Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi, founder of Stand to End Rape (STER)  is the  regional winner of the 2019 Commonwealth Youth Award for Africa and Europe. Her organization, which operates in Nigeria creates awareness about  sexual violence against women and girls and supports victims of rape.STER also trains healthcare providers on sexual violence response mechanisms, donates HIV …

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Johanan Dujon, one of the winners of the Commonwealth Youth Awards 2019 is the founder of ‘Algas Organics,’ the Caribbean’s first indigenous biotechnology company.Prior to embarking on this initiative the 26 year old  St Lucian was a physical education teacher. However almost four years ago, he  embarked on a journey to turn sargassum seaweed  into …

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Congratulations to 2019 Commonwealth Young Person of the Year Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi for being named one of Time magazine’s 100 world rising stars who are shaping the future. Nigerian women’s rights activist Osowobi is one of 53 women on a list of 100 names Time has dubbed “the world’s most ascendant leaders” who are “rising …

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