AFRICA TO THE WORLDMeet Africa's Finest
Kashub Steven Tumwesigye
Biodegradable plastic bags from cassava peels
An encounter with the largest landfill in Kampala created a lasting impression on Dr. Kashub’s mind that years later inspired him to make the first ever biodegradable plastic bag from cassava peels. Now imagine a world without ‘kaveera’ (polythene bags)
Leena Tripathi
A genome editing platform for Africa
Leena Tripathi’s journey started in India, made a stop in Nigeria, Uganda, Kenya and now is onto Tanzania. The purpose of all this is to provide African farmers with disease-resistant banana varieties. Be inspired by her story
Misaki Wayengera
Developing a Rapid Ebola Testing Kit - a 20 year journey
With funds dwindling, experiments failing and an ebola pandemic brewing in West Africa, Dr. Wayengera and his team were at their wit’s end. After a year of questioning “what is wrong,?” Dr. Wayengera finally found the missing link. This led to the development of Africa’s first rapid ebola testing kit
Pamella Paparu
Root rot resistant beans
Bean root rot disease can cause up to 70% yield loss. Despite this, scientists had not paid attention to the disease, until Dr. Pamela Paparu did. She set out to identify the first root rot resistant bean variety. On this journey, not even having a baby could stop her.