Dheer Bhatnagar
Dheer Bhatnagar is a graduate from the National Law School of India University in Bangalore, India. He works in London, and has also worked on multiple projects as part of his social responsibility. Among these projects is one completed with help from a grant from the Resolution Project, Dheer’s team – also consisting of Surbhi […]
Indian Monsoons
Dheer Bhatnagar, Aditya Kumar, and Surbhi Kuwelker received Resolution Fellowships in 2010 to establish ‘Indian Monsoons,’ a rainwater harvesting pilot project on their university campus (National Law School, Bangalore). This project has saved more than 1.2 million litres of water to-date, in a city which is beginning to wake up to some of the worst […]
Daniel Sopdie
Daniel Sopdie is the Regional Strategy Manager at Greater MSP, where he builds, supports and guides teams and coalitions of partners to execute the regional economic development strategy. Before joining Greater MSP, Daniel was the Senior Program Manager at the Office of University Economic Development (UED) at the University of Minnesota. Daniel’s other experience includes […]
Linda Samuel Nkosi
Linda Nkosi is a Swazi citizen from Manzini, Swaziland. Linda attended Waterford Kamhlaba United World College of Southern Africa in Mbabane, Swaziland, where he attained an International Baccalaureate Diploma. Linda is currently a 4th year student at Wartburg College, pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Business Administration with a Finance concentration. Linda […]
Aseya Kakar
Aseya Kakar is a graduate from United World College of the Atlantic (UWCAC). She is currently a senior at Wartburg College, where she is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration and International Relations. Aseya Kakar was born in Kabul, Afghanistan. She served as a Vice President in the International Club of Wartburg […]
Malindza Sustainable Energy for Peace
This team constructed a 60m^3 bio-latrine digester at a refugee camp in Mpaka, Swaziland, providing skills training, employment, waste management, and renewable energy for this 400-person community. This project frees local women and children from firewood searching and harmful wood-burning, with educational, agricultural, health and sanitation benefits for all. The refugees trained to be biogas […]
Tinotenda Makuvire
Tinotenda is a student from Zimbabwe currently pursuing his undergraduate degree in electrical engineering at McGill University. He is passionate about sustainable energy and community development. Energy is the backbone of most economies and we often exploit energy in ways that are not sustainable especially in Africa where most energy sources are still very traditional. […]
Jacqueline Nguyen
Jacqueline is in her third year studying Molecular Toxicology at the University of California, Berkeley. She has a strong interest in anything and everything related to energy, cleantech, public policy, and the environment. Before attending college, she lived in South Korea for three years, where she worked with North Korean refugees and was involved in […]
ZimDigester
ZimDigester will focus on renewable energy for home use at an affordable price in rural Zimbabwe. The project will provide animal and food waste bio-digesters and deliver training to individual households on how to use the technology.
Nicholas Toronga
Nicholas Toronga is a third-year student pursuing a major in Finance and a concentration in Business Analytics at McGill University. Born and raised in Zimbabwe, Nicholas is an active community builder. Apart from co-founding ExlAfrica, Nicholas was actively involved in Zimbabwe as a facilitator at LUT- a social enterprise that won the 2011 Harvard Innovation […]
