Driven by his commitment to youth empowerment, he champions innovation as the primary lever for economic transformation, putting creativity and action at the core of entrepreneurial development in Burundi.

Abiyah David is a Burundian social entrepreneur and consultant specializing in technology development and business design. He serves as the CEO of Business Jam Hub (BujaHub), an innovation, incubation, and entrepreneurial support center based in Bujumbura.

Founded in 2019, BujaHub offers co-working spaces, incubation programs focused on business creation, and workshops and training sessions designed to enhance the skills of project initiators. The hub also organizes events such as Innovation Week, promoting young innovators and fostering the dissemination of an entrepreneurial culture in Burundi.

BujaHub resulted from a partnership between the Young African Development Foundation (YADF) and the Save African Youth Campaign (SAY), an initiative founded by Abiyah David. SAY works toward youth empowerment by offering training in digital and entrepreneurial skills to strengthen young people’s contribution to the country's economic development.

Abiyah David earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Work and Community Development from Hope Africa University in 2016. He also holds a Master’s degree in Project Management, obtained in 2020 from the International University of Ecuador.

His professional career began in 2013 as an IT Specialist at WIN-TECH Burundi, a technology company. In 2017, he became the CEO of e-isoko.com, a Burundian online commerce platform. The following year, he organized the Summit on Digital Entrepreneurship in Burundi before being appointed Country Director of the International Youth Society in 2019.

Melchior Koba