Christopher Kaahwa
Christopher Kaahwa hails from Kabarole District, in Western Uganda. He’s a MasterCard Foundation Scholar at Makerere University pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Communication whose dream is to become a voiceful journalist and guide people from all walks of life to reason together and provide solutions to challenges affecting their communities. He’s one of […]
Sybelle Miguel
Currently, at the end of her degree in Computer Security, Sybelle is passionate about web development and is therefore interested in the security of web applications. Having always wanted to become a doctor, her involvement in E-Health was really triggered by the death of her sister in deplorable conditions at the hospital. She is therefore […]
Kayiteesi Rebecca
Kayiteesi Rebecca is an undergraduate student pursuing bachelor of science in agriculture at Makerere University-Uganda under the MasterCard foundation scholarship. She was born on the 9th June 1998 and the third born of four. She is the founder of Mushroom Hill and also the farm director of the same. Her growing up in a less […]
Mushroom Hill
Mushroom Hill will provide households with children, who dropped out of school because of the economic impacts of COVID-19, with training in mushroom growing, availing spawns and markets so they can increase their incomes and afford school fees.
Lucien Medjiko
Lucien Medjiko is a Mastercard Foundation Alumni. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Abomey-Calavi. Lucien is currently undergoing a one-year gap to gain professional experience in the IT industry before enrolling in a master’s degree with a concentration in cybersecurity. His academic excellence and leadership qualities are proven by […]
Wonder
Wonder is creating an application that will make finding life-saving medication and medical treatments easier and more convenient for Beninese people. WondApp will track the inventories of local pharmacies and blood banks to inform its users about the pricing, availability, and insurances accepted by each healthcare provider in its network, giving beneficiaries a transparent option […]
Duplicate Sambani
Duplicate Sambani is a student at EARTH University in Costa Rica studying Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Management. She is from the rural district of Buhera Zimbabwe. Duplicate is a MasterCard Foundation scholar, a leader who has been a MasterCard student representative, Millennium 2019 fellow, SDSN Youth coordinator as well as a holder of the […]
Organomineral Fertilizer
The goal of Organomineral Fertilizer is to increase the production of crops through the use of smart fertilizers by combining organic and inorganic matter, giving more importance to the smart fertilizer to ensure an increase in food production to end hunger and poverty, as well as creating jobs through production.
Devankar Mukhi
Devankar Mukhi is the founder of Green New Detroit, a green educational startup that promotes being green on a budget by educating the high school age youth on utilizing DIY methods in reducing one’s carbon footprint, becoming more cost-effective, energy-efficient, and understanding how to acquire and analyze data to develop sustainable solutions such as green […]
Green New Detroit
Green New Detroit aims to provide education and tailored sustainability kits to make it easier for households in under-resourced communities in Detroit, Michigan to adopt sustainability practices. Devankar will be working with local students to map out the needs in each community, and then work with local partners and corporations to create sustainability kits that […]
