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A 30 year-old Malawian lady Racheal Sibande has been listed by Forbes Magazine amongst the 30 most promising young entrepreneurs in Africa.
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Rachel Sibande the Malawian super techwoman[/caption]
Sibande is the founder of Malawi’s first technology hub, the mHub, which she launched in November 2013.
The mHub hub nurtures, mentors and incubates young technology entrepreneurs.
It also exists in a new space of developing commercially viable technology solutions.
In 2015, Rachel received a prestigious award from GOOGLE as one of the most outstanding Computer Science Students in the world.
In March 2016; Rachel received yet another prestigious award from the Next Einstein Fellows Initiative as one of Africa's Next Einstein.
Rachel is an alumni of President Obama's Young African Leaders Initiative of 2012.
She is reading for a PhD in computer science at Rhodes University in South Africa. Rachel believes that the future of Malawi and Africa is in its youth.
Sibande is passionate about building a generation of critical thinkers and entrepreneurs. She has since established two initiatives within the hub; "Girls for Code" and "Children's Coding club". Through these initiatives; girls and children are taught how to develop technology applications in a quest to enhance participation in science and technology.
Through the hub; over 2,000 young people have been trained in technology and entrepreneurship and still counting. The hub incubates 8 startup companies and has a membership of 104 technology enthusiasts, innovators and entrepreneurs.
Recently, 10 year old Panashe Jere a product of mHub's Children's coding club was recognised by Mark Zuckerberg in California for an app he developed. Pananshe attended Facebook's grand F8 conference alongside three other young Malawians that developed a mobile application that provides information to pregnant mothers; also products of mHub.
Rachel is 30 years old, married with three Children.
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Mike Chilewe Junior: young Malawian entrepreneur[/caption]
Chilewe Jnr also listed
And 26 year-old Mike Chilewe Jnr is also mentioned in the list.
He is the son of one of Malawi’s most prominent and successful businessmen, Mike Chilewe. But the younger Mike is charting his own path and cutting his teeth as a media entrepreneur.
In 2015, Chilewe Jr, now 26, acquired
Star Radio Malawi, a floundering private radio station based in Lilongwe. With the help of media consultants and experts, he has been restructuring the station and is gradually building Star to become one of Malawi’s most successful radio stations.
Rachel Sibande the Malawian super techwoman[/caption]
Sibande is the founder of Malawi’s first technology hub, the mHub, which she launched in November 2013.
The mHub hub nurtures, mentors and incubates young technology entrepreneurs.
It also exists in a new space of developing commercially viable technology solutions.
In 2015, Rachel received a prestigious award from GOOGLE as one of the most outstanding Computer Science Students in the world.
In March 2016; Rachel received yet another prestigious award from the Next Einstein Fellows Initiative as one of Africa's Next Einstein.
Rachel is an alumni of President Obama's Young African Leaders Initiative of 2012.
She is reading for a PhD in computer science at Rhodes University in South Africa. Rachel believes that the future of Malawi and Africa is in its youth.
Sibande is passionate about building a generation of critical thinkers and entrepreneurs. She has since established two initiatives within the hub; "Girls for Code" and "Children's Coding club". Through these initiatives; girls and children are taught how to develop technology applications in a quest to enhance participation in science and technology.
Through the hub; over 2,000 young people have been trained in technology and entrepreneurship and still counting. The hub incubates 8 startup companies and has a membership of 104 technology enthusiasts, innovators and entrepreneurs.
Recently, 10 year old Panashe Jere a product of mHub's Children's coding club was recognised by Mark Zuckerberg in California for an app he developed. Pananshe attended Facebook's grand F8 conference alongside three other young Malawians that developed a mobile application that provides information to pregnant mothers; also products of mHub.
Rachel is 30 years old, married with three Children.
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Mike Chilewe Junior: young Malawian entrepreneur[/caption]
Chilewe Jnr also listed
And 26 year-old Mike Chilewe Jnr is also mentioned in the list.
He is the son of one of Malawi’s most prominent and successful businessmen, Mike Chilewe. But the younger Mike is charting his own path and cutting his teeth as a media entrepreneur.
In 2015, Chilewe Jr, now 26, acquired Star Radio Malawi, a floundering private radio station based in Lilongwe. With the help of media consultants and experts, he has been restructuring the station and is gradually building Star to become one of Malawi’s most successful radio stations.