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I will be a social entrepeneur devising and coming up with solutions to tackle Africas energy issues. I want to be founder of an organizaiton and already have a ton of experience doing fieldwork in Africa, in implementing sustainable renewable energy solutions for villages throughout Africa. I want to help stimulate the local economy, by implementing… Continue

I chose Laura Stachel as my hero to shadow. Laura Stachel is the founder of WE CARE Solar, which stands for Womens Emergency Care and Reliable Energy. It is a foundation which provides solar powered solutions to municipal hospitals in Nigeria, in the hopes of reducing maternal mortality rates. She has done incredible work and she is a finalist in the… Continue

Embrace market mechanisms (Giving stuff away rarely works as well as selling it.) This holds very true in innovation in developing countries. Giving stuff away rarely works because of the fact that its an unsustainable finance solution. Over time, you or your organization wont have the money nor the resources to keep give stuff away, and your original intent of social entrepeneurship will come to a startling halt. Inorder to avoid this situation, embrace market mechanisms, like micro-finance… Continue