Coumba Diakite

Coumba Diakite is the founder of the company BY’RECYCL, which aims to put an end to the waste thrown in the streets of Mali. The company produces furniture and decorative objects made from used tires. In the long term the company wants to become a waste management industry and make West Africa an ecological example worldwide. In the city of Bamako, every day nearly 30,000 cubic metres of household waste is thrown away and less than 1/5 is recycled. To contribute to the reduction of pollution caused by this waste thrown through incineration Diakite has created the company BY’RECYCL. The [...]

2021-02-08T09:24:46+00:0018th March 2020|

Diana Sididi

Diana Sididi is passionate about human rights, especially those of people living with disabilities. She is the project manager of a technology laboratory for women. She is also co-founder of Derhane, a vlog that advocates for the acceptance of differences of any kind, and this is the project she intends to develop through the incubator. Very sensitive to community conflict issues, Diana dreams of seeing peace in Mali.

2021-02-08T09:37:34+00:0018th March 2020|

Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi

Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi is a multimedia Investigative Freelance and a Data Science Journalist, reporting for Today95.1 FM, Port Harcourt and a columnist for Climate Reporters, a West African news site that publishes both in English and French. Through the incubator, she wants to continue investigating the need for the Government to provide quality healthcare services for all, especially those in rural communities, and hold health workers accountable. As a community reporter, she visits communities to find out their challenges and report in a way that brings government and non-profit organizations’ attention to these issues. She recently embarked on an investigation on [...]

2021-02-08T09:37:39+00:0018th March 2020|

Emmanuel Kaboshio Bagudu

Emmanuel Kaboshio Bagudu is a multimedia Journalist currently residing in Abuja. Besides holding a Bachelor of Arts (BA. Hons.) in Theatre and Performing Arts from Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Emmanuel has over the years engaged in different advocacy initiatives using the development communications strategy. Organisations such as the Premium Times, the British Broadcasting Corporation, The Nigerian Television Authority, and many civil society organisations have benefitted from his expertise. He is among the three winners of the 2020 edition of the SDG 16 innovation challenge in Nigeria organised by Accountability Lab. Through the incubator he intends to grow his initiative the [...]

2021-02-08T09:37:49+00:0018th March 2020|

Fouad Bajwa

Fouad Bajwa has been actively involved with open technology, public policy and entrepreneurship. He has worked globally with various initiatives targeted at bringing open and low- cost technology to the less privileged. He is contributing to startups in the areas of artificial intelligence, biomedical engineering, public policy and governance. A mass skills dissemination program promoting learning, community and recognition that tries to remove the barriers that stand in the way of acquiring skills.

2021-02-08T09:37:44+00:0018th March 2020|

Hassan Nurudeen

Hassan Nurudeen is currently the Programs and Operations Manager for Raising New Voices, a non-profit that advocates for good, inclusive governance and promotes civic education among the youth in Nigeria. The New Voices Citizen fellowship is a citizens participatory program geared towards encouraging, educating and supporting citizens in the grassroots communities advocating for local community issues. Fellows are required to identify a community challenge or issue that they are passionate about and will be working to solve during their fellowship. Issues the organization’s fellows are currently working on include access to quality education, maternal health challenges in primary health care [...]

2021-02-08T10:32:51+00:0018th March 2020|

Honey-Ann Ndubuisi

Honey-Ann Ndubuisi is a lawyer turned filmmaker. She believes that film is a powerful tool for advocacy and has spent the last three years building her capacity in filmmaking. Her debut film “Numb” addresses the issue of child abuse. It was screened at various film festivals including African International Film Festival (AFRIFF), Eko International Film Festival and Abuja International Film Festival. She has produced other films including “Man On the Bridge”, a documentary on domestic violence supported by the United States Embassy and Premonition. She is also an alumnus of the Integrity Icon Film Fellowship during which she was a [...]

2021-02-08T10:32:56+00:0018th March 2020|

Huzaifa Hussain

Huzaifa Hussain is an entrepreneur. In his over 15 years of experience, he has successfully implemented development sector projects worth over US$1 million. These projects were in the range of capacity building programs for chambers and association across Pakistan, start up coaching, business consultancy for trading companies and SME’s. He is currently working as an adjunct faculty member at the IOBM & Bahria University Karachi. He also contributes time as social worker in which he is an active worker in community based initiative on business upliftment programs. Through the incubator, he will work closely with the private sector to create [...]

2021-02-08T10:33:02+00:0018th March 2020|

Ismail Auwal

Ismail Auwal is an anti-corruption advocate with a passion for building tranparent, accountable institutions. He was inspired to become an innovator due to his passion for technology, which he believes should be an enabler in fighting corruption. At the age of 25, he became the Anticorruption Thematic Area Co-lead in the Kano State Open Governance partnership (OGP). He plans to mobilize and work with Community members in curbing the menace of corruption. He is among the three winners of the 2020 edition of the SDG 16 innovation challenge in Nigeria organised by Accountability Lab. Through the incubator he plans to [...]

2021-02-08T09:24:45+00:0018th March 2020|

Aba Sangare

Aba Sangare is the owner of a communication company called Baniko House located in Garantiguibougou where he employs two people. Arrêt is a platform that will allow young Malian filmmakers and underground musical groups from across the country to share their work.

2021-02-08T09:24:46+00:0018th March 2020|
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