November 2022

Three Young Sierra Leonean Innovators Among The Twelve Global Winners of The Generation Unlimited Global imaGen Ventures Competition

In the just concluded imaGen Ventures global innovation competition, three young innovators from Sierra Leone that developed anโ€ฏoffline database serverโ€ฏthat provides learning materialsโ€ฏoffline for young people without internet access are among the twelve global winners of the competition ahead of thousands of young innovators across more than 40 countries.

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Dr Pamela Phumzile Sithole

From domestic worker at the age of 14 to medical doctor at 24, the inspiring story of Dr Pamela Phumzile Sithole

Dr Pamela Phumzile Sithole is a proof that dreams do come true and with hard work, perseverance and determination you can achieve the impossible. Despite working as a domestic worker at the age of 14, she overcame this challenge with patience and tenacity. At 24, she earned a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree from the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.

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17-year-old South African who started making sneakers from his momโ€™s garage launches his own sneakers store

Two months ago, 17-year-old South African entrepreneur Utlwanang Mmeti launched his own footwear brand, โ€˜Dapper Footwearโ€™. Two months later, he has opened his own footwear store in Midrand, South Africa. He is Africaโ€™s youngest sneaker brand owner.

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Meet Marion K Conteh, a Sierra Leonean agri-preneur and founder of one of Sierra Leoneโ€™s first online B2B agricultural businesses

Marion Kainde Conteh is a young and promising Sierra Leonean looking to shape and revitalize the farming sector in the country. She is the founder of one of Sierra Leoneโ€™s first online Business-to-Business (B2B) agricultural establishments. Marion Conteh was born in the capital city of Freetown, Sierra Leone. Growing up, Marion was always eager about

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Zura Karuhimbi: The Rwandan woman who saved more than 100 people throughout the Rwandan genocide

Zura Karuhimbi is a Rwandan woman who saved more than 100 people throughout the Rwandan Genocide after claiming to be a witch with magical powers. Zura Karuhimbi was born to a family of traditional healers in the village of Musamo in Ruhango District District, not so distant from Kigali, in 1925. There was initially a

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23-year-old Jessikah Inaba becomes the UKโ€™s first blind Black barrister

23-year-old Jessikah Inaba has made history after becoming the first blind and Black barrister in the United Kingdom. Her success story was met with a huge round of congratulatory messages and as a reference of hope for those with special needs. Jessikah Inaba was born with an eye condition called bilateral microphthalmia. The condition causes

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