PHOEBE: Jewelry with a purpose
Written by: Stephanie Blum Elizabeth Lahey (or Lizzie, as she likes to be called) was born in the Midwest and describes herself as “coming from the non-profit world.” Graduating with a major in Strategic Communication from Miami University of Ohio, she always had a...
She Hacks Africa: fighting the challenges that prevent girls from enrolling in STEM
Written by: Stephanie Blum Yunus&Youth Fellow Tolulope Owajoba Adeyemo is a social entrepreneur from Nigeria with experience in international development. She holds a degree in Microbiology from Obafemi Awolowo University in Nigeria, did a social entrepreneurship...
Alex’s Adventure: how our choices impact our lives
Written by: Stephanie Blum Nicole Ryan transformed the sad story about her brother’s death into information to help others. Her connection with the issue gave her the strength to go out and educate young students about drugs to reduce the harms...
Publiseer: Allowing Creatives Worldwide to Monetize Their Work
Written by: Sierra Goerg “We are not the only ones,” thought Yunus&Youth fellow, Chidi Nwaogu, which sparked him and his twin brother, Chika, to create an online publishing platform for African authors and musical artists. In 2017, Chidi and Chika came across a...
Sisterhood: when girls design their space in the world
Written by: Mako Muzenda When Rachita Saraogi and Rebecca Thomson were studying design at Central Saint Martins, they noticed a trend that would ignite their desire to start Sisterhood. “Sisterhood began as a research project,” explains Saraogi. The number of women...
CyprusInno: development, peace and social business
How about helping to promote peace in a country with war history while developing the start-up ecosystem? That was Steven Stavrou and his co-founder Burak Doluay’s idea. Written by: Stephanie Blum Steven has a strong connection with Cyprus, an island divided for over...
Wings of the Night: a social business helping end Malaria
Written by: Stephanie Blum “You never know how powerful an idea is until you go out and put it into action”, those were the words from Yunus&Youth Fellow Tyler Vogel as advice to young students when he was invited to speak at high school graduation last month....
Blooming Bs: providing children with healthy, nutritious, and delicious meals
Written by: Stephanie Blum Rihab Hasanain, 35 years old and mother of 2, is an amazing woman. Not just she is an assistant professor in the largest female university in the world, Princess Noura University, and passes her knowledge to empower female students and...
Providing access to safe water for all
Written by: Lucas Bernar Yunus&Youth Fellow Madhav Datt was 8 years old when he first realized water scarcity was a huge problem. He was in a science class when the teacher said that the water table in India was falling by almost two feet every year. At the time,...
Epix: Connecting people with the power of empathy
Written by: Mako Muzenda When Ignacio Rodriguez started Epix in late 2015, he was driven by a desire to tell human stories. He had previously worked in France at a company that combined education and technology. This was the beginning of his journey in social...