In June of last year, I walked into a Rise interview as a finalist with hope in my heart and my fingers crossed that all would turn out well. In September, I was one of the 100 young people chosen out of 80,000+ others to embark on the journey of change-making with Rise, and you could not even imagine my excitement.
Fast forward to just two weeks ago in London, where I was opportune to meet the most amazing group of young changemakers ever: the Rise Global Winners! Through the workshops, the networking mixers, and the fun interactive sessions, I got to make 99+ new friends, even getting to meet the brains working behind the scenes to make such an exceptional program a reality!
From speaking with inspirational leaders and changemakers like Elizabeth Kiss, Vee Kativhu, ed.m and Matt Clifford to visiting places like The Francis Crick Institute, a hub for scientific research on the innovative gene-editing CRISPR, and 10 Downing Street, the residence of the British Prime Minister, the Rise residential summit was a uniquely empowering experience for me as a lover of learning and a developing leader and changemaker. I am excited to leverage this knowledge and valuable lifelong connections for future growth and impact.
My deepest gratitude goes to the Rhodes Trust and Schmidt Futures for creating an empowering platform for young changemakers through Rise, to the most exceptional people I was able to network with, and of course to my fellow Rise Global Winners for a most amazing summit!
Here's to the next generation of changemakers!!!
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