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Esa Zya

Zambia

Taught Masters, 2017/2018

Aspiring To Use Mathematics As Tool for Managing Risks in Africa’s Finance and Agricultural Sectors

Aspiring To Use Mathematics As Tool for Managing Risks in Africa’s Finance and Agricultural Sectors

Esa Zya is a Mastercard Foundation scholar and alumna of our 2017/2018 cohort. Prior to AIMS, Esa obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics at the Copperbelt University in Zambia, making her one of the first female Zambians to do so

Thanks to training from AIMS-Cameroon, the Zambian Mathematician has successfully co-founded the Agpay Social Enterprise, a start-up that improves access to Finance and Afro-dealers through the use of modern technology. She strongly believes in women’s participation in STEM and aspires to use Mathematics as a tool for Managing risks in the Finance and Agricultural sectors in Africa.

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