Lorna Rutto, Kenyan, 28 years old
Green tech entrepreneur, founder of EcoPost
EcoPost is a company that produces environmentally friendly fencing posts. The company collects plastic waste to create the fencing posts.
Patrick Ngowi, Tanzanian, 28 years old
Ngowi set up Helvetic Solar Contractors Limited, a company that installs and maintains solar power systems throughout the northern circuit of Tanzania.
Evans Wadongo, Kenyan, 26 years old
Chairman, Sustainable Development for All Kenya
Wadongo, an engineer, designed a solar-powered LED lantern called MwangaBora (Swahili for “Good Light”). It replaces dangerous kerosene lamps and firelight in rural Kenya. His company also helps people sell the lamps.
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