LadyLeads
LadyLeads empowers unemployed Burundians (75% women, 25% men, aged 18-25) who have completed or are completing secondary education. Through comprehensive entrepreneurship training and mentorship, we equip participants with the tools to launch sustainable businesses, simultaneously advancing gender equity in leadership roles and fostering economic growth in their communities.
Christa Bella Nibaruta
Christa Bella Nibaruta is a proud Burundian currently pursuing her bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering at the United States International University–Africa in Kenya. She is the founder of LadyLeads, a social venture that empowers young women and men in Burundi with digital and entrepreneurial skills to promote gender equality and economic independence. Passionate about inclusive […]
Rising Hope Foundation
Rising Hope Foundation aims to empower widows in Lajwatek Village through cattle rearing, which can generate income for them through milk sales and organic manure for the garden. They can also use the cattle to plough the land, increasing crop productivity, sustaining the family, and improving financial stability.
Miriam Okwera Acen
Acen Miriam Okwera is a beacon of hope, passionately pursuing her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at the United States International University- Africa (USIU-Africa). As the Co- Founder and Project Leader of Rising Hope Foundation, she is dedicated to uplifting widows in Lajwatek Village, Uganda. Her social venture empowers these women through sustainable cattle rearing, […]
Loruba Manasseh
Loruba Manasseh is a passionate community leader, filmmaker, and social impact advocate from Uganda. As a Resolution Fellow, he co-founded the Rising Hope Foundation to empower widows in Lajwatek Village through sustainable cattle rearing and food production. Having grown up in a refugee context, Manasseh is driven by a deep commitment to dignity, resilience, and […]
Calista Gunawan
Calista is a rising senior at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, majoring in Accountancy and Data Science with a passion for UI/UX design. She is a team member of Jila, a student-led social venture dedicated to reducing language barriers for Q’anjob’al-speaking immigrants in the Champaign-Urbana area. Through a mobile app that provides short, domain-specific […]
Jila
Jila aims to empower immigrants who speak Q’anjob’al with practical language skills crucial for daily life, enhancing their social integration and access to vital services. Jila mobile application would provide instructional videos in Q’anjob’al, offering guidance on essential topics like healthcare, transportation, employment, facilitating communication in English for basic survival.
Saket Reddy
Saket is studying Computer Science & Linguistics at the University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). He serves as the Tech Lead for J¡la, a social venture developing a mobile app that consolidates resources for speakers of under-resourced languages. Saket enjoys using computer science and entrepreneurship for social impact. At UIUC, he is part of the […]
Ashwitha Sankar
Ashwitha Sankar attends the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where she is pursuing a degree in Interdisciplinary Health Sciences with a minor in Public Health. She is the co-founder and project manager of Jila, a social venture that reduces language barriers for Q’anjob’al-speaking immigrants in the Champaign-Urbana area through a mobile app offering educational videos on […]
Fundoria
Fundoria is an AI incorporated educational platform that teaches K-5 students financial literacy initatives through personalized, learning style incorporated activities. Refferencing Coolmath Games and the social engagement of Club Penguin, Fundoria empowers kids to make thoughtful money choices while playing, exploring, and growing in their real worldscenario skills.
