Ndiallo Aw Badji was a winner of the 2023 Top 25 Canadian Immigrant awards

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Top 25 Canadian Immigrants Awards

Ndiallo Aw Badji

CEO, Mamy Kaya Inc & Mamy Kaya World
City: Pincourt, Quebec
Country of Origin: Senegal

World of business

As the founder and CEO of the multifaceted Groupe Mamy Kaya and Mamy Kaya World, Ndiallo Aw Badji is a social entrepreneur connecting Canada and her homeland of Senegal.

Based near Montreal, in Pincourt, Quebec, Aw Badji offers business consulting services as well as supports the production of natural African agri-food products, and natural and organic cosmetics under the banner of Mamy Kaya, Nature’s Best.

“I offer my coaching services to entrepreneurs, investors, SMEs and government organizations in various fields of activity such as strategic support, business development, business relations between Senegal and Canada, and finding financing and partners,” says Aw Badji, who holds master’s degrees in business and finance.

A champion of sustainable development, Aw Badji’s business not only empowers women farmers in Senegal and promotes African products in Canada, but it also honours her mother, Rokhaya Mother Kaya.

“Throughout her life, my mother was a very important role model who supported women and young people in matters of finance, education and health — in short, everything we now call sustainable development,” explains Aw Badji. “I’m keen to replicate her efforts through Groupe Mamy Kaya, so that her name goes down in history as a model of sustainable social and economic development.”

Aw Badji has definitely honoured her mother’s legacy with impactful projects like donating seeds, solar energy equipment and motorized water pumps in villages in Senegal. Following an Agri-Femme research mission, she has also launched Fund Mamy Kaya in Senegal, an investment, financing and development fund to provide micro-credit and financial education to women and in rural areas.

Even while battling serious health issues, Aw Badji has remained committed to this work as well as volunteering on several boards of directors and advisory committees. “What I’m most passionate about is supporting sustainable development and the social economy in business. My strength lies in bringing people together for business opportunities,” she says. “In everything I do, I want to have a positive impact on the lives of women and young people in particular.”

Ndiallo Aw Badji’s Top Tip:

“My advice to any immigrant is to be open and reach out to people. To volunteer in organizations whose causes correspond to their values, because this can open doors for them. For example, it’s thanks to my involvement in my city that I was appointed to the Board of Directors of Collège de Valleyfield. As an ambassador for the Centre d’Étude et de Coopération Internationale and for the Réseau des Femmes d’Affaires du Québec, I have the opportunity to meet collaborators, partners and potential players in our various fields of interest.”