About Ijeje Hephzibah Ijeje is a 19-year-old economics student and a business enthusiast. She’s a humanitarian and has a great interest in solving environmental problems. She’s a member of the Joint Chambers International (JCI), an organisation for young active citizens which seeks to create sustainable impact in communities through mass sensitization, awareness campaigns and providing…
About David David describes himself as courageous, innovative and self-driven. Currently, he is taking a gap year prior to enrolling in university. During this time, he is helping fill the shortage of science teachers in public schools in his town while running his own venture, CutOff_Recycle. His approach has always been to create localized solutions…
Richard Turere hails from the pastoral Maasai community in Kenya. As a young boy, he was responsible for herding and caretaking his family’s herd of cattle. Because Richard’s family lives on the periphery of the unfenced Nairobi National Park, they often experienced lion attacks on their livestock, leading to devastating losses of livestock that they…
Yaye Souadou is a 21 year-old Senegalese proficient in 5 different languages. She adores doing gymnastics and researching a wide range of topics. In her explorations, she gained interest in environmentally friendly technology. Growing up, she could not help but notice how her community was littered with tires and other plastics –and she sure wanted…
VIDEO CREDIT: KELLY RANCK Tom Osborn is the founder of Greenchar, a clean energy company he founded at 17. While helping his mum cook, he realized the harmful effects of cooking with charcoal on his mother’s health and the environment. This inspired him to start Greenchar. Greenchar provides smokeless charcoal briquettes and distributes cook-clean stoves…
