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Monica Nabaasa

Monica Nabaasa

By maya zwang on July 5, 2017

As a child, Monica was fascinated by nature and understood the fact that forests play a crucial role in the earth’s survival and existence; as a result, it became Monica’s dream to engage in forestry conservation in Uganda.  Her undergraduate research project was on the population dynamics of the invasive paper mulberry tree, Broussonetia papyrifera, […]

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Alesia Ofori

Alesia Ofori

By maya zwang on July 5, 2017

Alesia is a highly motivated, committed and enthusiastic young lady from Ghana. Being a firm believer in giving back to her society, Alesia devoted herself to community service by joining the Jesse-Rhodes Foundation in creating awareness on hygiene and sanitation, teenage pregnancies, family planning and HIV/AIDS in rural communities in Ghana after completing High School.  […]

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Aboubakar (Ally) Sekora

Aboubakar (Ally) Sekora

By maya zwang on July 5, 2017

Ally is the youngest of three brothers and one sister, and has overcome many challenges in his life, including the 1994 Rwandan genocide, to be here. Ally holds a BSc (with honours) in Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness from the National University of Rwanda. In 2010, Ally founded the Rwanda Agricultural University Students Union (RWAUSU) with […]

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Florence Blooming Soyinka

Florence Blooming Soyinka

By maya zwang on July 5, 2017

Blooming is a MasterCard Scholarship recipient and a full time MBA student at the University of British Columbia – Sauder School of Business. She is the Founder of Africa Blooms Co., an online retail store that merchandises products proudly made in Africa locally and globally (www.africablooms.com).  Blooming believes that with hard work, persistence and the […]

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Patrick Munyurangabo

Patrick Munyurangabo

By maya zwang on July 5, 2017

Patrick is a motivated and hardworking individual, who, as a member of the Agahozo Shalom Youth Village, completed his secondary education with courage, resilience and determination, before coming to UBC. He has been heavily involved in a number of voluntary initiatives that seek to improve the conditions of his community. In high school, he was […]

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Abenezer Woldehana

Abenezer Woldehana

By maya zwang on July 5, 2017

Abenezer comes from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. While attending government school, he scored 99% in grade 8 and also straight A’s in grade 10 in Ethiopia’s national examinations, and continued to rank at the top of his class until he won one of three competitive scholarships to Sandford International School and completed the International Baccalaureate Diploma […]

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Mercy Wanalo

Mercy Wanalo

By maya zwang on July 5, 2017

Mercy graduated from Kapsabet Girl’s High School in Kenya.  Passionate about nutrition and education, she volunteered as a nutritionist at her local hospital where she worked closely with malnourished patients especially children from her local community.  She prescribed nutritious foods to help boost their immune systems, provided advice on healthy eating habits, and worked with […]

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Retsepile Sello

Retsepile Sello

By maya zwang on July 5, 2017

Retsepile won a competitive scholarship to study at Waterford Kamhlaba United World College of Southern Africa in Swaziland.  She has a great passion for community service, and has been actively involved in initiatives to support the people around her, including the Community Entrepreneurship Development Club, where she offered one-on-one support with a community member in […]

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Phanes Scotch

Phanes Scotch

By maya zwang on July 5, 2017

Scotch graduated from Kisumu Girl’s High School in Kenya, where she spent much of her spare time volunteering with children at the orphanage, a place where she feels most at home.  Her passion for community involvement has led her to work with the Independent Electoral Boundaries Commission (IEBC) in the registration of voters during the […]

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Akua Sakyi

Akua Sakyi

By maya zwang on July 5, 2017

Akua is a graduate of Holy Child High School in Ghana.  A talented athlete, sports have always been an important part of Akua’s life, especially football.  Keen to share her passion with her community in high school, she formed a sports committee that focused on inclusion and participation, where everyone was welcome to come out […]

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