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By Gabriella Opara, Bird Story Agency NIGERIA - John Amanam hadn't planned on becoming a prosthetist. With a Fine and Industrial Arts degree, he dreamed of becoming a world-renowned sculptor. However, an accident in the family changed that trajectory - and launched a career. "In 2018, my younger brother had an accident
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By Charles Wachira, bird story agency NAIROBI - At just two years of age, Fredrick Ouko contracted polio. The disease left him with both of his legs permanently damaged. It has also left him determined to ensure that people with disabilities get equal opportunities. Today, the 40-year-old identifies with the 2.2% of
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Blinded at age five after contracting measles, Farisai Mlambo has overcome many obstacles to achieve the highest educational qualification. Now she wants to see change at educational institutions across the continent. By Walter Marwizi, bird story agency The rapturous applause that rang out during the graduation ceremony at the University of South
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Mbetsa, who made headlines in 2018 with a prototype for Africa's first human-carrying drone, is now on a mission to build the largest IoT service platform in the continent and has set up a factory to mass-produce tech sensors and devices. By Anne Ndungu, Bird Story Agency For as long as he
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Using AI, the Internet of Things and machine learning, Eugene Maseya is working towards a revolution in Malawi's agriculture space. After the country was battered by a series of cyclones, that revolution can't come fast enough. by Charles Pensulo, bird story agency In a suburban housing area in Lilongwe, 25-year-old Providence Maliro
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By Nokukhanya Musi–Aimienoho, bird story agency Eswatini - When 16-year-old Nomalungelo* (not her real name) lost her only surviving parent to COVID-19, she dropped out of school to fend for her younger siblings. "I had to wake up as early as 5 am and leave the informal settlement to look for work.
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By Njdozeka Danhatu, bird story agency Cameroon: As Julius Shegna Tcheshie tells it, the typical experience of a power user in the town of Nwa, where he spent five years as a physics teacher, is one of frustration. "It is 7.30 pm and I'm about to watch the evening news, but I'm
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By Laura Otieno Kisumu, Kenya - A rusty workshop standing on a lowly piece of land welcomes you when you visit the Wathorego site in Kisumu, Kenya. Heaps of used synthetic hair paint an aura of destitution and gives the impression of unmanaged waste. However, the heap is a pile of
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17 year old Maisha is leading the local community in turtle conservation in Ukunda, coastal Kenya. Through interaction with the local community Maisha has learned indigenous ways of saving turtles. She started ‘Tiwi Turtle Police’ initiative with the help of her father. The initiative runs in cooperation with local fishing
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