The South African Ideas Festival is a Local Ideas Festival that is organized and executed by the Bezos Scholars from the African Leadership Academy. The Bezos Scholars are a chosen group of students from around America and the African Leadership Academy, who are sponsored by the Bezos Scholars Program to attend the Aspen Ideas Festival and soon after create their own Local Ideas Festival in their communities The festival aims to create a platform that connects innovative youth to develop their ideas and leadership skills in order for them to realize their potential for lasting impact. We hope that through this we will help create a youthful generation with innovative mindsets and design thinking skills to address global issues and create lasting impact in any community.