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10 Individuals Who Will Inspire You Common People Big Impact 1 Nigeria’S Inspirational Author and Chika Unigwe Activist 10 Individuals Who Will Inspire You Common People Big Impact 1 Nigeria’s Inspirational Author and Chika Unigwe Activist Nigeria Prize for Literature winner Chika She is also the founder of the Awele Crea- Unigwe is a notable writer best known for tive Trust, a unique initiative meant to sup- her books On Black Sisters Street, and port younger Nigerian writers under the Night Dancer. While her latest books were age of 26. This movement started after her first published in the West. Nigeria-based meeting at the NLNG award ceremony publishing house Parresia later acquired with the governor of Anambra State, the Nigerian rights to the books. where she is from in south-east Nigeria. www.chicamod.com 1 He donated land for the project, and her hope is that in 10 years time they can have enough funds to select winning writers within Nigeria’s young demographic. The Board of Awele Creative Trust is currently lead by Unigwe and made up of Professor Akachi Ezeigbo and Professor Femi Osofisan (writers and scholars); Ichie Nnaeto Orazu- like and Engr Kanene Dieobi (entrepreneurs and lovers of literature). Chika Unigwe holds a Ph.D is in English Literature, and speaks three languages which in- clude Flemish and Igbo, the local dialect in Nigeria (including Hausa). www.chicamod.com 2 2 Jeffrey Mulaudzi Entrepreneurial Biking Services South African Jeffrey Mulaudzi is a young The 22 year old entrepreneur kicked off his entrepreneur who has started a tourism unique business, Mulaudzi Alexandra business in the town of Alexandra, Johan- Tours, to coincide with the World Cup in nesburg by offering personal and up-close South Africa in 2010 by taking a loan from visits of the township to tourists travelling his mother and starting off with seven bicy- on bicycles. www.chicamod.com 3 cles. As tourism was on the rise during that period with a 16.8% increase compared to the previous year, his business also grew. He now has approximately seven clients a week, and charges $27 for a two-hour tour. While this is a great way for him to afford a living, his aim is also to disprove the negative stereotypes in the area by giving tourists a chance to discover the township for them- selves and talk to locals about their experiences, culture, and background. To book a tour with Mulaudzi Alexandra Tours, feel free to visit his website - http://www.alexandratours.co.za/ www.chicamod.com 4 3 Madeleine Nyiratuza Saving Rwanda’s Chimpanzees Madeleine Nyiratuza is no ordinary As the program coordinator for the Gish- woman. She has been tasked with one of wati Conservation Project, Madeleine Nyira- the hardest roles in Rwanda. Nyiratuza is tuza’s biggest task is barring the subsis- saving the few chimpanzees left in this tence farmers who border the Chimpanzee world by conserving the Gishwati forest in Conservation from entry into the forest. her home country. The farmers have families to feed and it is their opinion that their survival is far more www.chicamod.com 5 important than that of the chimpanzees. As such, the conservation has established border control and set up a thirty-mile corridor at the Nyungwe National Park for the chimpanzees to safely meet with other protected members of their species. Rwanda is a mountainous country and most of its volcanic mountains are home to moun- tain gorillas. The primates draw a lot of tourism revenue to the country. The Volcanoes Na- tional Park was Africa’s first National Park and Gishwati was once just a forest corridor that connected Volcanoes Park to the north and Nyungwe Park to the south. After the genocide the area continued to shrink due to human encroachment, and human activity thereby reduced the number of chimpanzees that lived in the mountains. President Paul Kagame then developed a long-term plan that laid the path for the Gishwati Conservation Project. The plan and project were also an effort to show the country’s farmers that they were important to the country. Madeleine Nyiratuza is naturally drawn to the environment. She attained her Bachelor’s De- gree in Biology, Geography and Education in 2004 from the Kigali Institute of Education. She taught primary school for two years before teaching Biology at Gisenyi College in Rwanda, where she worked on joint education and environmental projects between Gis- enyi College and Hockerill Anglo-European College in the U.K. The conservationist also started the Environment Club, which spearheaded the planting of more than 500 trees in local schools and increased conservation awareness among students. Nyiratuza also de- signed syllabi to be used to train local teachers on methods of teaching science and tech- nology in her country. A wearer of many hats, Nyiratuza is one of the founders and the current President of For- est of Hope Association (FHA), a local NGO that works on conserving Gishwati Forest Re- serve. She also works with the Wildlife Conservation Society/Rwanda Program as Project Manager for Monitoring Ecosystem Services, Agriculture and Livelihoods in Rwanda. Nyiratuza has said, “We need trees on those hills, not houses.” She has been trying to con- vince the local population that without trees Gishwati, which is nicknamed “The Forest of Hope”, will turn into a wasteland unable to support both man and chimpanzees. www.chicamod.com 6 4 Esther Mbabazi Rwanda’s First Female Pilot For a long time African women were only Esther Mbabazi, at 26 years old, didn’t just perceived as cradle rockers and care giv- stumble on a pilot career. Flying has been ers, but over time African society has her life long passion. She has wanted to changed its perception of its women as fly people since the age of four. Even after they embrace professional careers. A the death of her father in a plane crash in good example of the changing times is Es- the DRC, when she was only 10 years old, ther Mbabazi, Rwanda’s first female pilot. Mbabazi stayed determined. She spoke www.chicamod.com 7 of the incident on CNN’s African Voices. “From day one, he was always my biggest sup- porter or fan. But an accident is an accident. Like I said if someone gets hit by a car, you don’t stop driving.” It was after high school that Mbabazi set out to Uganda to attend pilot school. A year af- ter pilot school she travelled to Miami to train for RwandAir. At 24, Mbabazi became the first female pilot for RwandAir. Despite the second guesses she gets from both her colleagues and passengers, because of her age and gender, Mbabazi forges ahead. It has happened that some passengers have opted not to travel when they find out that she, a lady, is flying the plane. Mbabazi doesn’t lose hope. “My greatest memories are flying to different cities. Being in the sky gives you a whole other view…you get to see what they call a bird’s eye view of every- thing,” she disclosed in an interview. Mbabazi hopes that other women will not let their gender get in the way of their dreams, that through her aviation achievements other women would be inspired to attain more for their lives. “Time has changed and women are out there working, technology has changed and everyone has the brains to do something, now it’s not about how much bi- cep or how much energy you have.” www.chicamod.com 8 5 A 12 Year Old’s Journey in Zuriel Oduwole Re-branding Africa Meet Nigeria’s 12 year old Zuriel Oduwole, has interviewed at least 14 presidents and who is already an accomplished film prime ministers and many other social fig- maker, interviewer, and education advo- ures like the Williams sisters and the rich- cate. Her mission is to rebrand Africa. She est black man on earth, Aliko Dangote. www.chicamod.com 9 At her young age, she is the founder of ”Speak up. Dream up. Stand up”, a campaign she started to advocate for the education of the girl child. She has been staying true to her dreams and mission by combining a rich childhood and travelling the world to create docu- mentaries and high profile interviews, as well as inspiring kids on the African continent to keep dreaming and reaching for the stars. She even travelled to the World Cup in Brazil to promote her project #FollowTheBallForE- ducation. Faithful to the name she was given, which means “God is my rock” in Hebrew, she has re- mained steadfast until now in her vision. www.chicamod.com 10 6 From Cab Driver to Entrepreneur: Alhaji Mustapha Oti Ghana’s Organic Cosmetic King Boateng After being a cab driver for 19 years, Gha- He used his deep-rooted knowlege of na’s Alhaji Mustapha Oti Boateng decided herbs to help his community because the to wage war against the bleaching and practice of using creams and other cos- skin lightening practices in the country metic products to chemically lighten skin by producing a line of herbal cosmetics. tone is detrimental for one’s health, accord- ing to the World Health Organization. It is www.chicamod.com 11 however a very common practice in Ghana, among many other African countries. Boateng opens up about how his journey to success: What was your breakout product? I started with Chocho cream — the natural skin restorer and beauty soap. It is a local soap produced by our forefathers… It’s not all types of a disease that a cream can cure, but most of the skin ailments the cream can cure.
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