LocaeRise

Yvonne Buluma-Samba is the founder of LocaeRise, a multi-award winning social impact platform and home of One Big Change™. A former teacher and three time founder, connects schools with funded, expert-led support for urgent priorities at little or no cost. LocaeRise gives schools access to micro-conferences and a growing Hub School network, while helping experts scale into schools and sponsors evidence meaningful ESG impact. LocaeRise has been recognised with Start-Up of the Year 2025 & 26.