Akad Education Group - Africa

Rev. Dr. Julius Weche

Rev. Dr. Julius Weche is Founder and CEO of Akad Education Group – Africa, an organisation that provides careers, mentorship and value based leadership training to school youth from upper primary, high school and college.

Mentoring young minds is wired into his spiritual and physical DNA. He feels frustrated when he sees the underutilized potential of African youth. As a young man this led him to take on various leadership positions at university, in the community and the Diaspora – with this passion leading to establishing the AKAD Education Group - Africa (the first of its kind in Africa).

In mentoring youth for success, he has the opportunity to regularly interact with society’s “movers and shakers” within Africa and abroad. This has included being invited as Keynote Speaker in meetings at Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and HEC Paris, France. He is an Author, respected leader in his community, church, political party and sits on the boards of various foundations.

As Founder of AKAD Africa, the organisation is having a great impact in redefining the higher education sector within the African continent. It has successfully positioned gifted mentees from financially challenged backgrounds to favourably compete with the best international students in world class universities, positioning them to thrive and succeed locally and internationally in the emerging fast-paced global economy.
 
Rev. Dr. Weche is a PhD candidate in Leadership & Management with the Management University of Africa. He holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) from DeMontfort University (UK), Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of Nairobi with graduate studies in Dispute Resolution (UMass, Boston), Negotiation (PON - Harvard Law School), Governance (NIST), Financial Management (Strayer University, USA) and certificate in Mediation (MMS, Boston). He is ordained by the ACK Church, Kenya.

He has been Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Lecturer at Inoorero University, MBA program. His CSR work included as Executive Director for the Jebii Kilimo Foundation, One Kenya Foundation, Head of Mentorship for Africa 2.0 – Kenya and Waali Country Manager–Kenya. He was previously Managing Director, Leruo Services (Pty) Ltd in Botswana, South Africa, CPD Manager, Kenya Institute of Management (KIM) and Assistant Complex Manager at the Agricultural Development Corporation (ADC), Kenya. He has enjoyed working worldwide; from the United States of America to China and several African countries; Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Botswana, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya and Southern Sudan.