Aliyah Kamala has a lot to celebrate!

Kamala — the boss behind Kamala Enterprises — was recently selected by global superstar Ciara to participate in the Meta Elevate program. The Meta Program, as AfroTech previously reported, consists of 10 small business owners who will be supported by Meta for six weeks to ensure they have a pathway to success. And for Aliyah Kamala, the news came as a shock.

Just within the last year, Aliyah Kamala left her position as a school teacher to scale Kamala Enterprises. Aliyah Kamala’s recent victory proved her new direction had a purpose. In addition, the realization that Ciara believed in her entrepreneurial vision fueled a fire within her soul to continue leveling up!

The once-in-a-lifetime opportunity was made possible thanks to Elevate’s Facebook group. Aliyah Kamala joined the Meta Elevate Facebook group following a hunt for community, resources, and organizations offering support to Black and brown entrepreneurs.

“I’ve been in that group for over a year now and I’ve been able to tap into a lot of what they offer,” Aliyah Kamala told AfroTech. “That’s what led me to apply for the Meta partnership with Ciara, which has been amazing because as a full-time entrepreneur, you have to walk with courage and figure things out. This was a great nudge along the way to say, ‘Hey you’re doing a great job, keep going, there’s more to this than where you are now. So, I’m happy to be here.”

Aliyah Kamala

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