Spicy Awards 2026

The Awarding Board

Distinguished. Diverse. Discerning.

Meet the leaders entrusted with guiding the integrity, vision, and final decisions of the Spicy Awards. Bringing together experience across peacebuilding, governance, public communication, partnerships, healthcare, innovation, and social impact, the Awarding Board helps ensure that recognition is grounded in excellence, integrity, and meaningful impact.

Leadership behind the recognition of changemakers from the margins to the mainstage.
The Board
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Leaders helping safeguard the integrity of the Spicy Awards.
01 / The Role

Guardians of the Spicy Awards

Guardians of the Spicy Awards

The Awarding Board provides senior-level leadership, oversight, discernment, and institutional guidance to the Spicy Awards. Its members bring diverse professional perspectives while sharing a commitment to ethical leadership, inclusion, innovation, and grassroots impact.

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02 / The People

Meet the Awarding Board

Explore the people helping shape the Spicy Awards.

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03 / Founder

Founder

The vision behind the Spicy Awards.

Erick Inghatt Matsanza
Founder

Erick Inghatt Matsanza

Founder, Spicy Awards

Visionary social entrepreneur and founder of Spice Without Borders and the Spicy Awards, dedicated to celebrating and amplifying the courage, creativity, and resilience of changemakers across Africa and beyond.

“I created the Spicy Awards to celebrate the invisible fires — those quiet acts of courage and creativity that transform lives long before the spotlight ever arrives. Every changemaker, no matter how small their circle, carries a spark powerful enough to ignite systems of change. Through these awards, we honour that fire and build bridges for it to grow.”
Spicy Awards 2026

Recognition from the margins to the mainstage.

The Awarding Board stands behind a recognition platform built around integrity, excellence, meaningful impact, and the people creating change from the grassroots.

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