Mukundi Lambani is transforming education across Africa. As founder and chief executive of Ambani Africa, she leads an edtech company dedicated to multi-lingual learning, making education accessible in African languages. She has a Master’s in Creative Media Leadership from Bournemouth University. Her days blend leadership, product development, and family life — encompassing tasks such as checking in with her team, testing products, gathering feedback, building partnerships, and ensuring solutions meet the needs of schools and learners. Mukundi’s journey began with a childhood move from Venda to Gauteng, where she entered a multiracial school without speaking English. That experience of navigating language barriers and cultural assimilation planted the seed for her vision: empowering learners through tools that honor their language and identity. Her proudest achievements include winning MTN App of the Year early in Ambani Africa’s journey and digitising rural classrooms in KwaZulu-Natal, where 39% of previously low-performing learners moved into the high-performing category within a month. Balancing entrepreneurship with parenthood, Mukundi draws inspiration from the transformative power of education. Her guiding philosophy is simple: “We are all made of the same stuff —if someone else can achieve it, so can I.” She also stresses sustainability, believing that even mission-driven work must be managed wisely to create lasting impact. Through Ambani Africa, Mukundi continues to change lives, one learner at a time, with a commitment to sustainability that reassures us of the long-term effects of her work.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Master’s Degree in Creative Media Leadership, Bournemouth University
- Honours Degree in Motion Picture Medium, AFDA
- Diploma in Business Management, Varsity College
- Certificate in Commercialising IP, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits)
ACHIEVEMENTS
In our early days, winning the MTN App of the Year was a huge achievement; it gave us validation and visibility when we were still very young as a company. Another project I am especially proud of is our initiative to digitise rural classrooms in KwaZulu-Natal. After just one month of using Ambani materials in the classroom, 39% of low-performing learners moved up and no longer remained in the low-performing category, instead, they became high-performing learners. That kind of transformation demonstrated the real power of making learning accessible through technology.
