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JAMES SAMBA DRIVES CHANGE: SIERRA LEONE’S SOCIALLY INNOVATIVE YOUTH ENTREPRENEUR IGNITES A GREEN REVOLUTION
Meet James Samba, a visionary entrepreneur and self-taught innovator from Pujehun District, Sierra Leone. From his early days of tinkering with gadgets to leading Sierra Electric Technologies, James embodies the values of social entrepreneurship, youth development, and innovation. In this blog post, we’ll delve into his inspiring journey, the impact of Sierra Electric Technologies, and the broader implications for sustainable development in Sierra Leone and beyond. When the Passion Sparks James’s journey began in Pujehun, where his fascination with technology took root. At the age of 14, he dismantled his grandmother’s radio, setting the stage for a lifelong passion for creating and innovating. This early curiosity laid the foundation for…
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Starting with WHY?
Starting with WHY? 2023 was a year of diverse experiences and lessons for many. For me, it was a period of profound learning. 2023 was a year of diverse experiences and lessons for many. For me, it was a period of profound learning. Entering 2024, the key takeaway from last year is the significance of beginning with the question “WHY?” In late 2023, a friend presented me with Simon Sinek’s book “START WITH WHY,” which included a remarkable story that I’m sharing in this article. The story goes: A team of American car executives visited a Japanese assembly line. At the end of the line, doors were attached to hinges, just as…
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USING PHOTOGRAPHY TO HELP OTHERS
The Beginning How I got started I had just landed in Miami and it was nearly a hundred degrees. I got the rental car and headed straight into gridlocked traffic. The exit was not moving and my time window was closing, so I decided to pass a few cars in a not-so-perfectly-legal manner. Of course, one of them happened to be an undercover cop who immediately pulled me over. Boop Boop. Just my luck. I explained to him the longest story imaginable and he laughed it off and let me go with a warning. Phewf! I was on my way to meet someone off of Craigslist to purchase my first…
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TRYING TO LEAD A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE IN AFRICA? LEARN FROM FRANCIS STEVENS GEORGE
Meet the man whose dreams led him into relocating home and engineering the change that he so desired. Francis Stevens George is on a mission to help build startups and scale up companies in Sierra Leone that will go global. He perceives that in doing so, he will be creating thousands of jobs, support in growing the economy and more importantly bring about social inclusion.In fulfilling these needs, He founded Innovation SL and Innovation Axis both are Entrepreneur Support Organizations (ESOs) which he manages directly. Innovation Axis provides pre incubation, incubation and Acceleration support to starts and scale ups. Innovation SL takes a leadership role in mapping and enabling an…
