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Winnifred Selby

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Winnifred Selby
human
Ein sex anaa genderfemale Edit
Ein country of citizenshipGhana Edit
Name wey dem give amWinnifred Edit
Family nameSelby Edit
Languages edey speak, rep anaa signEnglish Edit
Ein occupationentrepreneur Edit
Educate forUniversity of Cambridge Edit
ResidenceKumasi Edit

Winnifred Kyei Selby be young social Ghanaian entrepreneur den de presido for de EPF Educational Empowerment Initiative wey dey Kumasi, Ashanti Region for Ghana insyd. She co-found de Ghana Bamboo Bike Initiative plus Bernice Dapaah at de age of 15.[1][2][3] Den at age 17, she establish another business, de Afrocentric Bamboo Initiative.[4][5] For 2018, she cam turn de first Ghanaian make dem induct am for Royal Institute of Singapore insyd.[6]

Education den career

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Selby attend Joy Standard College.[7] She sanso be an alumna of Cambridge University Leading For Change Executive Education den Fellow of de Royal Commonwealth Society.[8] She co-found de Ghana Bamboo Bike Initiative plus Bernice Dapaah for de age of 15 den de Afrocentric Bamboo Initiative for de age of 17 right after she plete ein secondary education.[4][9]

Awards den achievements

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  • Anzisha Prize Fellow[10]
  • World Economic Forum Global shaper[11]
  • Board member of Dawadawa Impact Investment Fund
  • Board member of de SHE Scholarships Fund of the EPF Educational Empowerment Initiative.
  • Finalist of de 2014 Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards[5][12]
  • Honoured Airtel Touching Lives 2014 Award[13]
  • Na dem honour am 2015 World of Children Award insyd New York[1][14]
  • Winner of de 2016 New African Woman in Science , Technology & Innovation Award[10]
  • Winner of de 2017 Queen’s Young Leader Award[6][15][16][17][18]
  • Dem feature am insyd Forbes as one of de social entrepreneurs insyd Africa to watch[5]
  • First Ghanaian make dem induct am into de Royal Institute of Singapore[6][19]
  • She host a TED talk plus TEDx Accra[20]
  • Na Former Presido of de United States, Barack Obama invite am make she be part of de 2015 Global Entrepreneurship Summit insyd Nairobi, Kenya[13]

Philanthropy den activism

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EPL Educational Empowerment Initiative[16]

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Winnifred's Menstrual Pads for Dignity

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Happy Feed Initiative

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Ghana Girls College

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W3 Initiative

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References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Winnifred Selby Receives 2015 World Of Children Youth Award At New York City Gala". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2019-09-10
  2. ↑ "Ghana goes green with bamboo bikes | DW | 18.09.2014". DW.COM. Retrieved 2019-09-09
  3. ↑ ISMAILY, Leyla (2014-11-19). "WINIFRED SELBY'S GHANA BAMBOO BIKES". Inspire Afrika. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Fearless & Flexible: Winnifred Selby's African Socio-Ecological Business". The Way Women Work. 2015-01-13. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Africa, Forbes Woman (2014-10-01). "The Eco-Princess". Forbes Africa. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Social entrepreneur inducted first Ghanaian member of Royal Institute of Singapore". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  7. ↑ Opaluwa, Ladi (2016-03-23). "Winifred Selby: riding on bamboo bikes". This is africa (in American English). Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  8. ↑ "Queen Elizabeth Honours Three Young Ghanaians". GhanaCelebrities.Com (in American English). 2017-07-01. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
  9. ↑ Kidula, Olivia (2014-08-31). "Bamboo Bikes Creating Sustainable Employment For Women In Ghana". Afromum. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Celebrating Africa's Youngest Entrepreneurs | Winnifred Selby". www.anzishaprize.org. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  11. ↑ "INDIAFRICA - Winnifred Selby". www.indiafrica.in. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  12. ↑ "Winnifred Selby". Cartier Women's Initiative (in English). 2014-06-16. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Royal Commonwealth Society honors Winifred Selby". www.ghanaweb.com (in English). 13 February 2016. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  14. ↑ "Winnifred Selby, World of Children". worldofchildren.org (in American English). Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  15. ↑ "Ghana's Elijah Amoo Addo, Efua Asibon and Winnifred Selby for The Queen's Young Leaders Award". Glitz Africa. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Three Ghanaians recognised by UK Queen for their social responsibility work". Pulse Ghana. 2016-11-30. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
  17. ↑ "3 Ghanaians honoured by Queen Elizabeth in UK". Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always (in American English). 2017-07-02. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
  18. ↑ "Queens Young Leaders – Alumni" (in American English). Archived from the original on 2018-05-12. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
  19. ↑ Beeko, William Nana (2019-09-09). "Ghana's Winnie Selby Becomes First African And Youngest To Be Conferred At Royal Institute Of Singapore". Modern Ghana (in English). Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  20. ↑ "The Co-founder of Ghana Bamboo Bikes, Winnifred Selby". Women Africa (in American English). 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
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