POLLEN PATROLLERS

🌍 Exciting Announcement! 🚀 I’m thrilled to share that Pollen Patrollers has been selected for the Qualcomm Make in Africa 2025 Program! This is a major milestone in our journey to revolutionize agriculture through AI-powered precision pollination and smart beekeeping technologies designed for Africa’s smallholder farmers and beekeepers. Through this program, we’ll gain access to expert mentorship, engineering support, and an incredible network of innovators—all focused on building scalable tech solutions that solve Africa’s most pressing challenges. We’re proud to represent Kenya and to join a cohort of bold African startups working to unlock the power of homegrown innovation for the continent. Thank you to the Qualcomm team for believing in our vision. The future of sustainable agriculture in Africa is bright — and buzzing! 🐝🌾⚡ #PollenPatrollers #QualcommMakeInAfrica #SmartAgriculture #AIforGood #BeeTech #AfricanInnovation #ClimateSmartFarming #AgriTech #Kenya #TechForImpact #MadeInAfrica #SustainableFarming

As part of my MBA at Bayes Business School, I had the unique opportunity to travel to Kenya for International Consultancy Week and work with the remarkable team at POLLEN PATROLLERS, led by the inspirational Margaret Wanjiku. Pollen Patrollers is tackling the challenge of bee colony collapse by equipping beekeepers with smart hive sensors that monitor temperature, humidity, sound and movement. This real-time data empowers beekeepers to take proactive steps, improving bee health, reducing colony loss, and supporting food security. Why it matters: 🐝 Up to 60% of bee colonies collapse each year in parts of Africa 🐝 80% of global food crops depend on pollination 🐝 Healthy bees = higher crop yields and more income for smallholder farmers. It was a privilege to help shape the strategic direction for this impactful business with my amazing teammates Domenica Di Lieto FCIM, Raj Dhanoa (Grewal), Anna Hendry, and Elie Tony Kassis – your energy, enthusiasm and insight was invaluable. A huge thanks to the Bayes faculty team – Alessandro Giudici , Paulina Roszkowska , Nikos Nomikos , Benedicte Mornet , and Tamsin Lock – for your help and guidance throughout the week. A massive thanks to Isabella Tenai and the rest of the E4Impact Foundation team for their support. It wasn't all work! A truly unforgettable experience!

❤️ 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐲𝐚 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐞 — 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐲 ❤️ 🐝 From working with the brilliant team at POLLEN PATROLLERS and E4Impact Entrepreneurship Center, Kenya to an emotional visit to Kibera, this wasn’t just an MBA project — it was a journey of purpose, people, and perspective. 💐 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲: Isabella Tenai, Margaret Wanjiku, and Esther Njagi 🙏 🤝 𝐓𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦: Anna Hendry, Domenica Di Lieto FCIM, Elie Tony Kassis, and Harpreet Saroya - thank you for the collaboration, the laughs, and the relentless energy 💥 🌍 𝐀 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐊𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦: Antonino Masuri, Anthony, Edwin, Francis Ndar, and Maxmilla Muspeka — for welcoming us with such strength and warmth🙏 🎓 𝐇𝐮𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦: Alessandro Giudici, Benedicte Mornet, Nikos Nomikos, Paulina Roszkowska, and Tamsin Lock — for your wisdom, challenge, and encouragement 🤍 🌟 To Omnia Discovery for organising this unforgettable experience — thank you ✨ 📄 Swipe through the moments, the lessons, and one very special story I brought home for my boys 🦛 🎥 PS: I’ve added a short video in the comments if you’d like to see it come to life. #ExecutiveMBA #Kenya #LeadershipJourney #PollenPatrollers #WomenInBusiness #PurposeDrivenLeadership #ConsultingProject #MBAExperience #ImpactThroughBusiness #SocialImpact #AfricaInnovation

It takes a village, and we are so glad that our diverse "village" of experts is contributing to the growth of impactful solutions for all! It was a real pleasure, Harpreet Saroya! POLLEN PATROLLERS