Francisco Torres
Francisco majors in Law and Anthropology with a minor in Sociology and Geography at Universidad de Los Andes. He was the Director of Social Responsibility in his University Students Council. He is the recipient of the Banco de la República Academic Excellence scholarship for his outstanding results in the Colombian State exam (ICFES). In 2022 […]
Maria Jose Medina Moreno
María José is a last semester government and public affairs student at Universidad de los Andes Bogotá, Colombia. She has a minor in International Studies and has always been interested in international development, innovation, the power of education and the impact the public sector can have on political and social matters. She enjoys participating in […]
LUCHA
Soacha, amongst the biggest slums of Colombia, has one of the highest rates of displaced people, sexual violence, and unemployment. LUCHA aims to prepare marginalized students in Soacha to excel in Colombia’s official state tests and to guarantee affordable access to higher education and the end of cycles of poverty.
Sandra Mukoya
Mukoya Sandra is a final year student at Makerere University pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in social work and social administration. She is a co-founder of Kwesa Organic Products, a social venture that aims at ensuring a safe and clean environment for everyone and promoting natural and healthy organic products. Sandra is a very hardworking and […]
Kaweesi Edwin
Kaweesi Edwin is currently a student at Makerere University pursuing an undergraduate degree in social work and social administration. He is a co-founder of Kwesa Organic products which is waste management venture in the slums of Kampala based in Namuwongo slum. Edwin’s goal is to see his community changed and that is why he is […]
KWESA- Organic Products
Kwesa Organic is dedicated to empowering communities to manage and reuse their waste, reduce improper disposal, and protect the environment. Through education and sensitization programs, we conduct workshops in both schools and communities, and engage children and parents in clean-up activities, equipping them with the knowledge and skills for effective waste management and reuse. In […]
Ruth Ainebyoona
Ruth is a student leader in her 2nd year at Makerere University pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Communication. As an enterprising lady, she held different leadership positions in her high school and won entrepreneurship awards. As a proponent of human rights and women empowerment, Ruth has been involved in community service activities to […]
Touch One Reach All (TOORA)
Touch One Reach All (TOORA) will seek to address unemployment by providing hands-on skills training in weaving, crocheting, and sewing of high demand products to women with few economic opportunities. The venture will also provide them with capital and look for markets to empower them economically.
Levi Tukundane
Levi Tukundane is a journalist turned farmer, Resolution Fellow (Class 14), and former President of the MasterCard Foundation Scholars at Makerere University. After graduating in 2022, he resigned from his job to dedicate himself to empowering vulnerable individuals in his community. He founded Touch One Reach All (TOORA), a Resolution-funded Community-Based Organization addressing critical social […]
Smile Waste
Smile Waste collects agricultural waste, such as corn husks and shea nutshells, from local farms in the city of Parakou, Benin, and recycles them into sustainable biofuels to reduce the number of trees that are felled for fuel, remove the agricultural waste products from the community, and create a new revenue stream for farmers who […]
