âSheâs ruining everything.â Those were the words that met Alicia Wallace as she worked to develop dignified jobs in rural Rwanda.

 

I canât even imagine the sting of those words after Alicia diligently worked to embed herself into the Rwandan cultural and grow All Across Africa. But change isnât always easy. Neither is patience.

 

Yet Alicia persevered. She focused on the long term. Slowly, the results spoke for themselves. And Alicia learned a lifelong lesson of leading from below.

 

Her patience and leadership paid off. Today All Across Africa employs over 3,000 basket weavers across Africa. These baskets have empowered countless women to utilize savings accounts, purchase homes and send their children to school. This impact is rippling through the entire community, touching thousands.

 

Listen in to her story, seeing what steps she took to go from âruining everythingâ to being one of the honored members of the community.

 

 

 
 
 

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Memorable Moments

"Job creation can actually solve education and reconciliation problems that we were fundraising to solve."
"If you have a goal and a focus, and youâre working toward that goal and that focus, it can be fruitful for the long term of making an impact."

 

Resources & Companies Mentioned

All Across Africa
B Corporation Score
Conscious Company Magazine Feature
Rwanda Partners
Macyâs Fair Trade Products

 

Sponsors

Hello Fresh
Positive Impact Ideal Customer Worksheet
Audible

 

 

 

Honored to have interviewed the co-founder of @allacrossafrica this morning. Blown away by the generosity, passion and to be honest, effectiveness of Alicia Wallace's work with @allacrossafrica -They are changing the face of poverty, empowering local communities and crashing real change in the world. #positiveimpact #livewelldoGOOD #poverty ##socialchange #ChangeMaker #socialgood #socent #SanDiego #empower #entrepreneur #dogood
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