I joined AIESEC in 2012 with a simple desire: to grow, discover my potential, and make an impact. At the time, I had no idea that this decision would become one of the most defining chapters of my life.
My journey started at AIESEC in the University of Lome, where I joined as a Team Member. Like many young people entering the organization, I was curious, eager to learn, and ready to take on new challenges. I served in different roles before taking my first leadership position as Team Leader of Information Management. I also had the opportunity to lead the Green Leader Project as Project Director, an experience that introduced me to the realities of leading people, managing projects, and turning ideas into action.
As I grew within the organization, I became Vice President of Information Management and Marketing at the Local Committee level. Soon after, my journey took me to the national level, where I served as Member Committee Vice President for Marketing of AIESEC in Togo. Every new responsibility pushed me to think bigger, but it also made me ask myself deeper questions about my future and the kind of leader I wanted to become.
One question stayed with me: How far am I willing to go to become the person I want to be?
In 2016, I decided to find out. On 4 August 2016, I left Togo for Uganda with only 50 US dollars in my pocket. I was moving from a French-speaking country to an English-speaking environment to serve as Member Committee Vice President for Marketing of AIESEC in Uganda. It was exciting, but the reality was difficult. My English was limited, the culture was different, and almost everything around me was unfamiliar.
For the first few months, I had to learn quickly. I listened, observed, made mistakes, and kept pushing myself. Within three months, I had gained the confidence to communicate and lead in English. Uganda taught me that growth often begins when you find yourself in an environment where your old abilities are no longer enough and you are forced to become more.
That experience gave me the courage to take another step. I applied to become the Member Committee President of AIESEC in Uganda and was elected to lead the national organization. Leading AIESEC in a country that was not my own became one of the most transformational experiences of my life. Together with an incredible team, we worked through challenges, achieved important milestones, strengthened the organization, and contributed to the development of hundreds of young leaders.
During my term as President, I also served on AIESEC International's Membership Committee, giving me the opportunity to contribute to the organization at a global level. What had started as a university experience in Lome had taken me across borders and into leadership spaces I had never imagined when I first joined.
In 2019, after more than seven years in AIESEC, I completed my active journey and became an alumnus. I moved into the professional world, but the lessons I had learned stayed with me. AIESEC had shaped the way I worked, the way I saw challenges, the way I connected with people, and most importantly, the way I understood leadership.
Several years later, I felt the desire to give back to the community that had given me so much. In 2025, I returned to serve and was elected President of AIESEC Alumni Middle East & Africa for the 2025-2028 term. Today, I have the privilege of leading a network of more than 3,000 alumni across 52 countries, connecting leaders, creating opportunities, and helping strengthen the alumni ecosystem across Africa and the Middle East.
When I look back, I realize that AIESEC did much more than give me leadership positions. It gave me the courage to leave what was familiar, the confidence to lead across cultures, and the belief that where you start does not determine how far you can go.
I started as a university student in Lome. Years later, I had led a national organization in another country, served at the global level, and returned to lead a continental alumni network.
And it all started with one decision: saying yes to growth.