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Andrew Mupuya
YELI
Born in the rural area of Mbale, Uganda, Andrew moved to Kampala on a half bursary to study at an advanced level. It later...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Mahmood Oyewo
RubiQube
Mahmood Oyewo loves technology. As a tech user Mahmood knew the limitations and challenges to technology as well as its power to enable new...
Lindokuhle Mdluli
Eco-Eagle
Born in a rural area in Swaziland, Lindokuhle lost his father at the age of 12 and moved in with his uncle, an agriculture...
Laetitia Mukungu
Africa Rabbit Centre
Laetitia lives with her mother in the remote village of Bukura in Kenya and has never known her father. Despite her own challenges and...
Isaac Nekemiah Oboth
Media 256
At the age of 17, Isaac hired a local videographer to film his high school prom. The videographer thought he would make a decent...
Naledi Mosweu
Guardian Angels Company
Naledi Mosweu knows what ‘Hope’ smells like. It is one of her top-selling solid perfumes, made from almond and other organic oils. Naledi and...
