Iyola Afeez is an educator and social entrepreneur who founded CoachAfrika, a platform that supports teachers across the continent. He trains educators to improve their classroom skills and strengthen their financial resilience. His work reflects a belief that empowered teachers produce stronger learning outcomes.
He is being honoured for launching a new edtech platform on CoachAfrika aimed at supporting teachers’ professional growth and impact with features such as coaching sessions, resource libraries, collaboration forums, and access to innovative teaching methods for modern classrooms. His contributions are helping to build a more confident and well-supported teaching workforce.