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 […]
Maxwell Chinnah
Originally from Nigeria, Mr. Chinnah has grown to appreciate the gap that lies between those in the third world countries and their first world counterparts in terms of education and development. As a Computer Science major and Graphic Design minor, Mr. Chinnah has realized that the skills being learned can be applied in ways to […]
Godwin Attigah
Godwin Kojo Attigah was born in Accra, Ghana. He believes in a new Africa where science and technology drive success, and is currently pursuing this vision by majoring in Computer Science and minoring in Business administration. As an avid member of the open source software development community, Godwin states that his quest to solve lives’ […]
Terraoak
Resolution Fellows Maxwell Chinnah and Godwin Attigah have designed a new patent-pending clean cookstove that reduces smoke pollution by 90% and generates electricity from heat, making it 50% more fuel efficient than a regular charcoal stove. The stoves will be deployed in the Ashanti Region of Ghana by local youth, who will be trained to […]
Paul Ntege
Paul Ntege was born and raised in Uganda. He is a student at Trinity College Hartford, Connecticut, and he is a MasterCard Scholar with the Akwanya Program. Paul is a beneficiary of African Dream Initiative (ADI) and an ADI Scholar. In 2008 he joined the African Leadership Academy (ALA) in Johannesburg South Africa for two […]
Afro-Youth Agriculture and Demonstration Farm
In 2017, Paul launched a farm that sought to employ youth, train them to run their own farms, and provide produce to his region in Uganda.Paul has since transitioned into Resolution’s Continuing Impact Program.
Cristina Ramirez
Cristina is originally from Cumana (Sucre) in Venezuela. She graduated from Central University of Venezuela in Caracas, with a degree in Political Science in 2014. From a very early age, Cristina has been interested in social issues and was a leader in her high school. She was a member of the delegation of her university […]
