David Gai
David is a former refugee child who left his parents at 11 years to look for educational opportunities in Kakuma camp, Kenya. He got sponsorship to continue his studies in Uganda until Makerere University under MasterCard foundation scholarship and finished his Bachelor’s in Nursing Science. David is currently the CEO and founder of Refugees Educare […]
Brian Kirotich
Kirotich is tech enthusiast who loves to engage in building tech-based innovations that drive locally viable, high impact, scalable solutions. Driven by this intrinsic motivation, he co-founded Greenchar, a renewable energy startup that upcycles agricultural waste into clean and affordable cooking fuel. He has also worked on SokoMtaani a social enterprise revolutionising how small-holder farmers […]
Marvin Ambutu
Marvin is a Kenyan technology aficionado who enjoys developing tech-based innovations that foster locally viable, impactful and scalable solutions in service to society. He is currently pursuing a Bachelor’s in Computer Science at McGill University. He strongly believes in challenging the status quo to steer development back home through adopting fresh paradigms rooted in technology. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Oluwafolajimi Adesanya
Folajimi Adesanya is a Medical Doctor in training and a Policy Enthusiast who believes in the potential of young Nigerians like himself in being catalysts of positive transformation in the African society. He has over three years of experience in Mentorship, Capacity Building, Libertarian Movement and as a Social Entrepreneur. He is the Founder/Chief Administrator […]
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 […]
Jamie Boon
Jamie is a humanitarian designer studying industrial design engineering at The Hague University of Applied Sciences and has a desire to use innovation to be socially responsible. He has worked on numerous innovations which focus on addressing the pre-existing humanitarian crises to help provide relief to the individuals who are so heavily affected by them. […]
