HappyDel
HappyDel is a non-profit social enterprise that leverages high mobile and Internet penetration in Africa to offer peer-to-peer counselling services for occupational therapy students and to raise awareness about mental health issues through social media platforms and a mobile app.
Asterix Hassan
Asterix Hassan is currently pursuing a double degree in Economics and Political science at McGill University. He is ever interested in improving the socio-economic welfare of his country Kenya and takes a keen interest in economics and politics. Equally important, he is a venturous social entrepreneur who is ever willing to seek innovative ways through […]
Susan Hilda Lokolimoe
Susan studies Social work and Social administration at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda. She co-founded Girls Alive Uganda with classmates Suzan Mutoni and Marion Apio to address the lack of sanitary materials for vulnerable girls in Tororo District, Uganda.
Suzan Mutoni
Suzan is an undergraduate student of Environmental Health Sciences at Makerere University School of Public Health. She is the Project coordinator of the Girls Alive Project, an initiative that breaks the major barrier to girl child education through making reusable sanitary towels and teaching menstrual hygiene. She is also the head of the Public Health […]
Girls Alive Uganda
Girls Alive Uganda aims to address the lack of sanitary materials for vulnerable girls in Tororo District, Uganda. The project will produce and distribute affordable sanitary pads to reduce high rates of menstrual-related school absenteeism, which remains a key barrier to girls’ education in Uganda.
Marion Apio
Marion will be graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Communication at Makerere University. She has a passion for communication, girl-child empowerment, and social transformation among young women in her country. She is the C.E.O of Girls Alive Uganda, an initiative providing training in making reusable sanitary towels and support to girls in […]
Yeshwant Chillakuru
Yeshwant is currently a sophomore at The George Washington University majoring in economics and biology in the 7 Year BA/MD Program. As a runner for over 5 years, he started Project Dream Miles to use running and technology to support local nonprofits making a tangible impact in the community. Aside from working on Project Dream […]
Project Dream Miles
Yesh’s venture, Project Dream Miles, uses running and technology to create local social change. We are creating a run-tracking app, DreamRun, that lets runners easily connect with sponsors and raise money for local charities. Every mile logged on the app will raise money for a local nonprofit. We have partnered with local charities in the […]
Edwin de Wit
Edwin de Wit is an Industrial Design Engineering student at The Hague University in his last year of obtaining BSc. As a designer he focusses on creating pragmatic solutions to solving societal issues and benefit people’s lives. He is driven by the need to grow and improve. Edwin acquires satisfaction working towards, and achieving, an […]
TukAid
TukAid will design a conversion kit that can transform an average TukTuk into an emergency medical care vehicle.
