Trained as an urban planner, she aims to improve the quality of life for Africans. She leads a tech company that creates digital solutions for the health and finance sectors.
Scarlett Zongo, a Burkinabè tech entrepreneur, urban planner, and sustainable development consultant, is revolutionizing the lives of Burkinabè with her digital solutions. As the co-founder and CEO of Aino Digital, a tech company founded in 2019, Zongo aims to improve daily life and promote sustainable development in Africa through innovative digital services.
Aino Digital's flagship product is Sauvie, a digital identity device available as bracelets or cards with QR codes. Sauvie stores personal health information and emergency contacts, facilitating patient care in health centers and sending automatic SMS alerts to relatives in emergencies. The project won first prize at the POESAM (Orange Social Entrepreneur Prize in Africa and the Middle East) in 2022.
The startup's second product, Yelkaï, is a digital micro-savings solution that enables users to save with microfinance institutions by creating virtual accounts. Users can easily and securely save as little as 100 FCFA using electronic money.
In addition to her work at Aino Digital, Zongo founded Cité Branchée in 2016, a service and consulting firm specializing in urban planning and sustainable development, where she serves as CEO. Cité Branchée aims to promote sustainable cities in Africa.
Zongo holds a master's degree in environmental engineering from the École de technologie supérieure du Québec, obtained in 2013. She began her career in 2013 at Mobi-O, a Quebec-based sustainable mobility company, where she worked as a project manager. Upon returning to Burkina Faso, she joined the Ouagadougou City Council in 2017 as a technical advisor on environment and sustainable development. In 2022, she became a consultant for the diagnostic assessment of Ouagadougou's green belt and contributed to drafting the EXAF project: Digital Solutions for Sustainable Cities in Africa, for the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne.
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