{"id":6461,"date":"2026-08-12T16:20:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T16:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/igoc.org.uk\/new\/?page_id=6461"},"modified":"2026-08-12T16:28:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T16:28:29","slug":"natalie-jabangwe","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/igoc.org.uk\/new\/natalie-jabangwe\/","title":{"rendered":"NATALIE JABANGWE"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6461\" class=\"elementor elementor-6461\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d974f55 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d974f55\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a5a56a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5a5a56a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77d8abc6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"77d8abc6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-226bcde9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"226bcde9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/igoc.org.uk\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/natalie-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"205\" \/><\/p><p>Natalie Jabangwe is the CEO of the Timbuktoo Foundation, that houses a $1bn start up fund, a leading organization focused on driving innovation across Africa. Under her leadership, the foundation has become a key player in empowering young innovators and entrepreneurs, fostering creativity, and promoting sustainable development through technology and education.<\/p><p>Before joining Timbuktoo, Natalie served as the Group Digital Executive Officer at the Sanlam Group, Africa\u2019s largest non-bank financial company in Africa and overseeing 34 countries and a budget of $600m. From 2014-2021, she was CEO of EcoCash, Zimbabwe\u2019s largest mobile money service, where she was one of the youngest female CEOs in Africa\u2019s mobile financial sector. Her career has been marked by her commitment to leveraging technology to create impactful solutions, earning her recognition as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2018. Natalie is also a 2017 Oxford University Tutu Fellow, reflecting her leadership and influence across Africa.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Natalie_Payida_Jabangwe\">wikipedia.org<\/a><br \/>Contact: +27785662334<br \/><a href=\"mailto:natjabangwe@icloud.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">natjabangwe@icloud.com<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/igoc.org.uk\/new\/the-event\/\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/igoc.org.uk\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/back-btn-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"75\" height=\"80\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Natalie Jabangwe is the CEO of the Timbuktoo Foundation, that houses a $1bn start up fund, a leading organization focused on driving innovation across Africa. Under her leadership, the foundation has become a key player in empowering young innovators and entrepreneurs, fostering creativity, and promoting sustainable development through technology and education. 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