Grace Bako
Grace Bako is the founder and director of Mshauri Youth Empowerment Program, MYEP, a non-profit organization that seeks to bridge the inequality gap in Kenya by availing learning resources to under-resourced areas in the country. Her passion for inclusivity for all and empowerment of the vulnerable in society is the driving force behind the […]
Dorris Mwangi
Dorris is a student doctor, social entrepreneur and SDG4 Advocate based in Kenya. She grew up noticing gaps in education and co-founded Mshauri_YEP to provide educational resources and opportunities to children and youth in under resourced areas. As the director of programs she seeks partnerships and implement programs that allow their beneficiaries to access libraries, […]
Edem Fie
Edem Fie is a selfless person committed to bringing fulfillment to individuals through pragmatic and sustainable solutions to rural challenges including food loss, impractical education, poor housing, and spatial configuration. Edem has demonstrated a passion and willingness to ensure the mentorship of students through voluntary teaching and coaching of high school students. Edem is keen […]
Etornam Tsyawo
Etornam Celestine Tsyawo graduated from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana, with first-class honors in chemical engineering. She aspires to become a professional engineer, an entrepreneur, a mentor, and a philanthropist. With so much interest in food processing and preservation, she has worked on projects in that field, one of which […]
Dorothy Napor
Dorothy Bindinpom Napor studied BSc. Electrical / Electronic Engineering at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. She believes in making her society a better, safer, and more exciting place. Being the first child of a single parent taught her how to manage her life and care for others. She is a great team player […]
Lawali Franck Ghislain Ki
Lawali Franck Ghislain Ki is a young Mastercard foundation scholar from Burkina Faso enrolled at the American University of Beirut. Lawali is a dreamer, passionate about entrepreneurship, engineering, and community building. He strongly aspires to transform Africa and people’s lives through the junction of these passions and his studies at university. Lawali closely shadowed various […]
Kevin Ganza
Kevin Ganza is a MasterCard scholar at the American University of Beirut majoring in business with a double concentration in business information decision systems, and finance. Kevin is also a bridge2rwanda scholar class of 2018, a program that prepared tomorrow’s leaders. Kevin has been working with different non-profit organizations in combining data to make decisions […]
Samson Idabu
Samson Idabu is an undergraduate at the University of Cape Town studying Chemical Engineering. He is passionate about solving problems facing his community and seeks to share his skills with others to create a better community. He is a founding member of FONA Health Initiative which is a community education, give-back project based in Tanzania […]
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 […]
