World-changers: meet the Social Entrepreneurs of the Year 2018

Sep 24, 2018

Zaihrou Mokata, 12, is one of the refugees helped by RefugePoint, whose founder and CSO are among this year's honourees Image: RefugePoint

Hilde Schwab

Chairperson and Co-Founder, Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, World Economic Forum Geneva

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Left to right, top row to bottom row: Amy Slaughter, David Yeung, Fatuma Abdulkadir Adan; Bas van Abel, Tulin Akin, Zack Rosenburg; Bruktawit Tigabu, Mike Quinn, Muhammad Amjad Saqib; Sasha Chanoff, Valdeci Ferreira and Urvashi Sahni

HODI has reached more than 14,700 disenfranchised households across the Horn of Africa Image: HODI

Fairphone's products are sustainable, ethically produced, and easily repaired Image: Fairphone

Zoona is boosting financial inclusion in Africa by providing affordable, tech-enabled financial services Image: Zoona

SBP is rebuilding disaster-struck communities in the US quickly and efficiently Image: SBP

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