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LET’S TALK ABOUT SIERRA LEONE’S ENTAGLEMENT WITH THE ENVIRONMENT
It is no news! Yes, no news and with widespread understanding that Sierra Leone, together with the rest of the world, is fighting a global pandemic. It’s impact has such a negative effect on normal human activities, with a cloak of fear hanging on broodingly. The more stressed people are the more overwhelmed the proclaimed SUPER POWERS become. Sadly the ripple effect has no boundaries, it has left us all fighting to survive at all cost. Our survival has increasingly morbid effects on everything around us,more so the environment. In my country, Sierra Leone- our capital city has been prone to environmental disasters for the past few years due to environmental pollution,…
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MOKATE ASHU SHARES HIS FORMULA FOR INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN AFRICA
My dream is to see an innovative, entrepreneurial, united and transformed Africa. When innovation becomes the bedrock of your beliefs, designing new products and processes turns into a pattern. Mokate Ashu is on the course of raising a new generation of African Kings and Queens who through innovation and entrepreneurship, will re-brand Africa to the world. Being a self taught social engineer, he has ventured into projects and business development. Many people find his approach- disruptive. This humanitarian is giving back to his community through Global Entrepreneurship Corps: a social enterprise. Founded in 2015, to promote innovation, entrepreneurship and job creation. They are positioned to create enabling entrepreneurial ecosystems through…
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MASADA WASTE TRANSFORMERS -TURNS WASTE INTO OPPORTUNITIES
In Sierra Leone as in many other developing countries, the citizens struggle with waste collection best practices. In 2013, Sierra Leoneans excitedly welcomed the services of Masada , a waste management company with aspirations to convert waste to energy. Since then, the company has become a household name in handling waste management issues and supporting the waste management ecosystem, working towards monetising and adding immense value to the city’s waste. In 2015, Masada entered into a partnership with Dutch Company, The Waste Transformer to form the JV, The Masada Waste Transformers, to develop and implement a waste to energy project that will unlock the potential of biogas in Sierra Leone…
