Sharmi Surianarain serves as the Chief Impact Officer, Harambee Youth Accelerator in South Africa.
Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator develops African solutions for the global challenge of youth unemployment. They have to date created a network of 700,000 youth and pathwayed over 160,000 into jobs and work experiences across South Africa and Rwanda.
Sharmi brings extensive experience in human capital management, education, and facilitating links to employment across Africa, India, and the United States.
She served as Vice President of Lifelong Engagement at African Leadership Academy (ALA) where she oversaw a network of 2,000 young African leaders, managed ALA’s Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program, Africa Careers Network, and ALA’s alumni engagement team.
Sharmi is an Aspen African Leadership Initiative Fellow, Class of 2020 and sits on the Boards of Ongoza, Metis and is on the Advisory Council for the NextGen Ecosystem Builders Africa 2020.
Economic Opportunity • Education • Livelihoods • Post-Secondary Education • Secondary Education • Youth Job Skills
Eastern and Southern Africa, West and Central Africa
