This archive report was first published on 27 August 2019.
15 African Social Entrepreneurs Win 2019 Resolution Social Venture Challenge ¶
Published on August 27, 2019
15 African social entrepreneurs have been named winners of the 2019 Resolution Social Venture Challenge, a collaboration between the Mastercard Foundation and The Resolution Project.
The winners will receive seed funding, mentorship, and access to a network of global changemakers to pursue impactful projects in their communities.
Ashley Collier, Senior Program Manager, Youth Engagement at the Mastercard Foundation, said, “By winning the Social Venture Challenge, these young leaders have earned the resources, network, mentorship, and capital they need to bring their ideas to life.”
2019 Social Venture Challenge Winners ¶
Cameroon ¶
Bottle Furniture, a project by Msouobu Guewou Shester Landry from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, aims to alleviate plastic bottle pollution in Douala, Cameroon by upcycling bottles to produce furniture for the community.
Gambia ¶
HERFuture, a project by Haddijatou Touray, Isatou Jallow, and Sally Dibba from Ashesi University, aims to provide leadership opportunities to underprivileged girls in Serrekunda, Gambia.
Ghana ¶
Api-Smart, a project by Elikplim Avor and Ransford Aniagyei from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, aims to create employment and reduce poverty in Bebuso, Ghana by training young people in bee-keeping and honey production.
Duafe, a project by Ermyntrude Adjei and Matilda Koa from Arizona State University, aims to close the gender gap in technology by teaching programming skills to young girls in Kumasi, Ghana.
Kenya ¶
Linda, a project by Grace Nkatha Kiruja, Martine Irakoze, and Prudence Akoth Hainga from University of Edinburgh, seeks to promote sexual-health education and sexual assault awareness in primary and secondary school students in Kenya through a subscription-based text message service.
Soma, a project by Mathew Bushuru, Moses Kirathe, and Shinina Muthiora from University of British Columbia, aims to increase access to free educational tools and resources for high school students in Nairobi, Kenya.
Lebanon ¶
EduPass, a project by Eslam Abo Alhawa, Mahmoud Kanso, and Nour Al-Bidewe from American University of Lebanon, aims to develop an application that will help students, who had to leave secondary school, to gain the knowledge and practical skills they need to be successful.
Malawi ¶
MUSHECO Farm, a project by Jireh Mwamukonda and Yamikani Ng’ona from EARTH University, is training unemployed youth and women in Mzuzu, Malawi to cultivate high-quality oyster mushrooms at a low cost.
Rwanda ¶
Healthy_Us, a project by Marie Aimée Nirere and Nadine Iradukunda from Ashesi University, aims to increase the wellbeing of orphans in Kigali, Rwanda through a nutritional awareness program.
Senegal ¶
Guérté Réwmi Company, a project by Fatou Sambe from American University of Beirut, aims to create jobs in Dakar, Senegal through peanut production.
Uganda ¶
AgriSan, a project by Amanuel Eshete and Edith Naisubi from Ashesi University, aims to establish a community market garden for underprivileged rural women in the Pallisa District of Uganda.
GenFarm Financial Enterprise, a project by Allan Busuulwa and Arnold Katende from EARTH University, will empower smallholder farmers in Northern Uganda through financial literacy training, access to agricultural technologies, and end-to-end services that optimize crop yields and labour productivity.
Pura Vida, a project by Grace Aguti and Peter Onyango from EARTH University, is tackling food insecurity in the Gulu District of Uganda by developing an innovative greenhouse and food drying system.
Zimbabwe ¶
DeepEye Initiative, a project by Esau Mhandu and Ronald Tumuhairwe from Ashesi University, aims to reduce the impact of HIV/AIDS in Harare, Zimbabwe by providing support to vulnerable children and families.
