Co-Founder and Chairman of Africa Business News Group.
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On Social Impact, Dr. Mwangi is celebrated for the flagship Wings to Fly scholarship program under Education and Leadership Development that has seen nearly 60,000 academically gifted needy students receive comprehensive scholarships that cover school fees, uniforms, transport, pocket money, and medical expenses.
He was also honored for his vision, lifetime devotion, and dedication to the progress of the African continent and its people, through the work of Equity Group and its impact on inspiring others to seek success by offering transformative opportunities for the empowerment of the people of Africa.
Dr. Mwangi was the inaugural recipient of the Forbes Africa Person of the Year Award 11 years ago and is the champion of Equity Group’s twin engine of social and economic impact.
The Equity CEO is celebrated for making a family contribution of Ksh. 450 million of his family’s savings towards COVID-19 mitigation efforts in Kenya, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DCR), Rwanda, and Uganda.
He served as the Chairman of the Health Committee of the Kenya COVID-19 Fund Board where he oversaw the distribution of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to 116 public and faith-based hospitals in all 47 counties of Kenya for a period of 3 years.
Dr. Mwangi dedicated the Lifetime Achievement Award to all African mothers and women who like his own mother nurture, inspire, mentor, influence, and shape children to respond and adapt to their circumstances, setting them up for a lifetime of contribution and impact.
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