Aji Kumba Daffeh-Kah
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Aji Kumba Daffeh-Kah

Woman of the Year Award

Biography from the original awards programme.

Kumba Daffeh-Kah is the CEO of Tresor Inc, a retail chain in Senegal, Gambia, and the USA. Kumba oversees three subsidiaries of Tresor Inc. She is also a partner and VP for M&T Global, a construction company based in The Gambia. Kumba founded many initiatives, including the ‘Yes We Can Read Program,’ as an advocate for access to quality early childhood education in the outermost parts of The Gambia. As a champion for women in decision making, she is a great supporter of women’s financial empowerment. In her quest to help women gain financial freedom, she founded the Tresor Women Warriors, an association with the objective of helping women gain financial freedom through entrepreneurship. Kumba wants to see a Gambia where all families, through women, gain financial freedom.

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