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About Lelije

ለልጄ

We named our company after a promise.

ለልጄ means “for my child.” It's what Ethiopian parents say when they choose a better school, an extra lesson or a safer ride home. We build the technology behind those choices.

Lelije Solutions was founded in Addis Ababa in 2023 and is led by Dr. Tsedenia Fasil and Rami Abdulhafiz. We started with the school run, where families faced real problems with safety, punctuality and cash payments. Our first product, Lelije Vehicle, answered them with real-time tracking and cashless payments. The same promise now drives FarGo, our learning platform.

Adey Abeba blooms every Meskerem, when the new year and the school year begin.

Our journey

Since 2023

Built in Addis Ababa, one product at a time.

  • Launched Lelije Vehicle, bringing real-time tracking and cashless payments to the school run.

  • Launched FarGo Education, now our flagship learning platform.

  • Recognized at the Bruh and Solve IT innovation competitions.

  • Selected for Venture Meda, a startup program run as a partnership of the Mastercard Foundation, Ethiopia's Ministry of Innovation and Technology and iceaddis.

What we believe

Three things we hold every product to.

Built for here

Designed for Ethiopian families, schools and teachers, not copied from somewhere else.

Safe by default

We treat every child's data and every family's trust as the most important thing we hold.

Made to last

We build products we can stand behind for a generation, not just for a launch.

Leadership

Led by the people who started it.

Our founders still run the company day to day, and answer the hard questions from partners and clients themselves.

Talk to us

Dr. Tsedenia Fasil

Co-founder and CEO

Rami Abdulhafiz

Co-founder and Executive Director

Our partners

Organizations that have supported and worked with Lelije.

Solve IT Innovation CompetitionX-Hub AddisCenter for African Leadership Studies (CALS)Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA)United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)Ethiopian Ministry of Labor and Skills

Find us

Jemo Mall, Office 329
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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