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Uganda
2011

George Bakka

Angels Finance Cooperation
George Baaka launched the business incubator Angels Finance Cooperation (AFC) in order to provide a supportive environment in which young people could start entrepreneurial...
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Tanzania
2011

Fredrick Swai

The Dreamer Center
During secondary school Frederick Swai often noticed his neighbors’ frustration when they were forced to make a 2km trek to print or copy documents....
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Zambia
2011

Denise Mulenga

Den-Shé Urban Wear
Denise Mulenga has always felt most comfortable expressing her ideas and emotions through art and music. As a child, she would imagine herself on...
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Democratic Republic of Congo
2011

Antoinette Furaha

Women’s Micro Credit
When war forced Antoinette Furaha to flee her homeland of the DRC for the Kyangwali Refugee Settlement in western Uganda, every day became a...
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Nigeria
2011

Adamma Umoefia

WeBuilt:Africa
On each trip to the bustling local market, Adamma Umeofia saw a powerful opportunity: grimy market stalls sold the best local produce, but created...
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Egypt
2011

Amr Sobhy

Zabatak
During the January 2011 revolution in Egypt, law enforcement in many parts of the city of Cairo became virtually non-existent. Ordinary citizens were forced...
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Ghana
2012

Yaw Duffour Awuah

Student Aid Plus
You may have known someone like Yaw in high school, with a knack for understanding risk and the fortitude to take it. At the...
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Rwanda
2012

Nadege Iradukunda

UYRD Biogas Digesters
Nadege’s story is a remarkable transformation of waste to food. As a student in southern Rwanda, Nadege noticed that many students struggled to pay...
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Egypt
2012

Mohamed Aldesouky Ismail

Bara's Company
Spurred to action by the lack of labs and experiential learning in primary and secondary education in Egypt, Mohamed Ismail, an undergrad at Tanta...
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Kenya
2012

Mubarak Muyika

HypeCentury Technologies & Investments
Orphaned at the age of 11, Mubarak settled with his mother’s sister and her husband. His adoptive parents operated a small book publishing and...