Half of Zeitgeist winners from Africa
INNOVATIONS
By BiztechAfrica – May 6, 2012, 8:57 a.m.
Five of the ten global Google Zeitgeist Young Minds contest winners are from Africa.
The contest invited young people to apply to be part of Zeitgeist Young Minds, an opportunity for young people to showcase how they are making a positive impact in the world.
This year’s winners have now been named, five of them from Africa. They are:
Ada Umeofia (19) from Nigeria WeBuilt: Africa is a design-centered social enterprise that redesigns and constructs market stalls for poverty-stricken Africans by recycling found building materials in slums. View the video:
Joel Mwale (19) from Kenya Skydrop Enterprise Inc has brought safe drinking water to a community of 5,000 and has become a profitable enterprise from selling bottled water across Kenya and Uganda. View the video:
Jordan Ridge (23) from South Africa Made by Mosaic is a job creation project for women in South Africa addressing the challenges of economic development in the townships. View the video:
Sibusiso Tshabalala (20) from South Africa Developed reading clubs and a library renovation programme in South Africa to encourage critical thinking and thoughtful debate within local high schools. View the video:
Simeon Oriko (23) from Kenya The Kuyu Project trains school children on how to use social media for social change and promotes digital literacy. View the video:
