2014
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Martha Njeri Chumo
The Dev School
VIDEO CREDIT: JOSEPH MATHAI - IHUB
Njeri, a young lady from Kenya and an IT enthusiast. On being denied a US visa to go to...
Benedicte Mundele
Surprise Tropicale
Benedicte Mundele is CEO and Founder of Surprise Tropical, an organic local business that promotes a healthy lifestyle in her community in the suburb...
Noah Walakira
Namirembe Sweater Makers
Noah Walakira, eager to tackle the growing unemployment in his community, founded the Namirembe Sweater Makers at 14. Using his knitting skills taught by...
Sam Kodo
LC-COM (Low cost-Computer)/ Infinite Loop
Sam Kodo, the founder of Infinite Loop, built his first robot at 8. With personal computers still a luxury in Togo, he started a...
Winnifred Selby
Ghana Bamboo Bikes Initiative
Winnifred Selby co-founded the Ghana Bamboo Bikes (GBB) in an effort to address unemployment and environment degradation through effective use of local resources. Bamboo...
Gabriel Kombassere
Ribla Neda
Gabriel Kombassare, a young Ivorian man whose community poverty situation inspired him to make a difference. Seeking to eradicate starvation in his region, at...
Alain Nteff
Gifted Mom
Alain Nteff, alarmed by the high infant and maternal mortality rate in his community, at 20 developed a mobile app called Gifted Mom to...
Chineye Okoro Onu
Mosaicspiration Project
Chineye’s passion for art and the environment stirred up a desire to create a space where she could teach fellow students how to create...
Jeffrey Mulaudzi
Mulaudzi Bike Tours
Jeffrey Mulaudzi is the CEO and founder of Mulaudzi Bike Tours, a lifestyle bike tour company started to nullify the misconceptions about his township-...
Thato Kgatlhanye
Repurpose Schoolbags
Thato Kgatlhanye founded Repurpose Schoolbags at 21. Many kids in her community had plastic bags as book bags, so she felt the need to...