Professional History: Komlan Abalo Braly is a multi-award-winning educator and founder of Speech Spark Initiative, transforming education in rural Togo through teacher-led innovation that has reached over 3,000 students and trained more than 200 educators.

His work has earned global recognition, including the 2024 UNESCO Hamdan Prize (the first high school globally to be honoured), inclusion in the HundrED Global Collection 2026, and the 2025 Global Sustainability Award. Partner schools have recorded a 35% improvement in national examination pass rates and a 25% increase in literacy outcomes.

As a forcibly displaced teacher, Komlan brings lived experience to his work supporting marginalised learners. He currently serves as a Mentor and Fellow at the Ban Ki-Moon Centre and previously led education programmes at One Million Leaders Africa.

His leadership philosophy is grounded in the belief that sustainable education transformation occurs when local teachers lead change, rather than when solutions are imposed externally.

Academic and professional credentials: Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Psycho-pedagogy & Didactics) — University of Kara, Togo (2021)
Bachelor of Science in Applied Physics, Electronics & Computing — University of Kara, Togo (2014)
Teaching Certificate of Pedagogical Competence — Ministry of Education, Togo (2019)
Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Development — MCI – The Entrepreneurial School®, Austria (2023)

Programs: Mandela Washington Fellowship (Civic Engagement Track) — University of Delaware, USA (2022)
African Civic Engagement Academy (ACEA) — University of Georgia, USA (2022)
AU/CIEFFA Continental Education Program — African Union (2021)
Impact Toolbox Fellowship (Youth in Development) — Manitoba, Canada (2022–2023)