Prudence Akoth Hainga
Prudence is a student at The University of Edinburgh in Scotland pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in political science. She is an outspoken individual, aspiring to be a diplomat and shift narratives that hinder women from taking up leadership roles in her hyper-patriarchal country, Kenya. As a Mastercard Foundation Scholar, she believes that collective input from […]
Martine Irakoze
Martine Irakoze is a Burundian student at the University of Edinburgh in International Relations & International Law. She is a serial entrepreneur, passionate about African youth empowerment. One of her favorite activities in Burundi is to walk around the streets of the slums, where it is common to see young people sitting inactive and unemployed. […]
Grace Kiruja
Grace is a twenty-one-year-old female, a Kenyan by birth. She attends The University of Edinburgh in Scotland, UK, where she is pursuing a bachelor’s in Global Agriculture and Food Security. She went to school mainly in Kenya before getting the chance to go to The United Kingdom. Grace has a lot of passion for matters […]
Linda
Linda seeks to promote sexual-health education and sexual assault awareness in primary and secondary school students in Kenya through a subscription-based text message service. By providing sexual education to teenage girls via text message, Linda will ensure the sensitive nature of its content will remain private and it can therefore break down taboos around the […]
Annelle Kayisire
Annelle is a student at Wellesley College in Massachusetts. She grew up in Kigali with her parents and four siblings. Her earliest memories include being a sister for the first time, where she witnessed, through her mother, the indispensable strength of women. Her biggest ambitions include improving reproductive health and designing creative technology for social […]
Crepin Kayisire
Crepin Gontran Kayisire is a Computer Science major at the African Leadership University. As a young man, Crepin was always interested in how machines work. In high school, as part of a STEM competition, he built a web application for students to meet and chat with tutors and mentors online. This project exposed him to […]
Kevin Gautier Kayisire
Kevin Gautier Kayisire is a 23-year-old gentleman residing in Kigali, Rwanda. He is currently a software engineer at HeHe Innovation Academy. A highly motivated and hardworking individual; Kevin is currently pursuing his Bachelors’s degree in Computer Science at the African Leadership University. Kayisire also did his high school studies at SOS Hermann Gmeiner Technical High […]
Holistic Life Organization
For three months, Holistic Organization plans to work with teen-mothers and children from Nyamata in the Eastern Province of Rwanda, who were unable to pursue their education, to teach intensive vocational, psychological, and social tools they need in order to be successful.
Shester Landry Msouobu Gueuwou
Shester Landry Msouobu Gueuwou is a young Cameroonian hailing from Bayangam (a small village in the Western region of Cameroon). He studied nursery and primary at Pi and Ju Nursery and Primary Bilingual School Complex Etoudi where he left with a First School Leaving Certificate. Then, he completed both Ordinary Level and Advanced Level at […]
Bottle Furniture
Bottle Furniture aims to alleviate plastic bottle pollution in Douala, Cameroon by upcycling bottles to produce furniture for the community. Bottle Furniture will produce tables, chairs, and cupboards for underprivileged homes, schools, and offices.
